# What did Yasir Qadhi say to Mohammed Hijab about the preservation of the Quran?

*Yasir Qadhi's interview with Mohammed Hijab on the preservation of the Quran*

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/atcn8auo8oc/s/1/
- Date: 2020-06-17 · Kind: lesson · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: On Shaykh Yasir Qadhi "How not to do controversy!" | Mufti Abu Layth (0:00–2:36)
- Status: general teaching
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATcN8aUo8oc&t=0s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/atcn8auo8oc/

**Topics:** Preservation and variant readings; Exchanges with Yasir Qadhi; Views on contemporary scholars

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** In Mufti Abu Layth's account, Yasir Qadhi said there were 'huge problems' with the preservation of the Quran, discussed only the problem and not the answer, and pointed people to his paid course. Mufti himself says the standard narrative has holes and leaves pressing questions unanswered.

## Longer summary

The clip opens mid-sentence, with Mufti Abu Layth closing a previous discussion by saying that, as every advanced student and specialist knows, the 'standard narrative' has holes and does not answer some very pressing questions. He then turns to the controversy: Yasir Qadhi appeared in an interview with Mohammed Hijab, who, Mufti says in fairness to Qadhi, sprang on him the question of the Quran's preservation and the different manuscripts and variants. According to Mufti, Qadhi chose to be very open, saying there are huge problems, while repeatedly saying this should not be discussed in front of people and then discussing only the problem and not the solution; when it came to the answer, Mufti says, Qadhi called it complicated and invited people to join his paid course. Mufti recalls Hijab asking whether, given a blank mushaf and any mushaf to copy from, Qadhi would rewrite the Quran as we have it today.

## Sources and names cited

- Yasir Qadhi
- Mohammed Hijab
- mushaf

## Transcript (machine tier, 0:00–2:36)

[0:00] those of you that know this was but this is what it was all about you acted that very well-known issues it's very clear to you and to every single very advanced student and specialist that the standard narrative has holes that's what I'm gonna say the standard narrative does not answer some very pressing questions

[0:37] okay so many of you may be familiar what [ __ ] Kazu Aziza Ghazi salty is he went on a on an interview with with Mohammed hijab and what he decided to do in that interview is no he never decided to be fair to be fair to him Mohammed hijabs sprung on him this question this controversy to do with the Koran not being preserved what is this about you know because how do we have these different manuscripts or these different

[1:16] variants and what's going on I'm yeah sir avi Saab what he does is he decides to just be very open and he decides to say well you know what I'm gonna just pull my heart out and say that we've got huge problems with the horahan yeah but then what makes it worse is he doesn't give the solution like he keeps saying this is something we shouldn't be discussing in front of people shall be

[1:55] discussing this in front of people but then he carries on discussing it but only discussing the problem part yeah and when it comes to the solution he says well you know this is really complicated why do you go on my course right so why do you go on my course and you know I had a hundred people on it and join my paid course and what I'll do is I'll take you through the answers but there was a point in there we Mohammed

[2:31] hijab says to him that look if I gave you a blank must have a blank Quran and you can use any mus have you wanted but you have to rewrite the Quran would you rewrite it with pretty much what we have today and for some reason so what happened is after this whole episode of Mohammed hijab kind of pressing him and him deciding to have this moment of

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment ATcN8aUo8oc/s/1. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/atcn8auo8oc/s/1/

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