Does the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) statement, "I will write for you a book," imply that he was skilled in writing?
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Question:
He says: Is it not in the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Shall I write for you a book,” a proof that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was skilled in writing?
Answer:
No, my brother. "I will write for you a book" means I command the scribe to write. So if he dictated to him, it is as if he wrote it. Yes. The Messenger would have the scribe present and dictate to him; he would have 'Ali ibn Abi Talib present, he would have Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan present, he would have the scribes present, and he would command them to write. Yes.
He says: Is it not in the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Shall I write for you a book,” a proof that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was skilled in writing?
Answer:
No, my brother. "I will write for you a book" means I command the scribe to write. So if he dictated to him, it is as if he wrote it. Yes. The Messenger would have the scribe present and dictate to him; he would have 'Ali ibn Abi Talib present, he would have Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan present, he would have the scribes present, and he would command them to write. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يفهم من قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم «أكتب لكم كتابا» أنه كان يجيد الكتابة؟ — youtube.com
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