Back to search
The question

How can the history of the Companions, the biography of the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—and his hadiths be studied without falling into fabricated and fictional stories, while maintaining heartfelt belief in everything the Prophet—may God’s prayers and peace be upon him—brought?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

Books of history and biography are important and beneficial, but they combine the authentic with the weak and the denounced, as Al-Hafiz Al-Iraqi said. One can refer to books of history and biography by modern authors or those concerned with , such as "Al-Bidayah wa Al-Nihayah" by Ibn Kathir and "Tarikh al-Islam" by Al-Dhahabi. There are also contemporary books on authentic Sīrah, such as "Al-Sīrah Al-Nabawiyyah Al-Sahihah" by Dr. Akram Diya Al-Omari and " Al-Sīrah" by Sheikh Al-Albani. To seek religious knowledge, it must be taken from scholars who nurture people and gradually teach them the Qur'an and , and who teach them to distinguish between the authentic and the infirm.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Where this answer came from
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
185411
Imported
Translation status
Source text, unreviewed
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy