The Argument of Abu Bakr’s Wager with the Polytheists
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is wagering permissible based on the action of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) with the polytheists?
The Shaykh:
It is not authentic.
The questioner:
This is what is authentic in the beginning of Surat al-Rum, as mentioned by Ibn Kathir.
The Shaykh:
This is it, but there is a criticism of the chain of narration, and it is not authentic. If it were authentic, it would be evidence. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is wagering permissible based on the action of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) with the polytheists?
The Shaykh:
It is not authentic.
The questioner:
This is what is authentic in the beginning of Surat al-Rum, as mentioned by Ibn Kathir.
The Shaykh:
This is it, but there is a criticism of the chain of narration, and it is not authentic. If it were authentic, it would be evidence. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 063 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / البيع / الإجارة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:13:53)
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