What is your opinion on the book *Al-Taqrib*, the book *Ruling by Other Than What Allah Has Sent Down*, and *The Principles of Takfir*?

Question:
This questioner says: I am from Sudan, and I attended this lesson. I understood the issue of faith and disbelief, and the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding it. The question is that many books have reached us on this issue, and the students of knowledge in our country differ on it. Among them are the book *Ihkam al-Taqrib*, the book *Ruling by Other Than What Allah Has Sent Down*, and *The Principles of Takfir*. What is your opinion on them?

Answer:
My brother, do not refer to these books. Refer to the books of the Salaf that contain an explanation of the correct creed, the books of the righteous Salaf. As for these contemporary books, do not rely on them, because they are not issued by scholars; rather, they were issued by educated beginners, and one does not rely on them. You should refer to the books of the righteous Salaf on the principles of the creed, yes, such as *Al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah* by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, and *Luma' al-I'tiqad* by al-Muqaffi Ibn Qudamah, and other books of the Salaf.