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"Where
is Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez ibn Baaz, and when will he arrive?"
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Concerning the Imaam, the Shaykh
- 'Abdul-'Azeez
ibn Baaz (rahima-hullaah),
Dr. Muhammad ibn Sa'd ash-Shuway'ir narrates:
"During
the Hajj of 1406 A.H. (1986 C.E.) the first official group
of pilgrims came to Saudi Arabia from communist China, and
along with this group came some scholars who visited Shaykh
'Abdul-'Azeez ibn Baaz to convey their greetings to him. The
head of the group was a very old man who had studied at al-Azhar.
He led the group of these scholars, who were seven in total,
to greet Shaykh Ibn Baaz. After having conveyed their greetings
to the gathering of people, the head of the group turned to
me and asked me:
"Where
is Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez ibn Baaz, and when will he arrive?"
So I said
to him:
"There,
he is the one you conveyed your greetings to just now."
But this
old man did not believe me, and speaking in fluent Arabic
he demanded:
"I
want to see him now." So I said to him:
"There
he is", firmly pointing him (Shaykh Ibn Baaz) out. So
he stood up from his gathering and presented himself before
Shaykh Ibn Baaz for a second time to greet him.
I then
informed the Shaykh about the eagerness of this old man, so
the Shaykh stood to embrace him. I saw the old Chinese man
affectionately cling to the Shaykh's chest and cry, saying:
"All
Praise be to the One Who has permitted me to see you; We used
to hear about you whilst in China, that you give hope to the
Muslims and are their "saviour" and support them."
Then one
of his companions said (to Shaykh Ibn Baaz):
"Pray
to Allaah O Shaykh, that He takes ten years of my life and
adds it to yours, for that which you have benefited Islaam
and it's people, as for me, then I am just a (simple) human
being like others from the children of Islaam."
Then the
old Chinese man began crying profusely turning again to embrace
him (Shaykh Ibn Baaz) and repeating:
"All
Praise be to the One Who has permitted me to see you before
my death, since I used to long for this (opportunity) all
my life.
Mawaaqif
madhee.ah fee hayaat al-Imaam 'Abdul-'Azeez Ibn Baaz - Page
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