What is the criterion for selling books that contradict the Book and the Sunnah?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the criterion for selling books that contradict the Book and the Sunnah? What is permissible and what is not permissible? The one that contradicts the Book and the Sunnah.
Answer:
It is not permissible. If a book contains texts that prohibit something, and someone comes along and contradicts the texts by permitting it, or if it contains texts that permit something, and someone comes along and contradicts the texts by forbidding it based on his own opinion, then this is not permissible. It is not permissible to sell these books; they must be destroyed because they mislead the Muslims, or because they contain incorrect fatwas, which is speaking about Allah without knowledge. Therefore, it is not permissible to sell them because they deceive the Muslims.
Until recently, there were inspectors who would come to the bookstores, inspect them, and prevent the sale of deviant books and misguided books. They would punish the shop owner if they found such books. This is not permissible: selling deviant books, or books that contain making the haram (forbidden) halal (lawful) or making the halal haram, or speaking about Allah without knowledge. It is not permissible to sell or buy them, and their price is haram (forbidden). They must be destroyed because they are a harm to the Muslims.
And unfortunately, in this year’s book fair, books by atheists, heretics, and enemies of Islam were sold, even though books by the people of the Sunnah and the community may be prohibited, with claims that they are takfiri (declaring people disbelievers) or that they contain harshness, so they are banned. Meanwhile, books by heretics and atheists are sold openly, and books on sorcery are sold openly. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the criterion for selling books that contradict the Book and the Sunnah? What is permissible and what is not permissible? The one that contradicts the Book and the Sunnah.
Answer:
It is not permissible. If a book contains texts that prohibit something, and someone comes along and contradicts the texts by permitting it, or if it contains texts that permit something, and someone comes along and contradicts the texts by forbidding it based on his own opinion, then this is not permissible. It is not permissible to sell these books; they must be destroyed because they mislead the Muslims, or because they contain incorrect fatwas, which is speaking about Allah without knowledge. Therefore, it is not permissible to sell them because they deceive the Muslims.
Until recently, there were inspectors who would come to the bookstores, inspect them, and prevent the sale of deviant books and misguided books. They would punish the shop owner if they found such books. This is not permissible: selling deviant books, or books that contain making the haram (forbidden) halal (lawful) or making the halal haram, or speaking about Allah without knowledge. It is not permissible to sell or buy them, and their price is haram (forbidden). They must be destroyed because they are a harm to the Muslims.
And unfortunately, in this year’s book fair, books by atheists, heretics, and enemies of Islam were sold, even though books by the people of the Sunnah and the community may be prohibited, with claims that they are takfiri (declaring people disbelievers) or that they contain harshness, so they are banned. Meanwhile, books by heretics and atheists are sold openly, and books on sorcery are sold openly. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1131 -2802] ما هو الضابط في بيع الكتب المخالفة للكتاب والسنة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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