What is your opinion on these two books, Sayd al-Khatir and al-Tadhkirah?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on reading the book Sayd al-Khatir by Ibn al-Jawzi (may Allah have mercy on him), and likewise the book al-Tadhkirah by al-Qurtubi (may Allah have mercy on him)?
Answer:
The book Sayd al-Khatir by Ibn al-Jawzi (may Allah have mercy on him) contains benefits; it contains many benefits, but it also contains many errors in 'aqidah (creed). It contains many errors in 'aqidah. Therefore, it should not be read except by a student of knowledge who is well-established and can distinguish error from truth, so that he may benefit from the benefits it contains and avoid the errors in it. As for the one who does not know and does not recognize the errors, it is not permissible for him to read it. As for the book al-Tadhkirah by al-Qurtubi, I do not know of anything in it that prevents its reading, because it deals with matters of the Hereafter and what occurs in the abode of the Hereafter. It contains reminders and admonition. Yes, like the book Ahwal al-Qubur by Ibn Rajab. They are all for admonition, and I do not know that they contain things that prevent their reading. Yes.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on reading the book Sayd al-Khatir by Ibn al-Jawzi (may Allah have mercy on him), and likewise the book al-Tadhkirah by al-Qurtubi (may Allah have mercy on him)?
Answer:
The book Sayd al-Khatir by Ibn al-Jawzi (may Allah have mercy on him) contains benefits; it contains many benefits, but it also contains many errors in 'aqidah (creed). It contains many errors in 'aqidah. Therefore, it should not be read except by a student of knowledge who is well-established and can distinguish error from truth, so that he may benefit from the benefits it contains and avoid the errors in it. As for the one who does not know and does not recognize the errors, it is not permissible for him to read it. As for the book al-Tadhkirah by al-Qurtubi, I do not know of anything in it that prevents its reading, because it deals with matters of the Hereafter and what occurs in the abode of the Hereafter. It contains reminders and admonition. Yes, like the book Ahwal al-Qubur by Ibn Rajab. They are all for admonition, and I do not know that they contain things that prevent their reading. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما رأيكم في هذين الكتابين صيد الخاطر والتذكرة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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