The Ruling on Bequeathing the Reading of Books by Callers to Misguidance
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is your opinion of one who claims tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and bequeaths the reading of books by callers to misguidance?
Answer:
Is it in the books that he bequeaths for reading? If he bequeaths their reading to know the falsehood contained in them, in order to summarize the refutation of it, there is no harm, provided that the one who reads is firm and a scholar who knows the truth from the falsehood. But if he bequeaths their reading because he approves of materialism, then he is a caller to misguidance, may Allah protect us from that, and it is not permissible to obey him, nor
Honorable Shaykh, what is your opinion of one who claims tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and bequeaths the reading of books by callers to misguidance?
Answer:
Is it in the books that he bequeaths for reading? If he bequeaths their reading to know the falsehood contained in them, in order to summarize the refutation of it, there is no harm, provided that the one who reads is firm and a scholar who knows the truth from the falsehood. But if he bequeaths their reading because he approves of materialism, then he is a caller to misguidance, may Allah protect us from that, and it is not permissible to obey him, nor
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