He was asked about his opinion of Salman Rushdie and his book (The Satanic Verses).
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The questioner : In English
Another questioner : What is your opinion regarding the matter of Salman Rushdie?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Salman Rushdie, the author of The Satanic Verses?
The Shaykh : Yes, I find the question strange. What does he want? Tell him that I have not read the book, and based on what has been published about him, he is not a Muslim. Does he want something other than that? Or is the question not clear?
Another questioner : What is your opinion regarding the matter of Salman Rushdie?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Salman Rushdie, the author of The Satanic Verses?
The Shaykh : Yes, I find the question strange. What does he want? Tell him that I have not read the book, and based on what has been published about him, he is not a Muslim. Does he want something other than that? Or is the question not clear?
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