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 been published recently. Its author concluded that Sayyid Qutb fell into serious errors in creed. We ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to tell us your opinion of this book?

Answer:
The truth is, I have not read this book; it was sent to me, but I have not read it. However, it appears to me that the author did not bring forth anything from his own opinion, nor did he fabricate anything against Sayyid Qutb. Rather, he mentioned errors that actually exist in his books and pointed them out by citing the page and the exact wording. As long as that is the case, there is no blame on him, as long as he cited his evidence and documents from the man’s book, he has fulfilled what is required of him. Everyone makes mistakes; Sayyid Qutb makes mistakes, and others make mistakes. Praise be to Allah, the truth is the believer’s lost property. As long as the author did not bring forth anything from his own opinion, nor fabricate against the man, nor lie about him, but rather quoted his words verbatim from his books and cited the page and the book, his conscience is clear regarding that. Yes.