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The
ruling regarding Sayyid Saabiq's "Fiqh as-Sunnah"
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Question: What is your opinion regarding the book "Fiqh
as-Sunnah" of Sayyid Saabiq?
Response:
No doubt it is from amongst the good books, because of the
many issues it mentions with evidence. However, it is not
free from errors; And as Ibn Rajab (rahima-hullaah)
said in the introduction to the book, "al-Qawaa.id al-Fiqhiyyah":
'Allaah
has refused to protect any book (from errors) other than His
Book, however, the one who is fair is the one who overlooks
the few mistakes of a man for the majority of his correctness.'
So, there
is no doubt that this book is beneficial. However, I do not
advise anyone to refer to it except a student of knowledge
who is able to differentiate between that which is authentic
and that which is weak, as there are many weak issues (in
the book).
From
amongst these is the opinion that Salaatut-Tasbeeh is mustahab
(recommended). However, Shaykh
al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahima-hullaah)
says regarding it, that it's hadeeth
is a forgery. And he said, indeed none of the Imaams declared
it to be mustahab and when Imaam Ahmad was asked about it,
he brushed his hand (as if to remove dust) as if to imply
his detesting this.
Shaykh
Ibn 'Uthaymeen
Kitaabul-'Ilm - Page 138, Question No.36
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