Shaykh Muhammad Amaan al-Jaamee: There Is No Dispute About Sayyid Qutb Being an Ash'ari
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Baraa'ah Ulamaa il-Ummah Min Tazkiyah Ahl il-Bid'ah wal-Mudhammah

To the right is the cover for the second edition of "Baraa'ah Ulamaa il-Ummah Min Tazkiyah Ahl il-Bid'ah wal-Mudhammah" (The Innocence of the Scholars of the Ummah from the Commendation of the People of Innovation and Censure). This book was prepared by Isaam bin Abdullaah as-Sinaanee. It contains a refutation of the one who used the intercession of Shaykh Bin Baaz (rahimahullaah) for Sayyid Qutb as a proof for the 'adaalah (integrity) of Sayyid Qutb and commendation of his (Qutb's) manhaj, when it is not a proof at all.

The book, after compilation and authorship was sent to Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan who checked over it and made recommendations, and also suggested an improvement to the title of the book. Then it was read by Imaam Muhammad bin Saalih al-Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah), who made his own written notes on the pre-print copy that was sent to him, and he also advised that the section titled "The Salafi Manhaj", should be placed before "The Qutubi Manhaj" and not after it, unless the author had a specific reason for doing that. And images of these hand-written notes are included at the end of the book. We will be quoting from this book inshaa'Allaah in this series. Both of these scholars endorsed the contents of this book and the purpose for which it was to be published and distributed. And the purpose is clearly outlined in the title of the book itself. Namely, to declare the Scholars of Ahl us-Sunnah free and innocent (in particular Imaam Ibn Baaz, and the other scholars in general) of having made tazkiyah (i.e. given adaalah) to those who are from the people of innovation: In this case Sayyid Qutb, who aside from writing his commentary on the Qur'an upon an Ash'arite creed, added other great calamities, some of which are serious enough that they cannot really be excused by mere ignorance, such as accusing the Scribe of the Prophet (alayhis salaam) the Uncle of the Believers, Mu'awiyah - whose integrity is attested to by the Prophet himself - of treachery, deception and hypocrisy.

And this book essentially sunk their ship, leaving them only the flotsam to hold onto thereafter, which is what they have been doing since then.

Shaykh Muhammad Amaan al-Jaamee: There is No Dispute About Sayyid Qutb Being an Ash'ari

Shaykh Muhammad Ammaan al-Jaamee stated about Sayyid Qutb:

The book 'az-Zilaal' of Sayyid Qutb is a tafseer that is not a tafseer based upon narrations, nor a tafseer from the language. Rather it is a composition containing a confused mixture of the ideas of the Ash'arees, the ideas of 'Wahdatul - Wujood' and the ideas of the Soofees - and he was an Ash'aree - about which there is no dispute.

So I advise small students not to read the book 'az-Zilaal', just as I advise the greater students - from the students of knowledge - to read it in order to make clear to lesser students the futility contained in it - as advice to them.

Source: A lecture: Answers to questions about the manhaj of Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah in calling to Allah. (Cassette No. 1. Jeddah 4/1413H]

From the affairs Sayyid Qutb spoke of:

  • The Qur'an is created, the saying of the Jahmiyyah, Mu'tazilah and Ash'ariyyah
  • Rejection of aahaad hadeeth in matters of aqidah, the saying of the Mu'tazilah, Ash'ariyyah
  • Ta'weel of al-Istiwaa with the ta'weels of the Jahmiyyah, Mu'tazilah
  • Expressions of Wahdat ul-Wujood (unity of existence) of the Soofees (represented in the Ash'aris)
  • Negating what he deems to be "hawaadith" (events, occurrences) which is the standard doctrine of the Ash'ariyyah in negating the Sifaat Fi'liyyah, such as al-Istiwaa.

And it is from the most amazing of affairs that a people make a display of refuting the Ash'aris and then hate, despise and detest that any particular Ash'ari and his deviations should be refuted, and the Ummah warned from his calamities?!


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