Is it permissible for me to return a book I borrowed from the school library, which contains many doctrinal violations?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a woman asking, and she says: I was a student in a high school six years ago, and I borrowed a book from the school library called al-Munjid. When I browsed through it, I found forbidden images under the names of 'Isa (peace be upon him) and the Virgin Mary, to the point that I found an image attributed to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Then, out of ignorance and poor conduct, I did not return the book to the school, and it remained with me until this day. I am now in another country, and I have exhausted the means to return it to the school. The question is: what is obligatory upon me, and how do I change this evil?
Answer:
This al-Munjid is known to be the work of a Christian, a Christian who is not a Christian in the sense of the faith, but is called a Christian from the Christians of Lebanon, from the Arab Christians in Lebanon. He is the one who compiled this al-Munjid and mentioned in it these false statements and false beliefs according to the doctrine of the Christians, because he is a Christian. There is no doubt that it contains much of a plot against Islam, and it contains the superstitions of evil. He claims that he compiled it for the sake of the Arabic language, but he inserted into it these matters and these beliefs that have no relation to the language. However, they are callers to evil who exploit things to call to their false doctrine. So he exploited this al-Munjid to promote the doctrine of Christianity and the obligation that 'Isa is Allah or the son of Allah, according to the belief of the Christians. So the book contains linguistic material and it contains promotional material for the doctrine of the Christians.
If you are able to return it to its owner, return it to its owner. If they are Muslims, clarify to them the observations regarding it. If its owner is Muslim, clarify to them the observations regarding the account. But if they are disbelievers, there is no sin after disbelief; return it to them, and they deserve it.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a woman asking, and she says: I was a student in a high school six years ago, and I borrowed a book from the school library called al-Munjid. When I browsed through it, I found forbidden images under the names of 'Isa (peace be upon him) and the Virgin Mary, to the point that I found an image attributed to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Then, out of ignorance and poor conduct, I did not return the book to the school, and it remained with me until this day. I am now in another country, and I have exhausted the means to return it to the school. The question is: what is obligatory upon me, and how do I change this evil?
Answer:
This al-Munjid is known to be the work of a Christian, a Christian who is not a Christian in the sense of the faith, but is called a Christian from the Christians of Lebanon, from the Arab Christians in Lebanon. He is the one who compiled this al-Munjid and mentioned in it these false statements and false beliefs according to the doctrine of the Christians, because he is a Christian. There is no doubt that it contains much of a plot against Islam, and it contains the superstitions of evil. He claims that he compiled it for the sake of the Arabic language, but he inserted into it these matters and these beliefs that have no relation to the language. However, they are callers to evil who exploit things to call to their false doctrine. So he exploited this al-Munjid to promote the doctrine of Christianity and the obligation that 'Isa is Allah or the son of Allah, according to the belief of the Christians. So the book contains linguistic material and it contains promotional material for the doctrine of the Christians.
If you are able to return it to its owner, return it to its owner. If they are Muslims, clarify to them the observations regarding it. If its owner is Muslim, clarify to them the observations regarding the account. But if they are disbelievers, there is no sin after disbelief; return it to them, and they deserve it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لي أن أرد كتاب قد استعرته من مكتبة المدرسة وفيه الكثير من المخالفات العقدية؟ — youtube.com
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