a response to this offender and what he aims to achieve by criticizing al-Albānī. Secondly, his "contradictions" have no scientific value worth mentioning; because if he is correct in any of his claims of contradiction, it means no more than that al-Albānī is a human who makes mistakes just like others do; thus, there is no benefit for the readers in highlighting them, especially since al-Albānī himself acknowledges this whenever the occasion arises, as previously mentioned and will be further discussed. Thirdly, what benefits the readers is clarifying the truth of those alleged contradictions, which he has not done; because his purpose is to satisfy the malice in his heart by defaming al-Albānī, undermining confidence in his knowledge, and diverting readers from benefiting from him, "Die in your rage" (Sūrah Āl ʿImrān, verse 119), and not to advise his readers. If he had done so, he would have exposed his ignorance and distance from scholarly investigation, as will be revealed by the following examples of what he criticized in this volume. The first ḥadīth, number (201): I mentioned there my weakening of its isnād due to Shurayk in my commentary on the ḥadīth in "al-Mishkāt," and that I followed a group of ḥadīth scholars in this, then I authenticated it through another route they had not considered; is there any contradiction in this, dear readers?! So what can be said about this offender who mentioned this (1/40) as an example of contradiction, yet did not advise the readers by clarifying the correctness of the ḥadīth: is it authentic or weak?! And similar to this are other ḥadīths in which he claimed contradictions; like the following ḥadīth (113 and 114), but it is only in his mind!