The Ruling on the Book al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya
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Question:
We are concluding this session with a few questions from one of the brothers regarding his inquiry about certain books. He says: The book al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya, what do you see in it, Honorable Shaykh? And what does this book discuss?
Answer:
This book is a history book by Imam Ibn Kathir; it is a history book. It is a useful and reliable book, yes.
We are concluding this session with a few questions from one of the brothers regarding his inquiry about certain books. He says: The book al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya, what do you see in it, Honorable Shaykh? And what does this book discuss?
Answer:
This book is a history book by Imam Ibn Kathir; it is a history book. It is a useful and reliable book, yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/128 — archive.org (12:46)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.