Giving a disbeliever books containing verses and hadiths for the purpose of da'wah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned last night that it is not permissible to give a disbeliever books containing verses and hadiths for the sake of da'wah, lest they be disrespected because he does not know their value. However, we have no way to call them to Islam except by giving them such books. What is your opinion?
Answer:
If the books contain many verses and hadiths that make up the majority, do not give them to him. But if they contain speech that is not hadith or verse, and perhaps only a little of a verse or a rare, small amount of hadith, then there is no harm in that. The ruling is based on the majority. If the majority consists of verses and hadiths, they are not to be given to them. If the majority consists of other than verses and hadiths, and there is benefit in it, they may give them.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned last night that it is not permissible to give a disbeliever books containing verses and hadiths for the sake of da'wah, lest they be disrespected because he does not know their value. However, we have no way to call them to Islam except by giving them such books. What is your opinion?
Answer:
If the books contain many verses and hadiths that make up the majority, do not give them to him. But if they contain speech that is not hadith or verse, and perhaps only a little of a verse or a rare, small amount of hadith, then there is no harm in that. The ruling is based on the majority. If the majority consists of verses and hadiths, they are not to be given to them. If the majority consists of other than verses and hadiths, and there is benefit in it, they may give them.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [36] — alfawzan.live (1:07:13)
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