His masjid in Dammaj was very small and could not accommodate the students. They used to pray in the street. Later they moved to a basement, then to another flo

They only had a generator for electricity for a few hours each day, and the rest of the time they used gas lamps in the masjid and homes. Once a gas container almost exploded during a lesson between Maghrib and ‘Isha while the Shaykh was teaching. Even then, he never announced a fundraising campaign asking businessmen for assistance. Student accommodation was extremely small. Some students built tiny mud rooms with simple roofs made from tree branches and tarps. When it rained, water would enter the rooms and some even collapsed. Yet the Shaykh continued accepting students and never announced that lessons would stop until donations were collected, as some people do today. Housing for married students was also very cramped. Sometimes more than one family lived in the same house. Only after the Shaykh passed away did some landowners open their land for expansion, yet overcrowding still remained. As for bathrooms and sewage, it was one of the greatest difficulties. They were few, open, and often blocked so that water would run into the streets. Even then, the Shaykh never made announcements asking people for donations. In conclusion, based on the above, it is fair to say that had Shaykh Muqbil been alive today, he would likely have been among the first to disassociate himself from and firmly condemn such disgraceful fundraising campaigns, including their annual Ramadhan documentaries, tours from town to town, and persistent appeals for donations on social media.