The Shaykh's statement on al-Turabi. ?

The questioner : You said, may Allah reward you with good, that the Muslim Brotherhood should stay in their place or hold their position. I mean, a new direction has taken hold in my heart that devours the Brotherhood, and in reality it is advancing them, but backward, not forward.

The Shaykh : No, hold your position, I mean.

The questioner : No, they do not remain holding their position.

The Shaykh : That is it.

The questioner : Rather, it advances them

The Shaykh : backward.

The questioner : backward.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.

The questioner : And it is the Turabi direction, which now holds a great position and prestige among the ranks of the Brotherhood. They adorn it and call for it, and it has an extension among Muslims in European countries, or in America, or even within the ranks of the Brotherhood itself, where he split from them and left their organization. But now there is a split in the global organization of the Brotherhood, and in every one of its towns, there are people who defend it, are enthusiastic about it, and praise al-Turabi's thought and what al-Turabi calls for.

The Shaykh : Now, can we know something about al-Turabi's call?

The questioner : As for al-Turabi, he calls for the Islamic civilizational approach, and Islam should be presented in its civilizational aspect, not in its worn-out traditional aspect.

The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.

The questioner : And it should be clarified that the rules of the Muslim scholars or the jurists, for example, the principles of jurisprudence, should be purified. What established these principles?

The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.

The questioner : And what are the conditions of this analogical reasoning, the conditions of independent legal reasoning, and the conditions? What prevents the disputed legal ruling from being presented to the people so that they choose one opinion out of ten, or out of five, or out of four opinions in the disagreement among people? They choose what is most suitable for them, most suitable for the civilization, and most suitable for progress. And these strictnesses that Muslims call for are what have generated reactions among people. The spread of nudity and the elaboration in fashion and clothing did not happen except because there are those who call for excessive covering and the black covering, which means covering the face or covering, and so on. So he presents Islam, in his claim, as a civilizational presentation, which does not mean looking at the texts, and every text has its circumstances, its context, and its... and we are not bound by this understanding. So this is my critique of his general thought, but his specific thought truly needs, I mean, follow-up.

The Shaykh : A precise study.

The questioner : A precise study, but this is what is in my mind from listening to some of his words and reading some of what he has written.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Such as his book on women and his book on strictness in the principles of jurisprudence.

The Shaykh : Excuse me, do you have his book on women?

The questioner : I have it, yes.

The Shaykh : Can we borrow it?

The questioner : It is easy, I will bring it to you now, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : We are preparing to leave now, so I think the answer to this question is sufficient, if Allah wills. May Allah reward you with good.

The questioner : May Allah give you health, O Shaykh. May Allah bless you.