The Opinion on the Book *Islamic Lights on the Creed of Sayyid Qutb*

Question:
This questioner says, after the greeting: A book titled *Islamic Lights on the Creed of Sayyid Qutb* and His Thought has recently been published. Its author claims that Sayyid Qutb fell into serious errors in creed. We ask you, dear Shaykh, to tell us your opinion of this book.

Answer:
The truth is that I have not read this book; it was only sent to me. However, as far as I can see, the author did not bring anything from himself, nor did he fabricate anything. Rather, he mentioned actual errors found in the books and pointed them out in the context of discussing the soundness of the word. As long as that is the case, there is no blame on him, as long as he cited a source and preceded it with a reference from the man’s book, he has fulfilled his duty. Everyone makes mistakes; Sayyid Qutb makes mistakes, and others make mistakes. Praise be to Allah, the truth is for every believer, of course. This is because the author did not bring anything from himself, nor did he fabricate anything about the man, nor did he lie about him. Rather, he quoted his words verbatim from his books and mentioned the page and the book. So his conscience is clear of that. Yes.