Does Al-Sha'rawi have errors in creed?
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The questioner : Regarding Shaykh Mutawalli Al-Sha'rawi, many people admire his words and his style. I can say that I also enjoy his speech and listening to him. Some scholars, or some young students of knowledge, say that he has grave errors in matters of creed, or in matters of explaining the meanings and thoughts that come to his mind. Naturally, I do not feel that he makes mistakes, or that he speaks words that are dangerous, may Allah protect us, or that affect the creed. So, if you know some of his sermons or lessons, could you give us an example, so that in the future we can measure things by it or be more alert? If there is something you know from his sermons and lessons?
The Shaykh : First, you are like me or anyone else. When I made a mistake with that Indian whom I killed, did I feel the mistake?
The Doctor: You do not feel the mistake.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because you are far away.
The Shaykh : Because I do not know medical science, right?
The Doctor: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not because I am far away here. I am saying that if I had been there, I would not have known that you caused it; because of ignorance, and this is like you; because you are not a scholar, you cannot distinguish the errors of one who is said to be among the scholars. Therefore, the correct approach is that you combine your feeling, with which you began your speech, with what you quoted from some scholars or students of knowledge. Your feeling is that his style is attractive, and it is so. You can also share with me if I tell you that the style ofThe Shaykh : Kashk is also attractive, or do you not agree with me?
The Doctor: Yes.
The Shaykh : But this one and that one, their knowledge is later-generation (Khalafi), and although the one you asked about, Al-Sha'rawi, is more knowledgeable than that one, and therefore I call that one a storyteller, but he has become a model for preachers in many Islamic countries, who try to imitate his style of speech. Al-Sha'rawi is one of the scholars of Al-Azhar, and the scholars of Al-Azhar are scholars who master the Arabic language, and master tafsir and traditional fiqh, and so on, but they are far from the Sunnah, completely far. However, there are sincere people among them, if it is provided for them by one who makes them alert. Al-Sha'rawi appears not to be among these. Years ago, they released him to speak on the radio, and he captured the minds of many of his listeners. Among them was one of our Salafi brothers, who, despite his strong admiration for him, recounts that he had a friend with a car to take him to a place, and our friend was with him. And among them was one of our Salafi brothers, who, despite his strong admiration for him, a good thought came to his mind, that thisThe Shaykh : Al-Sha'rawi, whom we are pleased to meet and hear his words on the verses and the inimitability of the Qur'an regarding modern science, it came to his mind to ask him to see if he is Salafi in creed or not.The Shaykh : The one whom we are pleased to meet and hear his words on the verses and the inimitability of the Qur'an regarding modern science, it came to his mind to ask him to see if he is Salafi in creed or not.
The Shaykh : First, you are like me or anyone else. When I made a mistake with that Indian whom I killed, did I feel the mistake?
The Doctor: You do not feel the mistake.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because you are far away.
The Shaykh : Because I do not know medical science, right?
The Doctor: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not because I am far away here. I am saying that if I had been there, I would not have known that you caused it; because of ignorance, and this is like you; because you are not a scholar, you cannot distinguish the errors of one who is said to be among the scholars. Therefore, the correct approach is that you combine your feeling, with which you began your speech, with what you quoted from some scholars or students of knowledge. Your feeling is that his style is attractive, and it is so. You can also share with me if I tell you that the style ofThe Shaykh : Kashk is also attractive, or do you not agree with me?
The Doctor: Yes.
The Shaykh : But this one and that one, their knowledge is later-generation (Khalafi), and although the one you asked about, Al-Sha'rawi, is more knowledgeable than that one, and therefore I call that one a storyteller, but he has become a model for preachers in many Islamic countries, who try to imitate his style of speech. Al-Sha'rawi is one of the scholars of Al-Azhar, and the scholars of Al-Azhar are scholars who master the Arabic language, and master tafsir and traditional fiqh, and so on, but they are far from the Sunnah, completely far. However, there are sincere people among them, if it is provided for them by one who makes them alert. Al-Sha'rawi appears not to be among these. Years ago, they released him to speak on the radio, and he captured the minds of many of his listeners. Among them was one of our Salafi brothers, who, despite his strong admiration for him, recounts that he had a friend with a car to take him to a place, and our friend was with him. And among them was one of our Salafi brothers, who, despite his strong admiration for him, a good thought came to his mind, that thisThe Shaykh : Al-Sha'rawi, whom we are pleased to meet and hear his words on the verses and the inimitability of the Qur'an regarding modern science, it came to his mind to ask him to see if he is Salafi in creed or not.The Shaykh : The one whom we are pleased to meet and hear his words on the verses and the inimitability of the Qur'an regarding modern science, it came to his mind to ask him to see if he is Salafi in creed or not.
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