The student's summary of Shaykh Al-Albani's position on the Muslim Brotherhood and its leaders, such as al-Banna and Sayyid Qutb.
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The questioner : Yes, they stir up the emotions of the Brotherhood members by spreading rumors and saying thatThe Shaykh : [he is] an enemy of the Brotherhood, and this is what we must correct and publish everywhere.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And you, it seems that many of them—unfortunately, and this is truly a calamity—do not distinguish between his affectionThe Shaykh : and cooperation with the Brotherhood, and his refutation of some of what the leaders of the Brotherhood wrote, such as al-Banna (may Allah have mercy on him), and the like of Sayyid Qutb, who were repentant to the truth. Sayyid Qutb, in *Al-Zilal* (may Allah have mercy on him), returned in the second edition from many of the views he held in the first edition!
The Shaykh : This is the conduct of the fair-minded among the scholars.
The questioner : And Sayyid (may Allah have mercy on him) has excellent discussions on many issues of tawhid (the oneness of Allah).
The Shaykh : There is no doubt.
The questioner : Excellent, but what you mentioned regarding the chapters of al-Hadid and al-Ikhlas, I have looked into it, and I agree with you that it is an error, and I agree with you and appreciate the noble advice you offered that those who are zealous for what Sayyid wrote should delete what he wrote. However, you know that Sayyid (may Allah have mercy on him) clearly distinguishes between the Creator and the created, and he elaborated on that, or he has many discussions on this matter.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : It appears in these two chapters that the imagination of the writer led him to this doubt, and he is, if Allah wills, innocent of it. Nevertheless, the error is an error, whether it came from Sayyid or from someone else. The call to Islam and the methodology of the callers to Allah must be free from fanaticism toward a person or a group, and this can lead to misguidance. I can, I mean, summarize, and your words are clear and do not need summarizing, but I can say that what the people of passion publish is absolutely untrue.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And the truth is that among the wishes I understood from this tape is the gathering of the Islamic groups on a correct methodology in one group to establish the rule of Allah on earth. This gathering is necessary, but it must be on a correct and sound methodology. And there is no doubt that the unity of Islamic action is viewed through the methodology, not through persons and hair.
The Shaykh : You are correct.
The questioner : And this is what we believe, and we, praise be to Allah, do not distinguish between your good and beneficial works, the methodology of the Salaf, and the call of the Brotherhood, even though we reject much of the reality of the Brotherhood that conflicts with the foundation of their call. And we, praise be to Allah, hold fast to Islam and do not hold fast to slogans and names. Let us move on to another question, if there is a comment.
The Shaykh: No.
Please proceed.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And you, it seems that many of them—unfortunately, and this is truly a calamity—do not distinguish between his affectionThe Shaykh : and cooperation with the Brotherhood, and his refutation of some of what the leaders of the Brotherhood wrote, such as al-Banna (may Allah have mercy on him), and the like of Sayyid Qutb, who were repentant to the truth. Sayyid Qutb, in *Al-Zilal* (may Allah have mercy on him), returned in the second edition from many of the views he held in the first edition!
The Shaykh : This is the conduct of the fair-minded among the scholars.
The questioner : And Sayyid (may Allah have mercy on him) has excellent discussions on many issues of tawhid (the oneness of Allah).
The Shaykh : There is no doubt.
The questioner : Excellent, but what you mentioned regarding the chapters of al-Hadid and al-Ikhlas, I have looked into it, and I agree with you that it is an error, and I agree with you and appreciate the noble advice you offered that those who are zealous for what Sayyid wrote should delete what he wrote. However, you know that Sayyid (may Allah have mercy on him) clearly distinguishes between the Creator and the created, and he elaborated on that, or he has many discussions on this matter.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : It appears in these two chapters that the imagination of the writer led him to this doubt, and he is, if Allah wills, innocent of it. Nevertheless, the error is an error, whether it came from Sayyid or from someone else. The call to Islam and the methodology of the callers to Allah must be free from fanaticism toward a person or a group, and this can lead to misguidance. I can, I mean, summarize, and your words are clear and do not need summarizing, but I can say that what the people of passion publish is absolutely untrue.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And the truth is that among the wishes I understood from this tape is the gathering of the Islamic groups on a correct methodology in one group to establish the rule of Allah on earth. This gathering is necessary, but it must be on a correct and sound methodology. And there is no doubt that the unity of Islamic action is viewed through the methodology, not through persons and hair.
The Shaykh : You are correct.
The questioner : And this is what we believe, and we, praise be to Allah, do not distinguish between your good and beneficial works, the methodology of the Salaf, and the call of the Brotherhood, even though we reject much of the reality of the Brotherhood that conflicts with the foundation of their call. And we, praise be to Allah, hold fast to Islam and do not hold fast to slogans and names. Let us move on to another question, if there is a comment.
The Shaykh: No.
Please proceed.
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