# What do you think of the scholars on Mohammed Hijab's podcast?

*Mohammed Hijab's podcast and the mediocrity of today's representatives*

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/9/
- Date: 2020-07-14 · Kind: question · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth 173 (42:49–45:21)
- Status: general teaching
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6H5lYE4MN8&t=2569s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/

**Topics:** Views on contemporary scholars

**Question as asked:** Have you seen Mohammed Hijab's guests on his podcast?

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** Mufti Abu Layth says those now promoted as representatives of mainstream Islam have only mediocre knowledge, while those with more knowledge, like himself, lack the image.

## Longer summary

A chat question asks whether he has seen Mohammed Hijab's podcast with guests; he asks whether it is the one with Jonathan Brown and another guest whose name is garbled in the captions [?]. He says the problem is that the people given the position of representing mainstream Islam are an embarrassment, because in truth they do not have much in-depth knowledge; it is not that they have none, but it is mediocre. On the other hand, he jokes, people like him who do not do mediocrity do not look or behave the part, so the situation is hopeless. He ends with a recurring joke about a clip on the small and the big Dajjal.

## Sources and names cited

- Mohammed Hijab
- Jonathan Brown

## Transcript (machine tier, 42:49–45:21)

[42:49] Arai awry right what is going down people right of right Mufti have you seen Muhammad he jabbers got on mostly on his podcast I is that the same one as last time I'm pretty sure I've seen that way isn't that the one with Jonathan Brown Johnny boy with Jack and

[43:28] and shoddy shoddy shoddy calm you know the problem is this though isn't it yeah I suppose the problems every ways you know on one hand you have people like that like in all honesty the the position these people are given her a villain you know of Macanudo Shara mati this one embarrassing you know because the truth is these people really don't have much

[44:07] in-depth knowledge of Islam you know so then on one hand you have people who represent what is now let's say the mainstream who have no very I mean it's not that they have no knowledge but they are very little it's just like mediocre knowledge isn't in the mediocrity weed you know say you've got that on one hand then on the other hand you've got people like me who don't do mediocrity but then the problem is we look like this and

[44:43] behave like this so yeah you know let you know how to let you we'll let you know how to let you know it's I guess the situation is we just kind of screwed I guess you know it just comes back and you know with this small deal I can say a meanie of the jugs no problem but there is one the jar with the big deal okay this is the problem people it's the

[45:20] it's the D everywhere we're going so what is the war is going on people might be a fight not worth mentioning can you please review Alka chef buys a machete if you've studied it um right so the kashaf of zoom actually is an amazing you know Mom some actually is is is a legend in hanafi filk he's somebody

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment a6H5lYE4MN8/s/9. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/a6h5lye4mn8/s/9/

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