The Shaykh’s remarks on al-Tahan and al-Ghazali.

The questioner : Our Shaykh, al-Ghazali also denies the previous hadith, which is in al-Bukhari and Muslim, on the basis that it is about Musa (peace be upon him), who is among the resolute messengers, and that he would not dislike meeting Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). This is the first point. Second, how can he strike the Angel of Death with a calamity and take his eye? This is unlikely. But of course, the scholars of the past interpreted the hadith to mean that he struck the human form of the Angel of Death, and that the Angel of Death himself was not harmed by the blow. Is this interpretation correct?

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : I had hoped that one of the brothers would respond to al-Ghazali, especially since he has written more than one book. He started with "Problems on the Path of Da'wah" ten years ago, and four years ago with what he called "The Worries of a Preacher," "May Allah increase his worries," because they are all the worries of a preacher directed at many people. First, he pours his venom on the Salafi brothers. Second, he writes about the communists and compares them with the people in between.

The Shaykh : That is why they gave him an award.

The questioner : Yes, and his last book is "The Prophetic Sunnah Between the Scholars of Jurisprudence and the Scholars of Hadith." It is all a fierce attack on the Salafis and on the Sunnah in general. We have not seen or heard of anyone with such a fiery attack except the one they call Abu Rayya, but he specialized in hadith, whereas this man... I mean, I hope one of our brothers, the scholars of hadith or others, will respond to him with a detailed refutation.

The Shaykh : Do you have the doctor here?

The questioner : It is obligatory.

The questioner : One of the brothers named Salman al-Oudah responded to him, and now there are lessons in Buraydah. And I read the second response in the magazine al-Muslimun.

Another questioner : And al-Tahan also responded to him.

Another questioner : Al-Tahan was overly polite with him, and he does not deserve such politeness.

The Shaykh : Do you know the reason? Because they are Muslim Brothers.

The questioner : Is Muhammad al-Ghazali a Muslim Brother?

The Shaykh : How could she not?

The questioner : I know that he was the Minister of Awqaf during the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser. He was a minister during the trial of the Muslim Brothers in the era of Abdel Nasser.

The Shaykh : Yes, and if he was...

The questioner : I mean, he was close to them.

The Shaykh : This was for a period of time.

The questioner : Yes, for a period of time.