Reported TV remarks on tawhid and wilayah
Outlets reported that on Channel 3's Ramadan 2020 pre-dawn show, Hamed Kashani called love of Ali the principle of religion and framed tawhid without wilayah as an illusion; critics called it religious distortion, and he clarified the next night.
Editorial timeline of public reporting, not a legal finding.
- Reported remarks on Channel 3 Mah Man show - YJC and Rouydad24 reported that on Channel 3's pre-dawn Ramadan 2020 show Mah Man, Hamed Kashani called love of Imam Ali the principle of religion and described tawhid without accepting wilayah as an illusion; that line later circulated in clipped clips. توضیحات حجتالاسلام کاشانی درباره اظهاراتش در برنامه «ماه من»
- Critical backlash and clipped clips online - Rouydad24 and HarfeTaze reported that after the broadcast, clipped clips titled along the lines of tawhid is nothing but an illusion circulated online; critics called the remarks a distortion of religious issues in new language, while supporters said the line was taken out of context. ماجرای سخنان تقطیع شده حجت الاسلام کاشانی: توحید توهمی بیش نیست
- Reported clarification after the backlash - YJC reported on 10 May 2020 that Kashani replied his phrase targeted incomplete, self-made tawhid not reached through prophets and Imams, not the dismissal of tawhid itself, and framed the line as defending tawhid's greatness. Some commenters in the same coverage still called it a justification rather than an apology. توضیحات حجتالاسلام کاشانی درباره اظهاراتش در برنامه «ماه من»
- Rouydad24 revisits the 2020 TV row - On 2 Dec 2025, during Ardestani-debate coverage, Rouydad24 revisited the reported 2020 line that tawhid without wilayah is an illusion, noting critics called it religious distortion while supporters said clips were cut. Persian Wikipedia also records the same controversy. حامد کاشانی که میگوید «توحید توهم است» کیست؟