Reading the book *A Period of History* and reading books of history
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Do you advise us to read a book titled *A Period of History*?
The Shaykh:
I do not know about it; I have not seen it. However, the general rule regarding modern books is that their writings are not free from errors, whether intentional or unintentional. History is a serious matter because it is subject to slander, lies, and personal biases.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I was blessed
Another questioner:
with a son.
The Shaykh:
Therefore, al-Qahthani says in his *Nuniyyah*: “Do not accept from the histories whatever the narrators have transmitted or whatever every pen has written.” Do not accept from the histories, meaning whatever you find in them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Do you advise us to read a book titled *A Period of History*?
The Shaykh:
I do not know about it; I have not seen it. However, the general rule regarding modern books is that their writings are not free from errors, whether intentional or unintentional. History is a serious matter because it is subject to slander, lies, and personal biases.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I was blessed
Another questioner:
with a son.
The Shaykh:
Therefore, al-Qahthani says in his *Nuniyyah*: “Do not accept from the histories whatever the narrators have transmitted or whatever every pen has written.” Do not accept from the histories, meaning whatever you find in them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
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