The Opinion on the Book *Sayd al-Khatir*
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Question:
Just turn the television down a little, 'Awad. Shaykh, please lower the volume of the television a bit, because there is interference between us and you. Please proceed. All right, Honorable Shaykh, this person is inquiring of you about the book *Sayd al-Khatir*; what is your opinion of it?
Answer:
The book *Sayd al-Khatir* by Imam Ibn al-Jawzi (may Allah have mercy on him) contains good things and great benefits, but it also contains matters for which Ibn al-Jawzi is criticized. It includes things in matters of creed with which one does not agree. Therefore, a student of knowledge who understands and is proficient in the science benefits from this book; he takes from it what is good and leaves what is in disagreement. As for the layperson and the beginner in seeking knowledge, he should not read it so that the other words do not affect him. Yes.
Just turn the television down a little, 'Awad. Shaykh, please lower the volume of the television a bit, because there is interference between us and you. Please proceed. All right, Honorable Shaykh, this person is inquiring of you about the book *Sayd al-Khatir*; what is your opinion of it?
Answer:
The book *Sayd al-Khatir* by Imam Ibn al-Jawzi (may Allah have mercy on him) contains good things and great benefits, but it also contains matters for which Ibn al-Jawzi is criticized. It includes things in matters of creed with which one does not agree. Therefore, a student of knowledge who understands and is proficient in the science benefits from this book; he takes from it what is good and leaves what is in disagreement. As for the layperson and the beginner in seeking knowledge, he should not read it so that the other words do not affect him. Yes.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 10-08-1434هـ مع معالي الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com (35:43)
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