What is your opinion of Shaykh Ahmad Shakir (may Allah have mercy on him) saying about the Muslim Brotherhood: "They are the Khawarij of the twentieth century"?
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The questioner : O our Shaykh, Shaykh Ahmad Shakir (may Allah have mercy on him), Shaykh Ahmad Shakir, O our Shaykh, said about the Brotherhood when they first appeared a harsh word, criticizing them severely, and said: "They are the Khawarij of the twentieth century".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is your opinion of this statement regarding it, and it is certainly attributed to Shaykh Ahmad Shakir, yes, what is your opinion of Shaykh Ahmad Shakir's statement, and it has actually been established that he said this?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I am unable to say whether he was wrong or right, because I was not a witness.
The Shaykh : Under the bridge -what Allah willed, you kept your appointment with him-
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Perhaps you remember that I told you the story of my first meeting with Shaykh Hamid.
The questioner : Shaykh Hamid?
The Shaykh : Hamid al-Taqi.
The questioner : Al-Faqi, yes.
The Shaykh : I told you the story, yes.
The questioner : Yes, I do.
The Shaykh : And how the conversation turned to Syria and the da'wah there and the Muslim Brotherhood, he said to me: The Khawarij!! So I denied this expression to him, he said: They are such and such, he mentioned to me, by Allah, incidents with Farouk and other than Farouk.
The questioner : Yes, I do.
The Shaykh : I said to him: O Shaykh, you can speak about the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt because you know them, but it is injustice in every place.
But you are speaking about the Muslim Brotherhood in every place, including the Levant, so this is not permissible, because[Al-An'am 6:164] as you know, so this is also my answer regarding this question, meaning, what did Ahmad Shakir take against them until he threw this severe, strong accusation at them, I do not know, therefore I have no opinion.
The questioner : As if the Brotherhood in Syria is better than the Brotherhood in Oman?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is possible.
The questioner : Yes, they have upbringing because they were raised by the hands of the shaykhs.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : And in Islamic upbringing they are better than them.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What is your opinion of this statement regarding it, and it is certainly attributed to Shaykh Ahmad Shakir, yes, what is your opinion of Shaykh Ahmad Shakir's statement, and it has actually been established that he said this?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I am unable to say whether he was wrong or right, because I was not a witness.
The Shaykh : Under the bridge -what Allah willed, you kept your appointment with him-
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Perhaps you remember that I told you the story of my first meeting with Shaykh Hamid.
The questioner : Shaykh Hamid?
The Shaykh : Hamid al-Taqi.
The questioner : Al-Faqi, yes.
The Shaykh : I told you the story, yes.
The questioner : Yes, I do.
The Shaykh : And how the conversation turned to Syria and the da'wah there and the Muslim Brotherhood, he said to me: The Khawarij!! So I denied this expression to him, he said: They are such and such, he mentioned to me, by Allah, incidents with Farouk and other than Farouk.
The questioner : Yes, I do.
The Shaykh : I said to him: O Shaykh, you can speak about the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt because you know them, but it is injustice in every place.
But you are speaking about the Muslim Brotherhood in every place, including the Levant, so this is not permissible, because
no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
لا تزر وازرة وزر أخرىThe questioner : As if the Brotherhood in Syria is better than the Brotherhood in Oman?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is possible.
The questioner : Yes, they have upbringing because they were raised by the hands of the shaykhs.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : And in Islamic upbringing they are better than them.