Explanation of the Book of Songs by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
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The Shaykh:
It contains, before the Sunan, authentic collections such as Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, Sahih al-Hakim, and Sahih Abu Hatim al-Busti. They say that after the two Sahihs comes Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah. Yes, Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah comes after the two Sahihs.
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 blameworthy. And the author is also a Shi'i. Ibn 'Abd Rabbih, this one is a Shi'i. His book, no, it is not by Ibn...
The questioner:
We left in Safar.
The Shaykh:
That is Ibn 'Abd Rabbih's book, not this one. So his book, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, is also a Shi'i. And he brings things in his book that are not good. Yes. But generally, it is a book of literature. It is not a book of religion. Yes.
It contains, before the Sunan, authentic collections such as Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, Sahih al-Hakim, and Sahih Abu Hatim al-Busti. They say that after the two Sahihs comes Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah. Yes, Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah comes after the two Sahihs.
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 blameworthy. And the author is also a Shi'i. Ibn 'Abd Rabbih, this one is a Shi'i. His book, no, it is not by Ibn...
The questioner:
We left in Safar.
The Shaykh:
That is Ibn 'Abd Rabbih's book, not this one. So his book, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, is also a Shi'i. And he brings things in his book that are not good. Yes. But generally, it is a book of literature. It is not a book of religion. Yes.
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