As if I saw The Prophet
It is reported that Imām Al-Shāfi’ī – Allāh have mercy on him – said:
When I see a man from the Adherents of Ḥadīth, it is as if I have seen the Prophet – Allāh’s peace and blessings be upon him – alive. Al-Khaṭīb Al-Baghdādī, Sharaf Ashāb Al-Ḥadīth article 85.
Al-Khaṭīb Al-Baghdādī, Sharaf Ashāb Al-Ḥadīth article 85.
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