How do we reconcile the hadith: (Narrate from the Children of Israel, there is no harm) with the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibition of 'Umar from reading the scroll?
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The questioner : Al-Albani.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah in all circumstances.
The questioner : May Allah keep you well.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : I cannot hear the voice, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The voice is not reaching us.
The Shaykh : I am saying the voice is faint.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : We want to ask you, Shaykh, regarding a hadith reported from the Messenger - peace and blessings be upon him - :Sunan Abi Dawud 3662Sahih (Al-Albani) Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Shaykh, you have not finished, complete your statement, may Allah reward you.
The questionerJami` at-Tirmidhi 2669Sahih (Darussalam) , and the prohibition was reported from the Messenger - peace and blessings be upon him - when he saw the scroll in the hand of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab - may Allah be pleased with him - and he said: I do not know.
The Shaykh : Are you playing around?
The questioner : By Allah, I brought it to you white and pure, so how do we reconcile this prohibition with the command reported regarding narrating from the Children of Israel?
The Shaykh : Narrating from the Children of Israel is one thing, and the general concern of Muslims with the Torah and the Gospel is another.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you understand me?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, I understood, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the answer.
The questioner : For example, the one who looks at the Torah and the Gospel, there are regulations in the Shari'ah that he must be committed to the creed.
The Shaykh : That he is not just committed, but that he is a scholar.
The questioner : ... falls into the pitfalls into which the Christians fell, upon them be the anger of Allah - Glorified and Exalted is He.
The Shaykh : Yes, he should be a scholar.
The questioner : Shaykh, we ask Allah - Glorified and Exalted is He - that we be upon the correct Salafi creed.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : What are the books, Shaykh, in the creed that you advise us to acquire, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Now, may Allah reward you, my voice is not helping me, so look to the left.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The Shaykh : No, you must understand this point well, as long as you are an imam, not every issue has evidence that all people agree on understanding.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I understand, but understand what I am saying, may Allah reward you.
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : I am repeating it to your ears, so I say not every issue is understood by every person regarding its evidence, did you understand me.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah in all circumstances.
The questioner : May Allah keep you well.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : I cannot hear the voice, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The voice is not reaching us.
The Shaykh : I am saying the voice is faint.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : We want to ask you, Shaykh, regarding a hadith reported from the Messenger - peace and blessings be upon him - :
relate traditions from the children of Isra'il; there is no harm.
حدِّثوا عن بني إسرائيل ولا حرجThe Shaykh : Shaykh, you have not finished, complete your statement, may Allah reward you.
The questioner
and narrate from the Children of Isra'il, and there is no harm, And whoever lies upon me purposely, then let him take his seat in the Fire.
حدِّثوا عن بني إسرائيل ولا حرج ، ومَن كَذَبَ عليَّ متعمِّدًا فليتبوَّأْ مقعده من النارAre you playing around, O Ibn al-Khattab?
أمتهوِّكون يا ابن الخطاب ؟The Shaykh : Are you playing around?
The questioner : By Allah, I brought it to you white and pure, so how do we reconcile this prohibition with the command reported regarding narrating from the Children of Israel?
The Shaykh : Narrating from the Children of Israel is one thing, and the general concern of Muslims with the Torah and the Gospel is another.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you understand me?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, I understood, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the answer.
The questioner : For example, the one who looks at the Torah and the Gospel, there are regulations in the Shari'ah that he must be committed to the creed.
The Shaykh : That he is not just committed, but that he is a scholar.
The questioner : ... falls into the pitfalls into which the Christians fell, upon them be the anger of Allah - Glorified and Exalted is He.
The Shaykh : Yes, he should be a scholar.
The questioner : Shaykh, we ask Allah - Glorified and Exalted is He - that we be upon the correct Salafi creed.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : What are the books, Shaykh, in the creed that you advise us to acquire, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Now, may Allah reward you, my voice is not helping me, so look to the left.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The Shaykh : No, you must understand this point well, as long as you are an imam, not every issue has evidence that all people agree on understanding.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I understand, but understand what I am saying, may Allah reward you.
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : I am repeating it to your ears, so I say not every issue is understood by every person regarding its evidence, did you understand me.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills, peace be upon you.
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