The Ruling on Including Extraordinary Stories in Preaching
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are some storytellers who tell people stories and preach to them, mentioning stories that are extraordinary. Are these people required to provide proof for these stories?
Answer:
As mentioned in the previous answer, the preacher, the caller to Allah, and the orator do not bring any stories except what is authentic in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), such as the stories of the prophets and messengers mentioned, the previous nations, and the stories of the righteous in the Qur'an. A portion of the Qur'an is devoted to true stories. So one brings stories from the Qur'an and from what is authentic in the Sunnah of the stories narrated by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and this is sufficient.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are some storytellers who tell people stories and preach to them, mentioning stories that are extraordinary. Are these people required to provide proof for these stories?
Answer:
As mentioned in the previous answer, the preacher, the caller to Allah, and the orator do not bring any stories except what is authentic in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), such as the stories of the prophets and messengers mentioned, the previous nations, and the stories of the righteous in the Qur'an. A portion of the Qur'an is devoted to true stories. So one brings stories from the Qur'an and from what is authentic in the Sunnah of the stories narrated by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and this is sufficient.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [264 /1350] بعض القصاص يعظون الناس ويذكرون في مواعظهم قصصا خارقة للعادة...! الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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