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So a while ago one brother gave me a book "The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam" by Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi. I read the book and liked it, I thought I learn a lot from it, but then I started reading about the Sheikh and what I read was controversial at the very least.

I don´t understand how someone could be Salafi and still have a show at Al Jazeera.

What are your opinions on this sheikhs and do you think that it is good to read his books or not?

Here are some sections of the original bookin Arabic of our noble Shaykh's Yusuf Qaradawi (HA)'s site. In the book of the top of my head there are 2 issues for western Muslims, without going into extensive details.

Issue 1:

Shaykh's Yusuf Qaradawi (HA)'s permits Muslims to eat the meat of Ahlul-Kitaab (i.e. Supermarket meat), his position is refuted here.

Issue 2:

Shaykh's Yusuf Qaradawi (HA)'s permits Music his position is refuted here.

There are other issues on the periphery of my mind which I don’t want to quote without checking.

Aqeedah:

Shaykh's Yusuf Qaradawi (HA)'s is Athari in Aqeedah but considers Asharees/Mautidees & Atharess all three as part of Ahlus-Sunnah-Wal-Jamah and here he states that majority of the Muslims/Ummah is Ashari.

For laymen this is what they should do:

`Allamah Yusuf al-Qaradhawi is one of the most respected and influential scholars in the world. Having fought against repressive regimes in the Arab world, being a staunch supported of the Palestinian cause, and having spent a good deal of time in prison, he has done a lot for this ummah. His academic contribution is quite impressive as well, as he has over 100 written works, including his classic work on Zakat. Many `ulama such as Mufti Taqi Usmani, Sh. Abdul Hasan `Ali Nadwi, and Sh. Abu Ghuddah have praised him. That being said, his approach in fiqh is very controversial to say the least and you are better off sticking to a scholar who generally sticks to one of the established schools of jurisprudence.