The ruling on reading the book *Sayd al-Khatir*
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
He has another question about the book *Sayd al-Khatir*. He says, "I am reading it. What is the Shaykh's opinion on that?"
Answer:
This book contains both good and bad content; it is a mixed book. If you have insight into the knowledge and can distinguish the authentic from the inauthentic, then read it. But if you do not know the authentic from the inauthentic, avoid it and stay away from it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
He has another question about the book *Sayd al-Khatir*. He says, "I am reading it. What is the Shaykh's opinion on that?"
Answer:
This book contains both good and bad content; it is a mixed book. If you have insight into the knowledge and can distinguish the authentic from the inauthentic, then read it. But if you do not know the authentic from the inauthentic, avoid it and stay away from it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/034 — archive.org (10:26)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.