Al-Ghamari said, “Shaykh Ahmad Shakir did not have knowledge of the science of hadith, and Shaykh Muhammad Rashid Rida was more knowledgeable than him.” Is this correct?

Al-Huwaini:The Shaykh : Al-Ghamari, in his commentary on the book of ... exegeses, wrote a biography of himself and then addressedThe Shaykh : Abu al-Asbah Ahmad Shakir, saying that he had no knowledge of the craft of hadith, and thatThe Shaykh : Muhammad Rashid Rida was more knowledgeable than him; is this correct based on your knowledge of the two men?

The Shaykh : No, the opposite is the truth. There is no doubt that Ahmad Shakir (may Allah have mercy on him) was more settled and established in hadith than Muhammad Rashid Rida, even though Muhammad Rashid Rida had a share in this field and a very great virtue in spreading the Sunnah and the science of hadith through his magazine al-Manar. As for saying that he was more knowledgeable than Abu al-Asbah, that is the speech of a person who, in my opinion, was driven to it by envy, jealousy, and bias against Abu al-Asbah. Al-Ghamari is known to be a bitter enemy of the people of the Sunnah and the community, the Salafis, who adhere to acting upon the Sunnah and the methodology of the pious predecessors. Therefore, when he criticizes, he does not criticize with knowledge or justice; and often he criticizes with what he believes to be contrary to what he knows. We ask Allah for guidance for us and for him.
Al-Huwaini: Amen.