Is Shaykh Al Albani a deviant, and why?

· 9 Rajab 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1053English
Misc. Fiqh

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Is Shaykh Al Albani a deviant, and why?

Answer

Shaykh Naasir-al-Deen al-Albaani was a learned person.

Many scholars had scholarly differences with him. It is incorrect to declare Shaykh al-Albaani a deviant person due to his independent scholarly views.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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