Dear List members,
Yesterday,I forwarded three articles on Sayyid Qutb,which
was more or less showing his influence on present-day
Islamic fundamentalism,so for the sake of objectivity,I am
hereby forwarding another piece which looks at the critisms
of Sayyid Qutb by Islamic scholars.
The very best of good wishes and salaam,
musa.



Amongst those who have criticised Sayyid Qutb include:

Shaikh Abdullaah ad-Dawaish - may Allaah have mercy upon
him. He criticised 'az-Zilaal' a number of years ago and
recorded over 180 mistakes in the matters of 'aqeedah and
manhaj in his book 'al-Mawrid az-Zalaal fit -Tanbeeh alaa
Akhtaa az-Zilaal'
And for his takfeer of the whole Ummah he was even
criticised by some of the prominent figureheads of Ikhwaan,
indicating that at his time, his ideas were not really
widely accepted.
Shaikh Mahmood Muhammad Shaakir and others criticised him
in his lifetime and refuted him regarding his reviling and
slander of Uthmaan (ra) and the other Companions such as
az-Zubair, Sa'd, Abdur-Rahmaan bin 'Awf and also some of
the taabi'een.
Shaikh Muhammad Hamood an-Najdi in his book 'al-Qawl
ul-Mukhtasir al-Mubeen fee Manhaahij al-Mufassireen'
regarding his position on the Sifaat...
Muhammad Tawfeeq Barakaat in his book 'Sayyid Qutb
Khulaasatu Hayaatihi' (p.176-177) said:In these pages we
shall try - with the help of Allaah - to state the most
important criticisms that have been directed at Sayyid Qutb
- may Allaah have mercy upon him - whether it is positive
or negative, trying to do that to the best of our
capability. And to the extent of my knowledge, there has
not appeared any Muslim writer who has been promoted to
such a high level, or whose position has been disparaged
and reduced to a low level as the likes of Sayyid Qutb -
and we are not festering this second aspect [i.e Qutb's
disparagement]. Let us then look at some of the things that
have been said about him, generally:
It has been said: That he is a new prophet for a specific
Jamaa'ah of the Muslims
It has been said: That he does not know what comes out of
his head, the strong sentiments and fluency of the language
led him to words which are but useless [no meaning behind
them]
It has been said: That he is a man of imaginations/ideas,
he makes his rulings upon whims and he flies in the
wind/breeze of the soul therefore he does not correctly
know the true state of affairs
It has been said: That he used to speak about the ahkaam
(rulings) of the Sharee'ah without having any knowledge
whatsoever of fiqh
It has been said: That he desires to bring about a massive
barrier between the Muslims and the Islamic fiqh
It has been said: That he desired to cut the people off
from the books of tafseer with the use of sentimental words
in his Zilaal
It has been said: That he declared all the Muslims to be
disbelievers and did not leave save a few people who were
still revolving around Islam.
And many more things have been said about him
Shaikh Muhammad Naasir ud-Deen al-Albaanee who criticised
him for his speaking with 'wahdatul-wujood' and said that
he was merely a writer [adeeb], who was ignorant, with no
knowledge, and that he did not call to the Tawheed of
Allaah.
It is not correct therefore to claim that Sayyid Qutb is
being criticised and disparaged now, in the Nineties by a
single or perhaps two or three scholars. Rather a fair
number of scholars have criticised him for many things and
additionally he was criticised during his lifetimes very
heavily for many matters in which he made grave and serious
errors.

Amongst them are:

His rebuke and censure of the Prophet of Allaah, Moosaa
(alaihis-salaam) and making him the object of ridicule.

Sayyid Qutb said, in at-Tasweer al-Fannee fil-Qur'aan: "Let
us take Moosaa - he is the example of the fiery, excitable
leader [quotes Qasas 28:15] and here his zealous ,
excitable spirit appeared, just as his emotions in favour
of his nation were shown; but this emotional impulse
quickly passed away - and he regained his composure - and
this is what happens with the excitable folk. [Quotes Qasas
28:15-17, 18] - and this change shows a well-known
manifestation, that of one who is afraid, distressed and
expecting evil in every moment - and this is also the sign
of the excitable (folk). Then along with this and along
with the fact that he promissed that he would not aid the
wrongdoers - then let us see what he did [quotes Qasas
28:18]. He desired to attack the other man just as he did
the day before, and his zeal and emotion led him to forget
his having sought forgiveness, his regret, his fear and his
anxious watchfulness... So let us leave him here, to meet
him again, at a second period in his life, ten years later.
So perhaps he had calmed down and became a man who was of
calm nature and gentle-natured. No indeed! So here he was,
being called from the right hand side of the mountain: that
he should throw down his staff, so he threw it down and it
became a snake - moving quickly, he hardly saw it before he
jumped and ran, not looking back and not turning aside...
he was the same highly strung youth... ..."

His rebuke and censure of the Companions of Allaah's
Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) , especially
Uthmaan (radiallaahu anhu). [The way of the Rawaafid] On
this issue he was corrected and refuted by Mahmood Shaakir
in his lifetime but he maintained his position and did not
recant. His refusal is in the magazine ar-Risaalah vol 977
in the year 1952. This was after Mahmood Shaakir wrote four
treatise against him the titles of three of them being:
hukmun bilaa bayyinah, laa tasubboo ashaabee, al-alsinatu
al-muftireen. They were published in the magazine
al-Muslimoon starting in Muharram of the year 1372 hijri.In
spite of this he still allowed the book 'Al-Adaalat
ul-Ijtimaa'iyyah' to be published before his death.

He said in the aforementioned book for example:

"Indeed, it was a truly a trial that Alee was not the third
of the Rightly Guided Caliphs" (p.191 5th edn & p.162 12th
edn.)

"And we tend to the opinion that the khilaafah of Alee was
the natural extension of the khilaafah of the two shaikhs
[i.e. Abu Bakr and Umar] and that the era of Uthmaan was
merely a gap in between" (p.206 5th edn.)

"And it is unfortunate that the khilaafah came to Uthmaan
when he was an old man; his determination had weakened and
did not reach the goals intended by Islaam; and his resolve
was too weak to steadfastly face the plots of Marwaan and
plots of Umayyah beyond that." (p.186 5th edn.)

"The Companions saw this deviation from the spirit of
Islaam, and would call one another to al-Madeenah to save
Islaam and to save Islaam from the trial; and the khalifah
- in his old age, and his state brought about by advanced
age - did not possess control of his affair to the expense
of Marwaan. It is difficult to accuse the spirit of Islaam
in the person of Islaam, but it is likewise difficult to
pardon him for the error of the unfortunate occurrence of
his taking the khilaafah whilst he was a weakened old man,
who was surrounded by evil courtiers from Banu Umayyah..."
(p.189 5th edn and its meaning is on p.161 of the 12th
edn.)

His declaration of all societies to be disbelievers without
exception. [The way of the Khawaarij]

And this is confirmed by Yoosuf al-Qardaawi in his book -
The Priorities of the Islamic Movement (p.110) where he
explains that the books of Sayyid Qutb appeared in which
Qutb performs takfeer of all societies and in which he
announces a destructive jihaad against the whole of
mankind.

His saying that the Qur'aan is created. [The saying of the
Jahmiyyah].

His saying that existence is one (wahdatul wujood). [The
way of the Soofiyyah]

In his explanations of Surah Ikhlaas and also the beginning
of Surah Hashr. He said, for example, in his Zilaal
(6/4002): "Verily it is a single existence, and there is no
other reality save that of His, and there is no true and
real existence save His - and every other existing thing
then its existence is an extension of His existence ... and
when this perception becomes firmly established, the one
which sees nothing in existence except the reality of
Allaah..."

And in some of his other books, Sayyid Qutb affirms this
and also praises the Soofees and their actions

He said in his Zilaal (6/3291): "And there are a people who
worship Allaah, because they thank him for His favours
which they cannot count - and behind this worship, they do
not look for Paradise or Hellfire, nor to pleasure or
punishment at all..."

His saying of the divine indwelling (hulool) and also Jabr
(mankind having no free will - being compelled to act).
[The way of the Jabariyyah].

His denial of some of the Attributes of Allaah in the way
and style of the Jahmiyyah. [The way of the Mu'attilah]

For example his denial of Istiwaa by explaining it away -
that it is merely an allegorical expression as he said in
his Zilaal (3/1762) and also in many other places such as:
(1/53), (/1/54), (3/1296), (4/2045), (5/2807)

And likewise his denial of the Meezaan (Scales) in the way
and style of the Jahmiyyah (4/2481).

His attacks on the Miracles of the Messenger (sallallaahu
alayhi wasallam) .

His refusal of the acceptance of ahaad hadeeth in matters
of Aqeedah. [The way of the Mu'tazilah]

He said in his Zilaal (6/4008): "And the Aahaad hadeeth are
not to be taken in the matters of aqeedah, the source is
the Qur'aan - and something being mutawaatir is a condition
[that has to be fulfilled] in accepting hadeeth in the
issues of belief..." And in this he is more astray than the
Ash'arees

His denial of the magic that was practiced upon the
Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) .

His denial that Eesaa (as) was raised to the heaven

His claim that the point of dispute between the Messenger
and the Pagans was with respect to Tawheed ur-Ruboobiyyah
only and that Tawheed ul-Uloohiyyah is but Tawheed
ur-Ruboobiyyah.

He said in his Zilaal (4/1846): "Then the issue of
Uloohiyyah was not the point of difference, indeed, it was
the issue of Ruboobiyyah which the messages (of the
Messengers) addressed. And this was what the final message
was addressing also."

His claim that the Sifaat (Attributes of Allaah) are but
mere imaginations (takhyeel).

And for those who call for Haakimiyyah and raise its banner
high, then it is well known to the lowest student of
knowledge that the Haakimiyyah of Allaah Azzawajall applies
even more so to His Essence, His Names and Attributes [as
well as His Sharee'ah etc.] So the one who does not judge -
in the matters related to knowledge about Allaah - by what
Allaah has revealed - then it is more befitting for him to
be labelled a rejector of the Haakimiyyah of Allaah
Azzawajall. What is required is justice and fair speech and
speaking the truth, even if it be against one's own soul -
and applying the fundamental principles of Islamic Belief
justly and fairly to every individual that they apply to -
and this is a sign of a Muslims honesty, integrity and love
for the Revelation of Allaah.

His refusal to pray Salaatul-Jumu'ah with the justification
that there is no khilaafah at the present time.

Alee Ashmaawee says in his book: "The Secret History of
Ikhwaan ul-Muslimeen" (at-Taareekh as-Sirree
li-Jamaa'atil-Ikhwaan il-Muslimeen): "And the time for the
Jumu'ah prayer arrived so I said to him: 'Let us leave and
pray' and it was a surprise that I came to know - and for
the first time - that he did not used to pray Jumu'ah"
(p.112)

His speaking with "Hurriyatul-I'tiqaad" [The Freedom of
Belief] - meaning that people can be left upon the religion
that they are upon. [So Christians should be left as
Christians - Jews as Jews etc...] - Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen
was asked 'What do you say about the one who speaks with
Hurriyatul-I'tiqaad?' The Shaikh replied: 'The one who
allows Hurriyatul I'tiqaad - that a person can believe in
whatever religion he wishes is a Kaafir...'. NOTE: TAKFEER
IS NOT BEING MADE HERE - Since even though someone utters
something which necessitates disbelief, the conditions have
to be fulfilled and the preventive barriers [mawaani'] have
to be removed before the verdict of disbelief can be issued
and that is for the Ulamaa' alone - BUT THIS IS TO SHOW THE
NATURE OF QUTB'S IGNORANCE OF FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES OF THE
RELIGION. Shaikh al-Albaanee commented about Qutb that he
is merely a writer (adeeb), lacking in Islamic knowledge.

"For Islam does not desire the freedom of worship for its
followers only, rather it affirms this right for all the
different religions and it tasks the Muslims to fight and
defend this right for all people and it [even] allows them
to fight under this flag, the flag which guarantees the
freedom of worship for the adherents of all other
religions...so that it is realised that it is a free world
order... (Nahwa Mujtami' Islaamee p.105)

"And Islaam does not feel uneasy about the differences of
mankind in aqeedah and manhaj, rather it considers this as
something necessitated by natural disposition and a goal
from ahgher will in life amongst the people...(Nahwa
Mujtami' Islamee p.103)"

His speaking about the Qur'an with mere personal opinion.
There are 181 mistakes in matters of aqeedah and issues of
knowledge in his Fi zilaal il-Quraan as pointed out by
Shaik Abdullaah bin Muhammad as-Dawaish in his book,
Al-Mawrid uz-Zilaal fit-Tanbeeh alaa Akhtaa'a az-Zilaal and
as the saying goes: Al-Lamsu wal-Basar khairun min as-Sam'i
wal-khabr.

For a full and excellent refutation of Sayyid Qutb refer to
the following books by the Shaikh Rabee' bin Haadee
al-Madkhalee, which have been recommended by Shaikh Ibn
Uthaimin, Shaikh Bin Baz and others.

1. Adwaa al-Islaamiyyah alaa Aqeedati Sayyid Qutb
2. Mataa'in Sayyid Qutb fis-Sahaabah
3. Al-Awaasim mimmaa fee kutub Sayyid Qutb minal-Qawaasim
4. Al-Hadd ul-Faasil bainal-Haqq wal-Baatil

After reading these it should become clear to the one who
is free from ta'assub and hizbiyyah that Sayyid Qutub is
most certainly not a mujaddid, in the league of the likes
of Ibn Taymiyyah as is ignorantly propagated by many.



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