Disposing of books of disbelief and atheism in the library
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Question:
He says: I have a library, and I bought books containing disbelief and atheism, and some that mention lewdness and other things. What is obligatory for him, and what is obligatory for one who sees such things in libraries?
Answer:
It is obligatory to destroy these books. It is obligatory to destroy these books and not leave them in your library so that someone reads them, or so that you are tempted by them, or so that one of the ignorant among your sons and daughters, or one of your visitors, reads them. It is obligatory for you to gather them and destroy them so that you are safe from their evil.
He says: I have a library, and I bought books containing disbelief and atheism, and some that mention lewdness and other things. What is obligatory for him, and what is obligatory for one who sees such things in libraries?
Answer:
It is obligatory to destroy these books. It is obligatory to destroy these books and not leave them in your library so that someone reads them, or so that you are tempted by them, or so that one of the ignorant among your sons and daughters, or one of your visitors, reads them. It is obligatory for you to gather them and destroy them so that you are safe from their evil.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-079-قنوات السحر|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (44:27)
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