The ruling on the book *Hilyat al-Awliya* by Abu Nu'aym
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, do you advise reading the book *Hilyat al-Awliya* by Abu Nu'aym? And is everything in it authentic regarding the miracles (karamat)?
Answer:
By Allah, not everything in it is authentic. However, in general, Abu Nu'aym was a hadith scholar (may Allah have mercy on him). But he may narrate things that are questionable; he may narrate things that are questionable, because his task was collection, his task was only collection. And there are notes on it, without a doubt. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, do you advise reading the book *Hilyat al-Awliya* by Abu Nu'aym? And is everything in it authentic regarding the miracles (karamat)?
Answer:
By Allah, not everything in it is authentic. However, in general, Abu Nu'aym was a hadith scholar (may Allah have mercy on him). But he may narrate things that are questionable; he may narrate things that are questionable, because his task was collection, his task was only collection. And there are notes on it, without a doubt. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [252 /1350] كتاب حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم هل تنصحون بقراءته؟ وهل كل ما فيه صحيح من الكرامات؟ — youtube.com
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