What is the methodology of the author of *In the Shade of the Qur'an* in matters of creed and exegesis?
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The questioner : Your Eminence the Shaykh! What is the methodology of the author of the exegesis *In the Shade of the Qur'an* in matters of creed? And is it relied upon in the exegesis of the Book of Allah? But I see that in the famous books of exegesis there is what is better than it by a great deal, such as the exegesis of Ibn Kathir, the exegesis of Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Da'imi, the exegesis of Abu Muhammad al-Da'imi, and the exegesis of al-Qurtubi. Although in some matters of attributing hadith, al-Qurtubi (may Allah have mercy on him) in attributing hadith is like firewood with its valid, al-Hakim's, and weak [narrations], but the other openings are in it. Yes. And *In the Shade of the Qur'an* is not an exegesis in reality, because its author, who produced it, said that it is in the general meaning of the Qur'an, not entering into the elements of the Qur'an. For this reason, you find his style is a general style that depicts for you the overall meaning, and it is very rare that he speaks about the words and phrases alone. Then, there are very serious matters in it that scholars like 'Abd Allah ibn Abi Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) and Al-Albani have warned about. Al-Albani passed through it a long time ago with criticisms of Al-Albani on his exegesis of the verse "or one." I myself looked at his exegesis of the verse "or one" and found it terrible. No one can agree with this except one who says with the unity of existence. And also his exegesis of the settling upon the Throne as being an expression of dominance and control, and this is like the exegesis of the Mu'tazilah and the Asha'irah and the like of them who said that "istawa" means "istawala" (dominated). In any case, I imagine I have not read it all. And "ya" means your brother, the man, and the father of the man. If he is mistaken due to ijtihad, may Allah forgive him, and the mujtahid of this Ummah, if he is correct, he has a reward, and if he is mistaken, he has a reward. And if he is mistaken due to estimation and classification in seeking the truth, Allah will take care of it. As for us, it is not permissible for us at all to make the methodology of refutation and his exegesis the bond between us, or according to the loyalty and disavowal, as many people do today. They see that whoever speaks about this man, if he praises you, he is our ally, and if he does not praise you, he is our enemy or our drowning. We hope for this man forgiveness from Allah, because he is a man from the Muslims who errs and errs, and we do not speak about the error and the fingers in a way that becomes a cause of balance between us. And in the books of exegesis there is what is better than his exegesis a thousand times, and his book on the first Qur'an is not an exegesis as I told you, but it hovers around the meaning with general phrases, and in it are these mistakes that led to it, and perhaps there are more in it. But why did you write about it? The Sunnah disavows him in all his saying, except that I hope from my brothers the youth, the sons of the youth and his brothers, that they do not pay attention to that evil style with the lineage and caution, and that they say he is a bad man from the people who errs and errs, and we hope for him forgiveness in what he erred in, and he has met his Lord and we have nothing from it. Yes.
The Shaykh : As for his book, I advise whoever wants to stand upon the true exegesis of the Qur'an to read in the books
The Shaykh : As for his book, I advise whoever wants to stand upon the true exegesis of the Qur'an to read in the books
Source
لقاء بمسجد الطلاب بالمدينة الجامعية - 1 — archive.org (1:12:18)
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