Is there any advice for the owners of some bookstores who sell some books by atheists in their stores?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is there any advice for the owners of some bookstores who sell some books by atheists in their stores, especially in the book fair that is being held these days? And what is our obligation, we students of knowledge, in this matter?
Answer:
Selling books of misguidance and books of atheism is forbidden, and their price is forbidden. It is obligatory to destroy them. It is obligatory for the rulers to destroy them and not allow them to enter the Kingdom in general, so how can they be allowed to enter the book fair? This is the obligation of the Muslims. And your role is that you monitor what happens of these matters, document it, and report it to the authorities in order to work on preventing it, whether now or in the future. This is necessary.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is there any advice for the owners of some bookstores who sell some books by atheists in their stores, especially in the book fair that is being held these days? And what is our obligation, we students of knowledge, in this matter?
Answer:
Selling books of misguidance and books of atheism is forbidden, and their price is forbidden. It is obligatory to destroy them. It is obligatory for the rulers to destroy them and not allow them to enter the Kingdom in general, so how can they be allowed to enter the book fair? This is the obligation of the Muslims. And your role is that you monitor what happens of these matters, document it, and report it to the authorities in order to work on preventing it, whether now or in the future. This is necessary.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من نصيحة لأصحاب بعض الدور المكتبية الذين يبيعون بعض كتب الملاحدة في مكاتبهم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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