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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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When should a student of knowledge read al-Muhallá by Ibn Hazm?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is your opinion of the book al-Muhallá for a student of knowledge? Does it have a positive or negative effect, especially for one who desires more knowledge, and who is not on the methodology of the Zahiris, but rather on the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community, and who has a concern for the knowledge of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) according to the Hanbali school, and seeks out the evidence? I ask for guidance.

Answer:
It is not suitable for him to read al-Muhallá unless he is well-established in knowledge, because al-Muhallá, may Allah have mercy on him, has a style that is harsh toward those who disagree with him. Perhaps the one who reads it will be influenced by it and will hold hatred toward the scholars and those who disagree with him, influenced by the style of Ibn Hazm. So it is not suitable for him to read it unless he is well-established in knowledge, taking from it what is in it of knowledge and leaving this style. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يقرأ طالب العلم كتاب المحلى لابن حزم؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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