Scholarly books in the possession of an uneducated person and giving them to those who benefit from them
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am an elderly man, and my mother cannot read or write. I have Islamic scholarly books in my house, but I do not read them because I do not know how to read. Am I sinful for leaving them in my house, or is it obligatory for me to take them out to the people so they can benefit from them?
Answer:
No, you are not sinful for keeping them with you. However, it is better and more virtuous for you to give them to someone who will benefit from them or place them in a public library where people can read them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am an elderly man, and my mother cannot read or write. I have Islamic scholarly books in my house, but I do not read them because I do not know how to read. Am I sinful for leaving them in my house, or is it obligatory for me to take them out to the people so they can benefit from them?
Answer:
No, you are not sinful for keeping them with you. However, it is better and more virtuous for you to give them to someone who will benefit from them or place them in a public library where people can read them. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 04-11-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (1:10:03)
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