The Ruling on Reading the Books of the People of Innovation to Benefit from Them
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Question:
And likewise, may Allah preserve you, this is another question. He says: What is the ruling on the one who says, “I read the books of the people of innovation to take the benefit from them and leave the errors in them”?
Answer:
And are you infallible, meaning? Evil ideas are promoted to you, and you believe them to be correct, and they are disguised to you. Yes.
And likewise, may Allah preserve you, this is another question. He says: What is the ruling on the one who says, “I read the books of the people of innovation to take the benefit from them and leave the errors in them”?
Answer:
And are you infallible, meaning? Evil ideas are promoted to you, and you believe them to be correct, and they are disguised to you. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وكذلك كان أساطينهم ومتقدموهم العارفون فيهم معظمين للرسل والشرائع — islamhouse.com (50:32)
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