The Shaykh's condition regarding 'Umar al-Ashqar and 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abd al-Khaliq.
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The questioner : Is Dr. 'Umar al-Ashqar a Salafi Shaykh or not?
The Shaykh : By Allah, we knew him to be a Salafi, but I do not know what the days have done to him since then. Like 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abd al-Khaliq, he is also a Salafi, but things are coming out of him that are not good!
The questioner : Like my master.
The Shaykh : Like partisanship, dividing Muslims in the name of party politics, and the figurative interpretation of texts and Prophetic hadiths. And his statement in the booklet "Muslims and Political Work" that a Muslim must inevitably commit some forbidden acts during his dealings and his seeking of sustenance. And where is this, and where is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Talaq 65:2-3] And then his hostility toward Salafi Islamic blocs and groups who meet with him, some of whom were his classmates at the Islamic University. I was teaching them, like Shaykh Muqbil. Do you know the Yemeni?
Al-Halabi: Muqbil ibn Hadi al-Wadi'i is one of the famous Yemeni Shuyukh.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, this is not that one.
The questioner : We pray behind Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman here.
The Shaykh : Yes, his prayer is good, without a doubt, I mean, but...
The Shaykh : By Allah, we knew him to be a Salafi, but I do not know what the days have done to him since then. Like 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abd al-Khaliq, he is also a Salafi, but things are coming out of him that are not good!
The questioner : Like my master.
The Shaykh : Like partisanship, dividing Muslims in the name of party politics, and the figurative interpretation of texts and Prophetic hadiths. And his statement in the booklet "Muslims and Political Work" that a Muslim must inevitably commit some forbidden acts during his dealings and his seeking of sustenance. And where is this, and where is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجاً * وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لا يَحْتَسِبُAl-Halabi: Muqbil ibn Hadi al-Wadi'i is one of the famous Yemeni Shuyukh.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, this is not that one.
The questioner : We pray behind Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman here.
The Shaykh : Yes, his prayer is good, without a doubt, I mean, but...