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“I
saw you with my own eyes talking to him and greeting him”
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Concerning the Imaam, the Shaykh - Muhammad
ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (rahima-hullaah),
‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Alee al-Matawwu’ narrates
that he accompanied the Shaykh (from ‘Unayzah) to al-Badaa.i’
– which was a distance of 15 kilometres from ‘Unayzah
– for a lunch invitation.
After
lunch, on their return home they noticed a man with a red
beard (possibly dyed with henna), and a peaceful look about
him waving his hand. The Shaykh said:
“Slow
down, we’ll take him with us.”
So
the Shaykh said to him:
“Where
do you want to go?”
He
said: “Take me with you to ‘Unayzah.”
So
the Shaykh said to him:
“On
two conditions:
First,
that you do not smoke, and second, you increase in the remembrance
of Allaah.”
The
man responded: “As for smoking, then I do not smoke,
however, I was a passenger with a man who smoked and (because
of this) I asked him to drop me off (here), and as for the
remembrance of Allaah, there is no Muslim except that he remembers
Allaah.”
So
the man got in the car.
(It
was apparent throughout the journey that) the man was not
aware he was in the company of Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen.
So when they arrived at ‘Unayzah, the man said:
“Direct
me to the house of Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, (as I have
a question I need to ask him).”
So
the Shaykh said to him: “Why did you not ask him when
you met him in al-Badaa.i’?”
And
the man said: “I did not meet him.”
The
Shaykh said: “I saw you with my own eyes talking to
him and greeting him.”
So
the man said: “You are making fun of a man who is older
than your father!”
The
Shaykh smiled and said to him: “Pray the ‘Asr
prayer at this (masjid) Jaami’ (Jaami’ ‘Unayzah)
and you shall see him.”
The
man then left without knowing he was talking to Shaykh Ibn
‘Uthaymeen himself.
After
he finished praying the ‘Asr prayer, he saw the Shaykh
in front having led the congregation in prayer. So he asked
about him, and was informed that he is the Shaykh. So he approached
the Shaykh and excused himself that he had not known (recognised)
him (earlier), then asked his question. The Shaykh answered
his question, and the man began to cry, supplicating for the
Shaykh.
al-Jaami’
li-Hayaat al-‘Allaamah Muhammed ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen
– Page 38
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