أن الملك خالد زار الشيخ العثيمين رحمه الله تعالى في بيته
كعادة ولاة الأمر في تقدير العلماء و إجلالهم، ولما راى الملك منزل الشيخ العثيمين المتواضع عرض عليه أن يبني له دارا جديدة، فشكره الشيخ و قال: أنني أبني لي دارا في الصالحية (منطقة في مدينة عنيزة) ولكن المسجد و الوقف التابع له تنقصهما بعض الحاجيات و المستلزمات، وبعد أن ذهب الملك قال له بعض جلسائه يا شيخ ما علمنا أنك تبني دارا في الصالحية! فقال الشيخ: أليست المقبرة في الصالحية
“Once, King Khalid visited Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله at his house, as was the habit of the rulers in their high regard and respect for the scholars. And when the King saw the humble home of the Shaykh he offered to have a new house built for him, (at which) the Shaykh thanked him saying: “I am building a house in (the district of) As-Sālihiyyah, however, the masjid and the charitable trust are in need of (financial) assistance”. So, after the King left, some of those sitting in the gathering said: “O Shaykh, we did not know that you were building a home in as-Sālihiyyah”, (to which) the Shaykh replied: “Isn’t the graveyard in As-Sālihiyyah”!?”
[Ad-Dur tah-Thamin fi Tarjamti Faqihil-Umah page # 218]
Salaam Alaykum
Mashaa’Allah great website. Even though I am not Hanbalee I do see that the Hanaabilah were some of the greatest defenders of the Sunnah! It is good to see a revival of the Hanaabilah in our time.