The Opinion on the Summary of the Prophet's Biography by 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and the Book of Chapters on the Prophet's Biography (peace and blessings be upon him)
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is your opinion of the summary of the Prophet's biography (peace and blessings be upon him) by Shaykh 'Abd Allah ibn Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab?
The Shaykh:
It is a good, beneficial summary. Yes.
The questioner:
And in his other question, he asks: What is your opinion of the book by al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir, *Al-Fusul fi Sirat al-Rasul* (Chapters on the Prophet's Biography) (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
Likewise, it is a good summary, and al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir is a great imam and historian. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Shaykh 'Abd Allah's summary is more comprehensive than Ibn Kathir's summary; it is more comprehensive than the abridgment. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is your opinion of the summary of the Prophet's biography (peace and blessings be upon him) by Shaykh 'Abd Allah ibn Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab?
The Shaykh:
It is a good, beneficial summary. Yes.
The questioner:
And in his other question, he asks: What is your opinion of the book by al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir, *Al-Fusul fi Sirat al-Rasul* (Chapters on the Prophet's Biography) (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
Likewise, it is a good summary, and al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir is a great imam and historian. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Shaykh 'Abd Allah's summary is more comprehensive than Ibn Kathir's summary; it is more comprehensive than the abridgment. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [18\ 3436] الرأي في مختصر سيرة الرسول لعبد الله بن محمد بن عبد الوهاب وكتاب الفصول في سيرة الرسول ﷺ — youtube.com
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