Guidance on some books that narrate the virtues of the surahs
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Question:
There are many books that narrate hadiths and claim that they are from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), mentioning the virtues of some surahs, such as the surahs mentioned by the questioner. What is your opinion, Your Eminence the Shaykh, regarding such books?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the student of knowledge to distinguish the authentic from the weak. If he compiles a book, he must clarify this. It is not acceptable for him to mention both the worthless and the valuable, the authentic and the weak, without clarification. Clarification is necessary because the general public do not know the authentic from the defective. Therefore, the author must be careful in his collection, clarify the authentic, and leave out the weak, so that the believer benefits from his book, gains profit from it, and is spared the fatigue of dealing with weak narrations.
The point is: It is obligatory for the student of knowledge—rather, it is prescribed for him, not obligatory, but prescribed—that he pay attention to the authentic so that the general public are on clear ground, and he does not present them with both weak and authentic narrations, for they cannot distinguish between them. However, the majority of the scholars of knowledge have stated that it is permissible to mention weak narrations for the purpose of encouraging good and warning against evil, as the author of al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, al-Mundhiri (may Allah have mercy on him), did. He mentioned a number of hadiths of encouragement and warning based on this principle, that it is in the category of encouraging good and warning against evil. Other scholars of knowledge, such as the author of Bulugh al-Maram, al-Muntaqa, and others, have mentioned weak hadiths for the benefit of knowing them, or so that the student of knowledge can combine them with others that strengthen them.
The conclusion is: It is recommended for one who compiles a book to clarify the authentic, especially books that explain the specific virtues of some surahs, or the specific virtues of some dhikr. He should clarify that they are authentic, established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said such and such about such and such, so that the reader of the book is on clear ground. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
There are many books that narrate hadiths and claim that they are from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), mentioning the virtues of some surahs, such as the surahs mentioned by the questioner. What is your opinion, Your Eminence the Shaykh, regarding such books?
Answer:
It is obligatory for the student of knowledge to distinguish the authentic from the weak. If he compiles a book, he must clarify this. It is not acceptable for him to mention both the worthless and the valuable, the authentic and the weak, without clarification. Clarification is necessary because the general public do not know the authentic from the defective. Therefore, the author must be careful in his collection, clarify the authentic, and leave out the weak, so that the believer benefits from his book, gains profit from it, and is spared the fatigue of dealing with weak narrations.
The point is: It is obligatory for the student of knowledge—rather, it is prescribed for him, not obligatory, but prescribed—that he pay attention to the authentic so that the general public are on clear ground, and he does not present them with both weak and authentic narrations, for they cannot distinguish between them. However, the majority of the scholars of knowledge have stated that it is permissible to mention weak narrations for the purpose of encouraging good and warning against evil, as the author of al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, al-Mundhiri (may Allah have mercy on him), did. He mentioned a number of hadiths of encouragement and warning based on this principle, that it is in the category of encouraging good and warning against evil. Other scholars of knowledge, such as the author of Bulugh al-Maram, al-Muntaqa, and others, have mentioned weak hadiths for the benefit of knowing them, or so that the student of knowledge can combine them with others that strengthen them.
The conclusion is: It is recommended for one who compiles a book to clarify the authentic, especially books that explain the specific virtues of some surahs, or the specific virtues of some dhikr. He should clarify that they are authentic, established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said such and such about such and such, so that the reader of the book is on clear ground. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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