The Book of Songs by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
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The questioner:
And he asks, may Allah reward you, about the Book of Songs by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani.
The Shaykh:
This is a book of literature, not a book of religion. It is a book of literature. And it contains some things that are objectionable. The author is also a Shi'i. Ibn 'Abd Rabbih, he is a Shi'i. So his book, no, it is not by Ibn Faraj.
The questioner:
Half a journey.
The Shaykh:
Al-Isfahani, that book is the book of Ibn 'Abd Rabbih, not this book of Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani. He too is a Shi'i, Abu al-Faraj, and he brings in his book things that are not good, yes, but generally speaking, it is a book of literature, not a book of religion, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
And he asks, may Allah reward you, about the Book of Songs by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani.
The Shaykh:
This is a book of literature, not a book of religion. It is a book of literature. And it contains some things that are objectionable. The author is also a Shi'i. Ibn 'Abd Rabbih, he is a Shi'i. So his book, no, it is not by Ibn Faraj.
The questioner:
Half a journey.
The Shaykh:
Al-Isfahani, that book is the book of Ibn 'Abd Rabbih, not this book of Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani. He too is a Shi'i, Abu al-Faraj, and he brings in his book things that are not good, yes, but generally speaking, it is a book of literature, not a book of religion, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-074-فضل العلماء ومكانتـهم|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:22:24)
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