The Shaykh's account regarding the book: The Liberation of Women in the Era of Prophethood and the Message, and what occurred between him and its author.
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The Shaykh : A writer from Egypt had come to me a few years ago. He had a book in three volumes on the liberation of women, or what was the title! In the era of Prophethood and the Message. Do you remember the name?
The student : Yes: "The Liberation of Women in the Era of Prophethood and the Message."
The Shaykh : Ah: "The Liberation of Women in the Era of Prophethood and the Message." This man had sent me the first volume. The title was strange to us according to our methodology first. Then, when I read the introduction of the book, I found that he mentioned me in the introduction and spoke well of me. He said that he mentioned it because he received encouragement to adhere to the Book and the Sunnah when he was able to go to Syria and attend the gatherings there. He mentioned me, and I did not remember him; his name had slipped from my mind. I read what I could of this volume and found that he combined opposites. He praised Al-Albani and said that he received the call to the Sunnah from him, then he mentioned the endorsement of Muhammad al-Ghazali for his book, andThe Shaykh : Yusuf al-Qaradawi. So I was surprised by this combination, a combination of opposites. But I started to think about who this author was, whose name is: what is it: Abd al-Halim?
The student : Abu Shuqqa.
The Shaykh : Abu Shuqqa. I did not remember him until he called me from Egypt. He said to me: Did the first volume of my book reach you? I said to him: Who are you? He said: So-and-so. So at that moment I remembered him. In any case, he said: I will send you the second volume for you to read. I said: If Allah wills, I will. In any case, the man came and stayed as a guest with me. And as we did with the author of "Fiqh al-Waqi' (Jurisprudence of Reality)," we sat with him for a long time. We had one session with the author of "Fiqh al-Waqi'," but this one was a full week at my house. In any case, I explained to him my many observations on his book. The point is: one day—here is the point—I said to him: O So-and-so, if you were asked: What is your madhhab (school of jurisprudence)? What would you say? He said: Muslim. I said to him: This is not the answer to the question. He said: Why? I said: If someone asked you: What is your religion? You would say: Muslim. So there should be a difference between the two answers. So he noticed his mistake and went back to say: Then I will say: My madhhab is according to the Book and the Sunnah. I said to him—here is the point—this is not enough. He said: Why? I said to you: If we asked any Muslim, whether he was Ibadi or Shi'ah or so on, he would also say: According to the Book and the Sunnah. He had no choice but to admit it. He said: Then I will say: According to the Book and the Sunnah and the methodology of the Salaf al-Salih (the earliest generations). I said: Good, we have met.
The student : Yes: "The Liberation of Women in the Era of Prophethood and the Message."
The Shaykh : Ah: "The Liberation of Women in the Era of Prophethood and the Message." This man had sent me the first volume. The title was strange to us according to our methodology first. Then, when I read the introduction of the book, I found that he mentioned me in the introduction and spoke well of me. He said that he mentioned it because he received encouragement to adhere to the Book and the Sunnah when he was able to go to Syria and attend the gatherings there. He mentioned me, and I did not remember him; his name had slipped from my mind. I read what I could of this volume and found that he combined opposites. He praised Al-Albani and said that he received the call to the Sunnah from him, then he mentioned the endorsement of Muhammad al-Ghazali for his book, andThe Shaykh : Yusuf al-Qaradawi. So I was surprised by this combination, a combination of opposites. But I started to think about who this author was, whose name is: what is it: Abd al-Halim?
The student : Abu Shuqqa.
The Shaykh : Abu Shuqqa. I did not remember him until he called me from Egypt. He said to me: Did the first volume of my book reach you? I said to him: Who are you? He said: So-and-so. So at that moment I remembered him. In any case, he said: I will send you the second volume for you to read. I said: If Allah wills, I will. In any case, the man came and stayed as a guest with me. And as we did with the author of "Fiqh al-Waqi' (Jurisprudence of Reality)," we sat with him for a long time. We had one session with the author of "Fiqh al-Waqi'," but this one was a full week at my house. In any case, I explained to him my many observations on his book. The point is: one day—here is the point—I said to him: O So-and-so, if you were asked: What is your madhhab (school of jurisprudence)? What would you say? He said: Muslim. I said to him: This is not the answer to the question. He said: Why? I said: If someone asked you: What is your religion? You would say: Muslim. So there should be a difference between the two answers. So he noticed his mistake and went back to say: Then I will say: My madhhab is according to the Book and the Sunnah. I said to him—here is the point—this is not enough. He said: Why? I said to you: If we asked any Muslim, whether he was Ibadi or Shi'ah or so on, he would also say: According to the Book and the Sunnah. He had no choice but to admit it. He said: Then I will say: According to the Book and the Sunnah and the methodology of the Salaf al-Salih (the earliest generations). I said: Good, we have met.
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