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Does Shaikh Al Albani have Ijaza? 20 Points Regarding Shaykh al-Albaanee by Abu Hudhayfah as-salaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu… [1] Shaykh Al– Albani has Ijaza in hadith from the late Allamah Shaykh Muhammad Raghib at-Tabaagh with whom he studied hadith sciences, gaining authority to transmit from him. The Shaykh himself refers to this Ijaza in Mukhtasar al -Uluw (p.72) and in Tahdir as-Sajid (p.63). He has a further Ijaza from Shaykh Bahjatul Baitaar(through whom his isnad stretches back to Imam Ahmad). These are mentioned in the book Hayat Al– Albani (the Life of Al– Albani) by Muhammad ash-Shaibaani. This sort of Ijaza is given only to those who have excelled in hadith and can be trusted to accurately convey a hadith. A copy of the Ijaza is in the possession of his student, Ali Hassan al -Halabi. So it is not correct to say that the Shaykh is self-taught from books, without authority and without Ijaza. Whilst we are on the subject, I think it would not be out of