The state of Shaykh al-Sha'rawi and Shaykh 'Abd al-Hamid Kashk in knowledge, and that generally they are storytellers whose beliefs contradict the righteous Salaf.
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The Shaykh : Al-Sha'rawi is like another Shaykh, with a difference between them, without a doubt. This one is called Kashk; do you hear of him? You must.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Both of them are storytellers, and the nature of storytellers is that they gather people around them and relax in their speech. But no matter how much one attends the sessions of these storytellers, if you ask him after years, "What knowledge have you gained regarding the knowledge of what is lawful and forbidden, disliked and recommended, and so on of the legal rulings?" you will find that he has absolutely nothing. He only has stories, as they say, and he is comfortable and at ease because he only hears pleasant and beautiful things. But the conclusion is that he does not come out of these lessons with anything. First of all, he corrects his belief, and this is the example before us. There are other examples I do not want to delve into now, because if I were to ask the common people, let alone the scholars, "Whose speech is the Qur'an?"
All Muslims say it is the speech of Allah. But if you investigate with al-Sha'rawi and his like from the Asha'irah and the Maturidiyyah, they will die, they will twist and turn with you until they take you away from this belief and say that the Qur'an is not the speech of Allah. But they will not declare it openly like this so that their stench does not become apparent. So the Qur'an is the speech of Allah just like the Torah and just like the Gospel; they are all books that Allah sent down upon His chosen, righteous messengers.
The point is that the belief that must be taught by all scholars on all occasions—al-Sha'rawi and Kashk do not sing around that.
Go down a second level: Have you heard al-Sha'rawi explain to people this prayer that we were commanded in many verses, such as His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:43] He advised you—may Allah reward him with good—and this cannot be denied. When he asked you how you are with prayer, do you pray or not, and so on of what you mentioned, but did he say to you: How should you pray?
I am telling you in advance: No. Why? If I am wrong, tell me I was wrong.
The questioner : No, absolutely not.
The Shaykh : No, this is obligatory. Why? Because I am as certain as I can be that he and Kashk and others do not know how to pray, even though they are praying. But they do not know how to pray. Why? Because their prayer is according to what they read in their school of jurisprudence. For example, if one is a Shafi'i, he raises his hands when bowing and when rising from it. If one is a Hanafi, he says: No, this is forbidden. And there are many, many examples. Meanwhile, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6008 So you do not find such storytellers singing around teaching people the correct Salafi belief that the Messenger of Allah, his Companions, and the four Imams were upon. They do not approach this. Just as they do not sing around explaining how the Messenger prayed, so that the Muslim knows to follow the previous hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 6008 Why?
His mind is occupied with interpreting the Qur'an, especially according to the modern sciences that have undoubtedly revealed some of the scientific miracles of the Qur'an. So he is not free to correct his own prayer according to the Sunnah, let alone to free himself to correct the prayers of others, and their ideas and beliefs.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Both of them are storytellers, and the nature of storytellers is that they gather people around them and relax in their speech. But no matter how much one attends the sessions of these storytellers, if you ask him after years, "What knowledge have you gained regarding the knowledge of what is lawful and forbidden, disliked and recommended, and so on of the legal rulings?" you will find that he has absolutely nothing. He only has stories, as they say, and he is comfortable and at ease because he only hears pleasant and beautiful things. But the conclusion is that he does not come out of these lessons with anything. First of all, he corrects his belief, and this is the example before us. There are other examples I do not want to delve into now, because if I were to ask the common people, let alone the scholars, "Whose speech is the Qur'an?"
All Muslims say it is the speech of Allah. But if you investigate with al-Sha'rawi and his like from the Asha'irah and the Maturidiyyah, they will die, they will twist and turn with you until they take you away from this belief and say that the Qur'an is not the speech of Allah. But they will not declare it openly like this so that their stench does not become apparent. So the Qur'an is the speech of Allah
And Allah spoke to Moses with direct speech
وكلم الله موسى تكليماًThe point is that the belief that must be taught by all scholars on all occasions—al-Sha'rawi and Kashk do not sing around that.
Go down a second level: Have you heard al-Sha'rawi explain to people this prayer that we were commanded in many verses, such as His saying, the Exalted:
And establish prayer and give zakah and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].
وأقيموا الصلاة وآتوا الزكاة واركعوا مع الراكعينI am telling you in advance: No. Why? If I am wrong, tell me I was wrong.
The questioner : No, absolutely not.
The Shaykh : No, this is obligatory. Why? Because I am as certain as I can be that he and Kashk and others do not know how to pray, even though they are praying. But they do not know how to pray. Why? Because their prayer is according to what they read in their school of jurisprudence. For example, if one is a Shafi'i, he raises his hands when bowing and when rising from it. If one is a Hanafi, he says: No, this is forbidden. And there are many, many examples. Meanwhile, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
offer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers
صلوا كما رأيتموني أصليoffer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers
صلوا كما رأيتموني أصليHis mind is occupied with interpreting the Qur'an, especially according to the modern sciences that have undoubtedly revealed some of the scientific miracles of the Qur'an. So he is not free to correct his own prayer according to the Sunnah, let alone to free himself to correct the prayers of others, and their ideas and beliefs.