Reading the Books of Islamic Thinkers
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people encourage reading the intellectual books of those who are called Islamic thinkers. Do you advise us to read them?
Answer:
No, we do not advise you to read them. Read the scholarly books that contain knowledge, jurisprudence, language, and benefit. As for the intellectual books, a person does not rely on them. If he reads them merely for information and does not rely on them as knowledge, there is no harm. But if he relies on them as scholarly books and dispenses with the books of knowledge, that is not permissible. He is not a scholar. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people encourage reading the intellectual books of those who are called Islamic thinkers. Do you advise us to read them?
Answer:
No, we do not advise you to read them. Read the scholarly books that contain knowledge, jurisprudence, language, and benefit. As for the intellectual books, a person does not rely on them. If he reads them merely for information and does not rely on them as knowledge, there is no harm. But if he relies on them as scholarly books and dispenses with the books of knowledge, that is not permissible. He is not a scholar. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [58] — alfawzan.live (1:15:46)
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