The scope for tolerating differing views depends on the topic and whether there's a legitimate difference or not. Certain major scholars will slip and make mistakes; we look at their infrequent and minor mistakes in light of their major contributions to serving the deen. This is not to deny that there are sellouts like how you alluded to in point 4.
Shaykh Al-Albani was a great scholar who especially contributed to our hadith scholarship in recent times and is to be respected. He certainly did not serve any dictators as a mouthpiece.
Also, it's not wholly accurate to say that Shaykh Al-Albani did not study under any Shaykhs. When he was young, his father arranged for him to study under Hanafi Shaykhs. He also studied under Shami scholars such as Shaykh Bahjat Al-Baytar and others. However, Shaykh Al-Albani's precondition of what constitutes "having a Shaykh" is having a very prolonged connection to the Shaykh in question. According to this precondition, he didn't even consider himself as having any real students in that sense, but we all know that in reality, he had many if we allow for a more common and less restrictive criterion for what constitutes having a Shaykh-student relationship.
I can't control what you think, but I advise you from publicly expressing such slanderous ideas against such a great scholar for your own sake. You gain nothing if you're right, but have lots to lose if you're wrong.
The man who, single-handedly (بعون الله), brought to life the science of ḥadīṯh.A man who was given the keys to the Ẓahiriyyah library of Damascus, a treasure trove of hitherto undiscovered and uncatalogued manuscripts. His 60+ years of backbreaking work, and nearly going blind, enabled him to discover obscure and priceless manuscripts from our Muslim heritage.His 224 published titles bring the most renowned figures in manuscript studies, like Karl Brockleman and Fuad Sezgin to shame.His status amongst the scholars is not unknown, even to laypeople. Just reading their praise in over 700 books gifted to him would shed some light on his status.All of these scholars, unanimous in their praise, would humbly ask him to correct mistakes in their works. The praise found in these 700 books alone comprises a 3-volume work by the name of:
حصول التهاني بالكتب المهداة إلى محدث الشام محمد الألباني
And your conclusion is ‘he may have been propelled more by academic Hawa’??? Have you even read any of his works??
wa alaykum assalam,
The scope for tolerating differing views depends on the topic and whether there's a legitimate difference or not. Certain major scholars will slip and make mistakes; we look at their infrequent and minor mistakes in light of their major contributions to serving the deen. This is not to deny that there are sellouts like how you alluded to in point 4.
Shaykh Al-Albani was a great scholar who especially contributed to our hadith scholarship in recent times and is to be respected. He certainly did not serve any dictators as a mouthpiece.
Also, it's not wholly accurate to say that Shaykh Al-Albani did not study under any Shaykhs. When he was young, his father arranged for him to study under Hanafi Shaykhs. He also studied under Shami scholars such as Shaykh Bahjat Al-Baytar and others. However, Shaykh Al-Albani's precondition of what constitutes "having a Shaykh" is having a very prolonged connection to the Shaykh in question. According to this precondition, he didn't even consider himself as having any real students in that sense, but we all know that in reality, he had many if we allow for a more common and less restrictive criterion for what constitutes having a Shaykh-student relationship.
May Allah have mercy on him.
I can't control what you think, but I advise you from publicly expressing such slanderous ideas against such a great scholar for your own sake. You gain nothing if you're right, but have lots to lose if you're wrong.
The man who, single-handedly (بعون الله), brought to life the science of ḥadīṯh.A man who was given the keys to the Ẓahiriyyah library of Damascus, a treasure trove of hitherto undiscovered and uncatalogued manuscripts. His 60+ years of backbreaking work, and nearly going blind, enabled him to discover obscure and priceless manuscripts from our Muslim heritage.His 224 published titles bring the most renowned figures in manuscript studies, like Karl Brockleman and Fuad Sezgin to shame.His status amongst the scholars is not unknown, even to laypeople. Just reading their praise in over 700 books gifted to him would shed some light on his status.All of these scholars, unanimous in their praise, would humbly ask him to correct mistakes in their works. The praise found in these 700 books alone comprises a 3-volume work by the name of:
حصول التهاني بالكتب المهداة إلى محدث الشام محمد الألباني
And your conclusion is ‘he may have been propelled more by academic Hawa’??? Have you even read any of his works??