Is it permissible to read books that contain doubts without reading the scholars' responses to them?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to read books that contain doubts, which the scholars have already responded to, but I read these books before reading the response to them?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible to read them in isolation; you must read the response to them. You must read the response to them; otherwise, if you read them in isolation, they may settle in your mind and you may think they are the truth. Yes.
The questioner:
But.
The Shaykh:
If you avoid them entirely, that is better for you. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to read books that contain doubts, which the scholars have already responded to, but I read these books before reading the response to them?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible to read them in isolation; you must read the response to them. You must read the response to them; otherwise, if you read them in isolation, they may settle in your mind and you may think they are the truth. Yes.
The questioner:
But.
The Shaykh:
If you avoid them entirely, that is better for you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [265 -308] هل يجوز قراءة الكتب التي تحتوي على شبهات دون قراءة ردود العلماء عليها؟ — youtube.com
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