The ruling on saying: "The Qur'an is below the Sunnah"

The questioner:
What is the ruling on the one who says this statement, "The Qur'an is below the Sunnah"?

The Shaykh:
The Qur'an.

The questioner:
Yes.

The Shaykh:
How is it below the Sunnah?

The questioner:
The Qur'an.

The Shaykh:
No, it is not valid. This may mean evil, or it may mean rejecting this. It is belittling the Qur'an and saying "the Qur'an is below the Sunnah" in the sense that the Sunnah is higher than the Qur'an. This necessitates apostasy, yes. Or if his intention is that "the Qur'an is below the Sunnah" means the Qur'an protects the Sunnah? It protects the Sunnah and clarifies that the Sunnah is truth and that it is obligatory to follow it. If he intends that, the word is ambiguous and it is not permissible to utter it.