The Ruling on Printing Books and Academic Papers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Mishkat al-Masabih 203, and it mentions therein, or knowledge that benefits, does the printing of books and academic papers fall under that?
Answer:
Yes, what a scholar leaves behind for his students after him, whether they spread the knowledge or his writings, falls under the knowledge he spread.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
God’s messenger as saying, “When a man dies no further reward is recorded for his actions, with
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا مَاتَ الْإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثَةِAnswer:
Yes, what a scholar leaves behind for his students after him, whether they spread the knowledge or his writings, falls under the knowledge he spread.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2956 -3022] في حديث الأعمال التي لا تنقطع بعد الموت (أو علم ينتفع به) هل طباعة الكتب العلمية منها؟ — youtube.com
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