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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Teaching religion to those who learn it from translated books

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Question:
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on a man who does not know Arabic and learns religion from translated books? He asks: Is it permissible for him to teach people their religion?

Answer:
No, he cannot teach them about Allah unless he knows the language of the Book and the Sunnah, which is clear Arabic.
Source فتح المجيد شرح كتاب التوحيد-08-03-1441هـ — alfawzan.live (1:05:13)

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