Muhammad Nassiruddin al Albani Abu Abd ar-Rahmân Mouhammad Nâsir ad-Dîn al-Albâni was an Albanian Muslim scholar specializing in the science of hadith, claiming to belong to Salafism. Wikipedia Born: 1914, Shkodër Death: 1999, Amman Abu Abd ar-Rahmân Mouhammad Nâsir ad-Dîn al-Albâni (1914-1999) was an Albanian Muslim scholar specializing in the science of hadith, claiming to belong to Salafism. He was nicknamed by his disciples The Lion of the Sunna (Asad as-Sunna), in the Salafist movement, because of his attachment to the prophetic tradition. Biography: Sheikh Muhammad Nassiruddine was born in Shkodër, Albania into a poor family. His father, Haaj Nouh al-Albani Najati, who had completed his fiqh studies in Istanbul, later returned to Albania. During Ahmet Zogu's reign who was secular, the sheikh's family disagreed with the western influence on the Albanian government and decided to emigrate to Damascus. It was there that Muhammad completed his early education at the Jam'yat al Is'af al Kheiry school (School of Relief and Benevolence) in Damascus. His father, a great conservative, taught him himself the Koran, Tajwid, Arabic grammar and conjugation, Hanafi fiqh and the different branches of the religion with the help of the local ulema because he did not want him to continue his studies. in state schools1,2. At the same time, he earns his living by working as a watchmaker, a trade he learned from his father. His behavior: The defense of the Sunnah and its supporters, its refutation against those who deviate (from the Sunnah) whatever their degrees or their places, and this clearly and frankly. The Sheikh, had a great acceptance with pious Muslims all over the world and he is very famous in all corners of the world, while he did not ask for it or seek it, but rather he did not saved and often repeated his word: "To like to appear breaks the backs" The sheikh, did not stop studying, writing until the age of 86 years without respite except during these last two months of his life when he weakened . He died on Saturday 22 Joumada al Akhira 1420 h (2/10/1999) shortly before sunset. The very evening of his death, many prayed over him (about 5000) while everything was done quickly as he had requested in his will for the Sunnah to be applied. Scholars were saddened when they learned of his death as well as students and the masses. The scholars praised him among them Sheikh 'Abdul 'Aziz ibn 'Abdillah Âl sheikh (Mufti of Saudi Arabia), Sheikh Muhammad ibn Salih al 'Utheymeen, Sheikh 'Abdullah ibn Jibrin, Sheikh Salih ibn 'Abdul 'Aziz ibn Muhammad Al Sheikh (Minister of Religious Affairs in Saudi Arabia) and many others… Works: He is very famous and his conferences are exchanged throughout all Muslim countries by means of audio cassettes from the 1970s. Al-'Aqidah at-Tahawiyyah, sharh wa ta'liq At-Targhib wa't-Tarhib (Volumes 1–4) At-Tasfiyyah wa't-Tarbiyya At-Tawassulu: Anwau'hu wa Ahkamuhu (Tawassoul: Its Types and Rules) (English Link) Irwa al-Ghalil (Volumes 1–9) Sahih wa Da'if Sunan Abu Dawood (Volumes 1–4) Sahih wa Da'if Sunan at-Tirmidhi (Volumes 1–4) Sahih wa Da'if Sunan Ibn Maja (Volumes 1–4) Sifatu Salati An-Nabiyy (English link) Silsalat al-Hadith ad-Da'ifa (Volumes 1–14) Silsalat al-Hadith as-Sahiha (Volumes 1–11) Salat ut-Tarawih (of which he later published a summary named Qiyamu Ramadhan) Salat un-nabawi (In the light of authentic ahadith) Talkhis Ahkam al-Janaez