The wisdom of teaching al-Safarini's poetry despite the objections raised against it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the wisdom behind scholars continuing to teach al-Safarini’s poem, given that there are observations regarding it, and other sound texts exist that are free from such observations, such as al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah and others?
Answer:
Because this creed is comprehensive and broad, and it contains much good. The observations regarding it are few, praise be to Allah. So we benefit from the knowledge contained in it, and we point out some of the words in it that are subject to criticism, meaning we refrain from them and leave them aside. No, it contains abundant knowledge and much good, from which we benefit. Our scholars still read it, teach it, and memorize it, and they do not deprive themselves and their students of it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the wisdom behind scholars continuing to teach al-Safarini’s poem, given that there are observations regarding it, and other sound texts exist that are free from such observations, such as al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah and others?
Answer:
Because this creed is comprehensive and broad, and it contains much good. The observations regarding it are few, praise be to Allah. So we benefit from the knowledge contained in it, and we point out some of the words in it that are subject to criticism, meaning we refrain from them and leave them aside. No, it contains abundant knowledge and much good, from which we benefit. Our scholars still read it, teach it, and memorize it, and they do not deprive themselves and their students of it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 11 — youtube.com (17:39)
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