A preacher’s speech on elections and his praise of Israel

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In a Friday sermon, al-Qaradawi was speaking about elections and presidential nominations, so he praised Israel and thanked them for the integrity of their elections. Then he said, “We hope our country will be like this country,” meaning Israel, where the people are the ones who rule.

The Shaykh:
It is better that he goes to their mother’s place; they have become permissible for him. It is better that he goes and stays with them.

The questioner:
then.

The Shaykh:
And I seek refuge in Allah from misguidance and leading astray. I ask Allah for safety.

The questioner:
Yes, then he said, “If Allah were to present Himself to the people.”

The Shaykh:
This is more severe, and I seek refuge in Allah. This is the result of ignorance and recklessness in speech. We ask Allah for safety. Sometimes a word a person says causes him to fall and the West, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, like this ugly word. And this is the cause of recklessness in speech and lack of reason.