48 - Sayyid Qutb, one of the religion reformers of this century, too, announced his admiration for Ibn Taymiyya and Muhammad 'Abduh in almost all his books. In The Future is Islam's, for example, he praised only the word 'Islam' but he did not explain what he understood from this word or in which madhhab he was. On its ninety-fourth page, he wrote: "The spiritual leader struggling in the front row of those who protected Muslim countries against the Tatar invasions was Ibn Taymiyya."
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1.
Fatwaa of Shaikh Nasir ud-Deen al-Albani
The
Muhaddith and Imaam, al-Albani rahimahullaah said,
commenting upon the book al-Awaasim
Mimmaa Fee Kutub Sayyid Qutub Min al-Qawasim of Shaikh
Rabee bin
Haadee, "Everything with which
you have refuted Sayyid Qutb is the truth (haqq) and is correct
(sawab). And it will become sufficiently clear from this refutation
to every one who has read anything from "The Islamic Heritage"
that Sayyid Qutb had no knowledge of the Usool (fundamentals) or the
Furoo (subsidiary matters) of Islaam. So may Allaah reward you
with the best of reward, O brother Rabee for fulfilling the
obligation of explaining and uncovering his ignorance and deviation
from Islaam."
Source: From
the Shaikhs own handwritten letter which he wrote prior to his
death in 1999. A photocopy of the original is included in the book
itself as an appendix.
2.
Fatwaa of Shaikh Abdul-Azeez Ibn Baz
Some
parts of the book of Sayyid
Qutb at-Tasweer al-Fannee fil-Quraan were
read to him such as his speech about Moosaa - alaihis-Salaam -
upon whom he said: "Let us take Moosaa - as the example of the
leader of excitable nature - and this excitable impulse quickly
passes away and he regains his composure, as is the case with the
excitable folk." Then he said with regard to the Saying of Allah
- the Most High - "Fa as-ba-hu fil madinati kha bi fan..."
:- "This is the description of a well known state: the
restlessness or fear of one expecting evil at every turn - and this
is the characteristic of the excitable folk." [at-Tasweer
al-Fannee fil-Quraan: p.200,201,203. 13th ....]
So
the Shaikh replied to this: "Mockery
of the Prophets is apostasy in its own."[*]
And
is was said to him that Shaikh Rabee al-Madhkhalee has written
a refutation of Sayyid Qutb, so the Shaikh said: "Rebuttal of
him is good."
[*] And
unfortunately the Qutubi movement clothing itself as Salafiyyah,
has not only gone to the extremes in Takfir but has also fallen into
the extremes of Irjaa in that it seeks to defend, nay even
promote, the books and writings of their leaders and mentors which
contain statements of disbelief and apostasy (examples will be given
in Part 2, inshaaallaah). Shaikh
Rabee bin
Haadee said, commenting upon
Imaam al-Albanis description of the Qutubiyyah as "The
Khawarij of the Era", that
"it is more befitting that they be called Murjiah of the Era
before they are called Khawarij of the Era". Refer
to al-Asalah (Vol. 24)
Source: During
a lesson of Shaikh Abdul - Azeez ibn Baaz -
hafizahullaah - in his house in Riyaadh 1413H, Minhaajus-Sunnah
tapes of ar-Riyaadh
3.
Fatwaa of Shaikh Abdul-Azeez Ibn Baz
A
section of the book "Kutub
wa Shakhsiyaat" (p.242)
was read out to the Shaikh and in which Sayyid Qutb accuses of
Muawiyah and Amr Ibn al-Aas of lying (kadhib), deception (ghish),
treachery or trickery (khadeeah), hypocrisy (nifaaq), and taking
bribes (rishwah).
So
he replied: "These are repugnant words!! These are repugnant
words. Revilement of Muawiyah and of Amr Ibn al-Aas. All of this is
repugnant and evil words. Muawiyah and Amr and whoever was with
them made ijtihaad and erred[*], and those who perform ijtihaad and
err then may Allaah pardon us and them.
[*]
Shaikh Salih al-Fawzaan in checking through this made the comment,
"Being resolved that they erred is not clearly apparent, but if
it was said, "They were mujtahidoon, if they were correct they
have two rewards and if they erred they have one reward, yet their
error is forgiven", it would have been much better and more
just."
The
questioner then said, "What about his statement that there is
hypocrisy (nifaq) in them both, is that not takfir of them?"
Shaikh
Ibn Baaz replied, "This is an error and a mistake which is not
disbelief. For his revilement of some of the Companions or just one
of them is evil (munkar) and sinfulness (fisq) and he deserves to be
given exemplary punishment for it we ask Allaah to
pardon him however, if he reviled most of them and
declared them sinners then he would become an apostate, because they
are the Carriers of the Revelation. When he reviles them then this
means that he is reviling the legislation."
The
questioner then said, "Should not these books in which these
statements exist be forbidden?"
Shaikh
Ibn Baaz replied, "It is necessary for them to be torn to
pieces".
Then
the Shaikh said, "Is this in a newspaper?"
The
questioner said, "In a book, may Allaah be benevolent to you."
The
Shaikh asked, "Whose book?"
The
questioner said, "Sayyid Qutb
".
The
Shaikh said, "These are repugnant words".
The
questioner, continuing, "
in Kutub wa
Shakhsiyaat"
Source: The
cassette Sharh Riyaad us-Saaliheen dated 18/7/1418H.
4.
Fatwaa of Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Uthaimeen
Question:
"What is your saying concerning a man who advises the Sunni
youth to read the books of Sayyid
Qutb, especially Fee
Dhilaal il-Quraan and Maaalim Fit-Taareeq, without
warning about any of the errors and deviations present in these
books?"
Answer:
"My statement may Allaah bless you is
that whoever gives sincerity of purpose to Allaah, His Messenger, and
his brother Muslims, that he should encourage the people to read the
books of those who have preceded us from the books of tafsir and
other than tafsir. These books contain more blessings, are more
beneficial and are much better than the books of the later ones. As
for the tafsir of Sayyid Qutb may Allaah have mercy upon
him then it contains great calamities, however we hope
that Allaah pardons him. In it are great calamities, such as his
tafsir of Istiwaa and his tafsir of "Qul Huwallaahu Ahad",
and similarly, his description of one of the Messengers with
something unbefitting."
Source: From
the Cassette: Aqwaal ul-Ulamaa Fee Ibtaal Qawaaid wa Maqaalaat
Adnaan Aroor, and checked by Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen himself on
24/4/1421H, with one slight revision who changed the phrase "Anaa
Rayee
" to "Anaa Qawlee
". [main : Source]