Books of Biographies of Scholars and Companions
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The questioner:
And the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: They forbade them from being believers in the books that narrate the poetry of these renowned figures and scholars.
The Shaykh:
Al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya covers much, as does Sirr A'lam al-Nubala by Imam al-Dhahabi. Regarding the Companions, al-Ibsat contains what occurred in the biographies of the Companions. Al-Is'ti'ab is a work by Ibn 'Abd al-Barr on the Companions. And al-Ghabat fi Tarajim al-Sahaba by Ibn al-Athir contains biographies of the Companions. As for general biographies, they are like what I mentioned to you: al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya by Ibn Kathir, and Sirr A'lam al-Nubala by al-Dhahabi, or others. Yes.
And the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: They forbade them from being believers in the books that narrate the poetry of these renowned figures and scholars.
The Shaykh:
Al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya covers much, as does Sirr A'lam al-Nubala by Imam al-Dhahabi. Regarding the Companions, al-Ibsat contains what occurred in the biographies of the Companions. Al-Is'ti'ab is a work by Ibn 'Abd al-Barr on the Companions. And al-Ghabat fi Tarajim al-Sahaba by Ibn al-Athir contains biographies of the Companions. As for general biographies, they are like what I mentioned to you: al-Bidaya wa al-Nihaya by Ibn Kathir, and Sirr A'lam al-Nubala by al-Dhahabi, or others. Yes.
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شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ الشرح القديم ]، بداية من قوله : ويدعون إلى مكارم الأخلاق ومحاسن الأعمال — islamhouse.com (1:21:30)
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