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“Do
you know who the Shaykh is?”
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Concerning the Imaam, the Shaykh - Muhammad
ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (rahima-hullaah),
it has been narrated:
Whilst
the Shaykh was returning from al-Masjid
al-Haraam
to his hotel having prayed, he noticed a group of youth playing
football instead of having prayed. So the Shaykh stopped and
began advising them and reminding them about Allaah, whilst
they did not know who he was. The Shaykh then forbade them
to continue playing football until they prayed. So one of
them came forward and began raising his voice and cursing
the Shaykh. At this, the Shaykh turned to address him with
love and humility, and said to him:
“You
must come with me to the hotel, where we shall talk.”
With
the Shaykh were some students of knowledge, and they advised
the youth to listen to the Shaykh and go with him. So he went
with him and the Shaykh hosted him in his room. The Shaykh
then left the room for a brief moment, and those present turned
to the youth, asking him:
“Do
you know who the Shaykh is?”, and he replied: “No”
They
told him: “This is Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen”
At
this, the look on the youth’s face suddenly changed.
When
the Shaykh entered the room, the youth stood up crying and
kissed the Shaykh on the forehead.
It
is related that this incident happened to be the turning point
for the youth who changed and became religious.
al-Jaami’
li-Hayaat al-‘Allaamah Muhammed ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen
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