The Ruling on the Book of Idols by al-Kalbi
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is your opinion of a book titled *The Idols* by an author named al-Kalbi?
Answer:
It is well known. This book mentions the locations of the idols and how they were worshipped, from the perspective of knowledge about them and knowing their locations. This is a matter of knowledge and history; it is knowledge and history. It is not a matter of exalting them. It did not mention anything about them being such and such, but rather it mentioned their locations and the tribes that worshipped them, purely from the perspective of history. Therefore, it is a beneficial book on its subject.
Honorable Shaykh, what is your opinion of a book titled *The Idols* by an author named al-Kalbi?
Answer:
It is well known. This book mentions the locations of the idols and how they were worshipped, from the perspective of knowledge about them and knowing their locations. This is a matter of knowledge and history; it is knowledge and history. It is not a matter of exalting them. It did not mention anything about them being such and such, but rather it mentioned their locations and the tribes that worshipped them, purely from the perspective of history. Therefore, it is a beneficial book on its subject.
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