Is the book *Al-Rahiq al-Makhtum* a comprehensive and inclusive account of the biography of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is the book *Al-Rahiq al-Makhtum* a comprehensive and inclusive account of the biography of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, I have not read it, but people praise it and say that its author (may Allah have mercy on him) won a prize for it. It is concise; it is considered one of the concise works on the biography. Yes.
The questioner:
And in the rest of his question, he asks: Why do you recommend a concise book on the biography of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
The book you are reading, *Mukhtasar al-Muwaqqi'*, is a concise work on the biography. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is the book *Al-Rahiq al-Makhtum* a comprehensive and inclusive account of the biography of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, I have not read it, but people praise it and say that its author (may Allah have mercy on him) won a prize for it. It is concise; it is considered one of the concise works on the biography. Yes.
The questioner:
And in the rest of his question, he asks: Why do you recommend a concise book on the biography of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
The book you are reading, *Mukhtasar al-Muwaqqi'*, is a concise work on the biography. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2450] هل كتاب الرحيق المختوم جامع وشامل لسيرة النبي ﷺ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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