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 : Naturally, with our great respect for our teacher Abu Malik, regarding the books of al-Saghir and the treatises of al-Saghir... I actually found a question from before, my brother, in which there is evidence that increases the certainty of this narration in a book. It is certainly in a book of the Sunnah, not written in a book, meaning this treatise is composed by a person... Is it encouraged? It is a matter that must be supported by evidence, at least.
Another questioner: Abu Malik, I do not want to review the evidence; he is narrating the introduction.
The questioner : He narrated it to me, Abu Malik, but I am speaking from a general perspective, meaning, does it exclude, for example...
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, we do not recommend that a book be written in which jurisprudential matters are presented without being accompanied by their Sharia evidence, especially when these opinions contradict what the majority of Muslims are upon today. In truth, we feel that confronting the society and the current that is dominated by sectarian rigidity and blind following, while facing that current with the full force of evidence from the Book and the Sunnah, they still do not respond. Therefore, it is even more necessary when you present your opinion, even if you are, for example, an imam among their imams, but not everyone trusts your imamate. And for this reason, it is obligatory that every issue be accompanied by its evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. And on this basis, we have proceeded in our books regarding the rulings of funerals, the etiquettes of weddings, and so on. The description of the prayer is all hadiths; I rarely mention an opinion except in the footnote at the bottom. Yes.
Another questioner: Abu Malik, I do not want to review the evidence; he is narrating the introduction.
The questioner : He narrated it to me, Abu Malik, but I am speaking from a general perspective, meaning, does it exclude, for example...
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, we do not recommend that a book be written in which jurisprudential matters are presented without being accompanied by their Sharia evidence, especially when these opinions contradict what the majority of Muslims are upon today. In truth, we feel that confronting the society and the current that is dominated by sectarian rigidity and blind following, while facing that current with the full force of evidence from the Book and the Sunnah, they still do not respond. Therefore, it is even more necessary when you present your opinion, even if you are, for example, an imam among their imams, but not everyone trusts your imamate. And for this reason, it is obligatory that every issue be accompanied by its evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. And on this basis, we have proceeded in our books regarding the rulings of funerals, the etiquettes of weddings, and so on. The description of the prayer is all hadiths; I rarely mention an opinion except in the footnote at the bottom. Yes.