For those who taqlid Sheikh Albani

[alkathiri]

Assalamualikum

Im very afraid of seeing this happening on TTI . Seen signs of it especially those with little islamic knowledge like me....and those who dont know arabic language. they are those who accept everything Sheikh Albani say.

im Not not going to accuse anyone but he is a very important reminder


i just want to keep it short. What i feel is that some people here have raised the status of Sheikh Albani rahimahullah a bit too high.

We tend to forget the works of classical scholars .. My advice for you guys is to learn learn arabic language so that you can read classical scholars books.

And pls guys dont accept everything Sheikh Albani say ( that is if you do...) , because that is taqlid.

i understand it is difficult to do so as many Sheikh Albani books are translated in English and not great classical scholars.

But keep your eyes open to great classical scholars like Imam ibn hajar asqalani, Imam Nawawi, Sheikhul islam ibn taymiyyah, Imam al suyuti, Imam Zahabi, 4 imams . After reading these books then you will realise how great these scholars are.

If you look at islam qa answers , you will also realise , the answerer use quotes from Fathul bari , 4 imam opinions quite frequently ...
Sheikh Albani is good but he is not maksoom( im not saying you are saying he is maksoom, plz...)

im not going to force some of you to follow my opinions , just want to conclude that keep your eyes and heart open to the classical scholars opinions .

 

[Bluegazer]

Assalamu Alaikum dear brother Al-Kathiri,


Thank you for your post. Indeed, Sheikh Muhammad Nassir Ad-Din Al-Albaani [may Allah have mercy on him] was not immune from error, and that goes for all other scholars as well [may Allah have mercy on them all].


Having said that, we should recognize the great contribution Sheikh Al-Albaani made to the science of hadith.


This does not mean that scholars should now stop trying to research the authenticity of the sayings of the prophet [peace be upon him] if they have reached the sufficient level of knowledge in the science of hadith [sayings of the Prophet -peace be upon him].


I have actually seen books where some Salafi scholars [i.e. who try to follow the Qur'an and Sunnah the way the Companions understood these two sources] state the view of many scholars regarding a certain hadith in the footnote [including the view of Sheikh Al-Albaani] and then they themselves go on to rule on the authenticity of the hadith. This shows that while they consider Sheikh Al-Albaani's views and greatly respect him, they do not blindly follow him.


Sheikh Al-Albaani himself used to change his mind after he realized he made a mistake, and he would write that in his books. This shows how humble he was and how when he realized he made a mistake, he did not persist in error. Some of his students and/or admirers collected these instances where he changed his mind and published them in independent books.


I'd just like to mention one point, brother Al-Kathiri, that those of us [myself included] who do not have sufficient knowledge in the field of hadith tend to quote Sheikh Al-Albaani's verdicts on a hadith's authenticity -more than we quote other scholars- because he was one of the foremost scholars who sought to bring an easy accessible way for us laymen to know a scholar's verdict on a hadith. Also, he was the most prolific writer -in the field of authenticating ahaadith- in the recent past.


For example, if a hadith has an unbroken chain of narrators and is found in Sahih Al-Bukhaari or Sahih Muslim, then it is accepted as authentic because we know the great efforts that Muhammad ibn Ismaa'il Al-Bukhari and Muslim ibn Al-Hajjaaj An-Naisabori went through to author a collection of purely authentic ahaadith, and we know the high regard and esteem by which these two books were viewed by great scholars of Islam.


The other four famous works of hadith [Sunan Abi Dawood, Sunan At-Tirmithi, Sunan An-Nasaa'i and Sunan Ibn Maajah] are also important works in the field of hadith. Having said that, they need a scholar of hadith to authenticate any hadith found in them.


Sheikh Al-Albaani made this very accessible to all Muslims by dividing each of these four books into two parts; Saheeh [authentic] and Da'if [weak], and so just by knowing the number or place of a hadith in one of those four books, you could easily find the verdict Sheikh Al-Albaani on this hadith. In the time before the internet, this made it a lot easier for Muslims like myself to look up the opinion of a scholar of hadith.


Another great contribution of Sheikh Al-Albaani was his constant reminder to the general masses of Muslims to be sure that a hadith is authentic and not to base their beliefs and actions on weak or fabricated ahaadith that have spread among the Muslims. He really was -after the grace of Allah the Almighty- a reason for a resurgence in the interest among prospective students of knowledge in the field of hadith.


May Allah shower his mercy on Sheikh Muhammad Nassiru-Deen Al-Albaani and on all the scholars of Islam.


Aameen


Best regards,

Bluegazer

Wassalamu Alaikum

 

[nazir]

Asalaamu Alaykum,
Masha'Allah both posts above were very beneficial. Jazakhamullah khairen ikhwan.
Wassalaam

 

[Bluegazer]

Thank you, brother Nazir, for your kind words..


Best regards

Bluegazer

 

[abou haytam]

salam o alikom

if someone of you read '' Sifato slat annabi '' of al albani. in his Mokkaddima he talk about Taqlid '' imitation '' of scholar. he dislike immitation and he bring some said of 4 imams where they dislike imitation and they said that they can make mistaks too. One of the 4 imam said:

If the hadeeth is authentic it smy Madhab. (i think imam malik that said this, plz correct me if i am wrong).

So remember that the 4 imams and all other scholar '' including al albani '' are trying their best to find the correct way to immitate our prophet (pbuh).

PS: i realy recommande you to read '' sifato salat annabyi of chaykh al albani ( i don t know if it exit in english). at the beginnig of the book he talk about immitation.

 

[Moadeeb]

Salam Alaikom,

I totally agree with the no "taqlid" concept. I'd say that we look and see what different scholars say about different issues. Not only should we look at classical scholars books but also at contemporary scholars works. After all classical scholars were contemporary scholars at their times.

Salam

Moadeeb