# Did Shadee Elmasry mistranslate Ibn Ashur on purpose?

*Mufti Abu Layth: either poor Arabic or deliberate misleading*

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/xttbk-ral6a/s/4/
- Date: 2021-02-02 · Kind: lesson · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: Messiah, Masri & Misquotations | Mufti Abu Layth (21:10–23:03)
- Status: general teaching
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XttbK-raL6A&t=1270s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/xttbk-ral6a/

**Topics:** Responses to critics; Views on contemporary scholars

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** Mufti Abu Layth says the mistranslation shows either incompetence in Arabic or deliberate misleading.

## Longer summary

Mufti Abu Layth concludes that there are only two explanations for the mistranslation: either the author of the post does not understand Arabic and is incompetent, or he knew and is intentionally misleading people. Mufti mocks the post at length, says this is what happens when people bluff, and closes as the recording cuts off.

## Sources and names cited

- Shadee Elmasry
- Ibn Ashur

## Transcript (machine tier, 21:10–23:03)

[20:32] don't know the member and remember and you know just because they've got these these similar they have similar roots and things to them it doesn't mean they're the same so he reads the quran doesn't even deal with this he's assuming that means you are it doesn't oppose it so you can see right there the second quran it doesn't go against it so this complete facade that you can see here [Music] this one we cut you out you know this

[21:10] one this one you tried it you know you try it you know i try it i like it but rather no brother this one no monkey business so that was a proper look so there's only two answers here he either is incompetent doesn't understand arabic the guy is clearly saying [Music] oppose did your cha-cha come and give the verb a new meaning so either his arabic is pathetic

[21:50] and incompetent because two things he's misleading or you're going to say no he knew this and he intentionally is misleading people either ways people either ways man either ways man this one this one [Music] [Laughter]

[22:29] so that's uh our beloved i'll below it so you can see the blogs see when people blag this is the problem you see i but you know me i'm just people just look at me and say what is this mufti now [Laughter] what does this one know true true true need a direct direct connection

[22:57] somebody can give a direct channel to uh

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment XttbK-raL6A/s/4. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/xttbk-ral6a/s/4/

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