The ruling on preachers telling fabricated stories
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Question:
He says: Is what some preachers do in delivering lectures and frequently narrating stories the very thing the Salaf (the earliest generations) warned against and forbade, given that a third of the Qur'an consists of stories?
Answer:
The authentic stories are not valid, so "tell the stories so that they may remember." The authentic, established stories in the Qur'an and the Sunnah are what is beneficial and what is remembered. As for stories that contain lies and weak chains of narration, they are not to be heeded or disseminated. This is what the Companions and those who came after them warned against regarding storytellers, because they rely on fabricated stories or weak stories that are not established, while leaving aside the authentic stories from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
He says: Is what some preachers do in delivering lectures and frequently narrating stories the very thing the Salaf (the earliest generations) warned against and forbade, given that a third of the Qur'an consists of stories?
Answer:
The authentic stories are not valid, so "tell the stories so that they may remember." The authentic, established stories in the Qur'an and the Sunnah are what is beneficial and what is remembered. As for stories that contain lies and weak chains of narration, they are not to be heeded or disseminated. This is what the Companions and those who came after them warned against regarding storytellers, because they rely on fabricated stories or weak stories that are not established, while leaving aside the authentic stories from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
الفوزان - أسباب الفجوة بين كبار العلماء والصحوة (فتاوى) — archive.org (1:05:32)
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