Gibril's stance has never changed from the below. http://eshaykh.com/doctrine/deobandis-tabighis-wahhabis/ See how much respect he has for a deobandi, and how diplomatic (compromising in aqeeda) he is trying to be in attempting to please all in one go, making out as if the differences are a trivial matter! These individuals only care about their own marketing, at the price of their own Iman (and that of their followers). The characteristic of such people (Gibril's response in the above link) is evident in the following verse. Al Qalam 68:9 :- "They wish that in some way you compromise, so they too might soften their stand". Alhamdulillah the followers of Ala Hazrat (RA) continue to unsettle these people and expose them to this day for what they really are.
I think the two scholars are acting In same manner as Peer Fazil Ali Qureshi , to get these students into the Tasawuuf path , an slowly through sohbah and tawajjuh they will leave there fault beliefs when the truth is effaced to them. That is why I still respect Shaykh Yaqoubi, he knows what he is doing much like Shaykh G.F Haddad. The rest is built upon my husne-dhun
it's a shame. shaykh gibril knows about the devbandis. he has refuted people like ismayil [on tafwiyat] and gangohi [on durud taj]. he also smashed taqi's tract on the mawlid. he knows about the tajdid of Alahazrat and even counted him amongst the 3 giant stars of the ummah in his century. he knows well that devbandis are wahabis. similar to shaykh yaqubi, he is. that's why it's a big shame. if they didn't know or weren't told by their students then they could be excused somewhat but after knowing very well, scholars like this should warn against devs, not sit with them. we pray their students like shaykh monawwar, shaykh yaseen, shaykh sjaad et al can continue to enlighten their teachers of fitnatu'd devband [Allah ta'ala destroy it] and that thereafter, the shuyukh can refute it. I also pray that shaykh monawwar, shaykh yaseen, shaykh sjaad et al can show their teachers 'The Killer Mistake' which should be a real eye opener to any fence sitter.
I had not known his recent stance on calling the Brelwi as takfiri, If that is true it's a real shame, but this video is not endorsing those opinions of G,F Haddad. His works can still be appreciated as a scholar, but If the admins decide otherwise I won't mind on whatever decision they make.
We should not be promoting GF Haddad when it is clear about his deobandi leanings. In fact he is quite adamant that they are Sunnis and that there is takfirism in barelvis. I request the moderators to delete these videos.
Good lecture by Sh. Gibril Haddad he mentions two chains of the "Ahlus Sunnah Brelwi", and the other chain of the deobandi.
