On the ruling regarding printing books and treatises that contain narrations of jurisprudential opinions not supported by evidence for them?
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The questioner : Certainly, a question; with our great respect for our teacher Abu Malik, regarding the small books that are printed, small treatises... "Irsad al-Sari... al-Bukhari," I was actually faced with a question from someone in the office; he said, "My brother, are there evidences that point to and confirm this talk written in a book?" I told him, "Of course, there are evidences from the Sunnah. I believe they are not written in a book, meaning, so this treatise that is composed by someone has no evidences for it; meaning, do you encourage it, or is it required that every matter must be supported by evidence at least."
The Shaykh : In a marginal note.
Another questioner : He is narrating Abu Malik. I do not want to review the evidences; he narrated the introduction.
The questioner : He narrated to me Abu Malik, but I am speaking from a general perspective, meaning; is it printed - for example - ...?
The Shaykh : Correct, by Allah, we do not recommend that a book be written and jurisprudential matters be presented in it without being accompanied by their legal evidences, especially when these opinions contradict what the majority of Muslims are upon today; because in truth, we feel that confronting the society and the current that is dominated by sectarian rigidity and blind following, while confronting the current with the fleets of evidence from the Book and the Sunnah, they still do not respond. So, a fortiori, when you present your opinion, even if you are - for example - an imam among their imams, but not everyone believes in your imamate; therefore, it is necessary that every issue be accompanied by its evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. And upon this, we have proceeded in our books "Rulings on Funerals" and "Etiquettes of the Wedding," and so on, "The Description of Prayer," all of which are hadiths, meaning, I rarely mention an opinion except at the bottom in a marginal note.
Yes.
The Shaykh : In a marginal note.
Another questioner : He is narrating Abu Malik. I do not want to review the evidences; he narrated the introduction.
The questioner : He narrated to me Abu Malik, but I am speaking from a general perspective, meaning; is it printed - for example - ...?
The Shaykh : Correct, by Allah, we do not recommend that a book be written and jurisprudential matters be presented in it without being accompanied by their legal evidences, especially when these opinions contradict what the majority of Muslims are upon today; because in truth, we feel that confronting the society and the current that is dominated by sectarian rigidity and blind following, while confronting the current with the fleets of evidence from the Book and the Sunnah, they still do not respond. So, a fortiori, when you present your opinion, even if you are - for example - an imam among their imams, but not everyone believes in your imamate; therefore, it is necessary that every issue be accompanied by its evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. And upon this, we have proceeded in our books "Rulings on Funerals" and "Etiquettes of the Wedding," and so on, "The Description of Prayer," all of which are hadiths, meaning, I rarely mention an opinion except at the bottom in a marginal note.
Yes.
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