The Position on Muhammad 'Alawi al-Maliki and His Errors

The questioner:
We hear a lot about Muhammad 'Alawi al-Maliki, his misguidance, and his deviant statements. They do not reach the level of shirk (associating partners with Allah), may Allah protect us, especially since he is in a forbidden land, where people listen to him and believe everything he says. So what is your position, Your Eminence, regarding this? That is the end of his question.

The Shaykh:
This Muhammad 'Alawi is well known; he is one of the sons of Makkah and studied there. He used to have a class and wrote a book containing errors—indeed, he wrote errors in it—and he was held accountable for serious, ugly mistakes. He was warned about his errors. He had intended to repent from them, but then he persisted in his falsehood, and Satan took hold of him. We ask Allah for guidance. Some of our brothers responded to him, and we wrote a response pointing out the errors in it. They are shirki errors, kufri errors, may Allah protect us, and bid'ah (religious innovation) errors. The scholars of knowledge spoke with the government, may Allah guide it, to prevent him from deception and prevent him from broadcasting until he repents to Allah and announces his repentance from these shirki matters. The matter is on its way, if Allah wills, until he announces it. He is currently prohibited. Prohibited. From... to... He says he is prohibited from speaking to you. No, they did not prohibit her, you see; no, after they prohibited her, but they prohibit her, you see. It is said that... Prohibited from the Haram. He says he is prohibited from teaching in the Haram. We have not heard this from anyone. Yes. It is said that there is a man in whom a fire broke out, and it is said that then... This is for her guidance. May Allah grant it. We ask Allah for well-being. That there is a man... in error. Yes, amen. We ask Allah for guidance for us and for her. He loves that Allah guide them so that Allah may benefit through him. Yes.