Touching on the Egyptians in conversation.

As for their style, the Egyptians, as far as I have observed, are distinguished from other Muslim peoples by their fluency of speech and the elegance of their manner of speaking. They have the ability to dominate people, and al-Sha'rawi is of this type. However, knowledge should not be taken from him; for knowledge is one thing and style is another, as we said on the night of the gathering there. It is also said, in the same words, that knowledge is one thing and style is another. There are people who have correct knowledge but do not have a correct style, and this is the opposite: he has a good, attractive style, but he does not have correct knowledge. Therefore, the one who wants to listen to him, captivated by the brilliance of his style, must be careful not to learn from him what is not correct. The scholars or students of knowledge I referred to did not fall short; rather, they offered advice. Yes, I said a moment ago that some of them accept the truth. I had two Egyptian shaykhs; it is rare that I see... I remember when I was in Damascus, some of the Syrian or Damascene shaykhs, and I was young while they were old, elderly shaykhs. They would come to me, discuss with me, and ask me questions. I was pleased with their good character and their attempt to benefit from my youth. But I was surprised by these Egyptians. A long discussion took place between us and them. In general, they were present at the time of the questions. A question came to me in which I touched on the believer's izar (lengthening the garment) and the hadith So he asked about this hadith, that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said in this hadith, "My izar is falling," and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: So he is askingThe questioner : Is it not a problem for a person if his izar is long, but he does not intend arrogance...