The Shaykh's opinion of Nasir al-'Umar, Salman al-'Udah, and Safer al-Hawali.
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The Shaykh : And one of these people who follow the methodology of the Group—what is his name? al-'Umar?—visited me more than a year ago.
The questioner : Nasir al-'Umar.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Nasir al-'Umar.
The Shaykh : Nasir al-'Umar visited us here, and we met at my house, and a discussion took place between me and him regarding a small booklet, "Fiqh al-Da'wah."
The student : His book on Fiqh al-Waqi' (the reality of the situation).
The Shaykh : Pardon me, "Fiqh al-Waqi'." Yes, the truth is that I, too, was pleased with it, because it made me feel that he is truly with us on the same line. That is, he has no partisan affiliation and no fanaticism. He retracted quite a few of the matters he had mentioned in this book, Fiqh al-Waqi', and promised to reconsider other issues. This pleased me greatly, meaning his approach, and I felt that he is truly with us on the same line. As for Safer, I have not met him, nor have I met Salman. However, Salman previously sent me a very short letter that revealed his feelings. In this small letter, his feelings toward al-Albani, his knowledge, and his da'wah, among other things, were evident. This is something I could not possibly hear from the Muslim Brothers; it is impossible. Then he called me on the phone for more than half an hour, speaking and also confirming what he had summarized in that letter. Then he sent me a letter written on paper, and he expressed something I do not know from anyone else, even from our Salafi brothers. He said: "Look, any issue you see in my books that has a critique, objection, or correction, I am ready to publish anything you correct, rectify, or change, and so on." This indicates a very great mentality in that he accepts the truth from others and earnestly hopes that some of the existing conditions there will be removed so that he can hasten to visit. In conclusion, I believe that he and our brothers with whom we sit regularly have known my opinion since the beginning, when we started looking at some of their letters. These brothers, from Salman and Safer and others like them, are with us on the Salafi line, without doubt or hesitation. But there are only two observations: The first is that I have already referred to it, that they may be influenced to some extent by the style of the Muslim Brothers' da'wah. The second is that they are young in terms of knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah; they are not experienced in them. It may appear, especially from Salman, some words that I consider to be due to haste in adopting an opinion without presenting that opinion to the ground of research and discussion. But all of this does not take him out of the da'wah in which we meet with them and they meet with us.
The questioner : Nasir al-'Umar.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Nasir al-'Umar.
The Shaykh : Nasir al-'Umar visited us here, and we met at my house, and a discussion took place between me and him regarding a small booklet, "Fiqh al-Da'wah."
The student : His book on Fiqh al-Waqi' (the reality of the situation).
The Shaykh : Pardon me, "Fiqh al-Waqi'." Yes, the truth is that I, too, was pleased with it, because it made me feel that he is truly with us on the same line. That is, he has no partisan affiliation and no fanaticism. He retracted quite a few of the matters he had mentioned in this book, Fiqh al-Waqi', and promised to reconsider other issues. This pleased me greatly, meaning his approach, and I felt that he is truly with us on the same line. As for Safer, I have not met him, nor have I met Salman. However, Salman previously sent me a very short letter that revealed his feelings. In this small letter, his feelings toward al-Albani, his knowledge, and his da'wah, among other things, were evident. This is something I could not possibly hear from the Muslim Brothers; it is impossible. Then he called me on the phone for more than half an hour, speaking and also confirming what he had summarized in that letter. Then he sent me a letter written on paper, and he expressed something I do not know from anyone else, even from our Salafi brothers. He said: "Look, any issue you see in my books that has a critique, objection, or correction, I am ready to publish anything you correct, rectify, or change, and so on." This indicates a very great mentality in that he accepts the truth from others and earnestly hopes that some of the existing conditions there will be removed so that he can hasten to visit. In conclusion, I believe that he and our brothers with whom we sit regularly have known my opinion since the beginning, when we started looking at some of their letters. These brothers, from Salman and Safer and others like them, are with us on the Salafi line, without doubt or hesitation. But there are only two observations: The first is that I have already referred to it, that they may be influenced to some extent by the style of the Muslim Brothers' da'wah. The second is that they are young in terms of knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah; they are not experienced in them. It may appear, especially from Salman, some words that I consider to be due to haste in adopting an opinion without presenting that opinion to the ground of research and discussion. But all of this does not take him out of the da'wah in which we meet with them and they meet with us.
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