The Difference Between the Author and the Editor
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Question:
He says: What is the difference, Shaykh, between the author and the editor of a book?
Answer:
The author is the one who compiled the book, organized it, and perfected it. As for the editor, he is the one who verifies the text, the text of the book, the author's text; he verifies it and traces it to its sources. This is the editor, so that the book is produced in a correct form. Yes.
He says: What is the difference, Shaykh, between the author and the editor of a book?
Answer:
The author is the one who compiled the book, organized it, and perfected it. As for the editor, he is the one who verifies the text, the text of the book, the author's text; he verifies it and traces it to its sources. This is the editor, so that the book is produced in a correct form. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/118 — archive.org (10:52)
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