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one of the students of shaykh al-albaanee was asked whether this statement: " the Shaykh didn't rely upon this book since it had been in the hands of untrustworthy publishers. The Shaykh never amended the book " is true; he answered: "this is not true" and Allaah knows best

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Retraction of Shaykh al-Albaani regarding the Hadeeth of Worldly Affairs Compiled and Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya "Indeed Allaah hates every person who is arrogant, rude, rough, and is greedy, thinks he knows it all and shouts loudly in the market places, who is like a corpse during the night and a donkey during the day, knowledgeable about worldly affairs, ignorant about the matters of the hereafter." Da'eef - 'Silsilah Ahadeeth ad-Da'eefah' no. 2304 This hadeeth which has been narrated by Ibn Hibban and al-Bayhaqi, it has been declared weak by Shaykh al-Albaani. Initially the Shaykh had authenticated this hadeeth in 'Silsilah Ahadeeth as- Saheehah' no.195. However, the Shaykh retracted and declared it to be weak. He removed it from 'Silsilah as-Saheehah' and placed it in 'Silsilah Ahadeeth ad- Da'eefah' no.2304. The Shaykh also declared it Da'eef in his book 'Daeef Targheeb wa Tarheeb' no.378. Although this hadeeth can be found authenticated in his book 'Saheeh al-Jami as-Sagheer', the Shaykh didn't rely upon this book since it had been in the hands of untrustworthy publishers. The Shaykh never amended the book. However the Shaykh in latter part of his life began a journey to divide the Ahadeeth of 'Saheeh al-Jami as-Sagheer' into a more precise division of hadeeth terminology of 'Saheeh li dhaatihi' ( authentic by itself) and 'Saheeh li ghayreehi' (authentic due to other hadeeth) and 'hasan li dhaatihi' (hasan by itself) and 'hasan li ghayreehi' (hasan due to other hadeeth). This is a colossal task in itself. The Shaykh - may Allah have mercy on him- was sadly unable to complete this work.