A Brief Mention of Shaikh ‘Alî al-Halabî of Jordan
March 28, 2008
As promised, here’s some biographical information on Shaikh ‘Alî Hasan al-Halabî. First is a couple of quotes from Abū Asmâ’ ‘Atiyyah bin Sidqî ‘Alî Sâlim’s book, Safahât Baidâ’ min Hayâh al-Imam Muhammad Nâsir ad-Dîn al-Albânî, followed by a translation of the shaikh’s biography as found on his website.
In his book, Safahât Baidâ’ min Hayâh al-Imam Muhammad Nâsir ad-Dîn al-Albânî (pg. 56), Shaikh ‘Atiyyah Sâlim mentions,
‘Alî Hasan ‘Abdil-Hamîd al-Halabî al-Atharî: is the most prominent of the shaikh’s pupils today and from the strongest of today’s students of knowledge—I consider him as such and I do not vouch for him over Allah. [Very] well-read and credible, he has nice compilations and treatises. I met with him and sat with him a lot and found him [to be] sociable, easy-going, and always smiling.
He also mentions,
In the city of Abu Dhabi, Lu’ay bin ‘Abdir-Razzâq Nâsir ad-Dîn al-Albânî narrated to me saying that, “I heard ’Ubâdah—Shaikh al-Albânî’s grandson—asked his grandfather during his last months about the two most virtuous [people] in the science of Hadîth today. The shaikh said, ‘Alî Hasan al-Halabî and Abū Is·hâq al-Huwainî.’”
Source: Sâlim, ‘Atiyyah bin Sidqî ‘Alî. Safahât Baidâ’ min Hayâh al-Imam Muhammad Nâsir ad-Dîn al-Albânî. San’â’, Yemen: al-Maktabah al-Islamiyyah, 2001.
