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Reading Fiction Novels
Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum
Respected ‘Ulama
What is the status of reading fiction novels? I am enquiring regarding general fiction novels, not novels about magic.
Answer:
Bismihi Ta‘ala
Wa ‘alaikumus salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh
Respected Sister in Islam
While fiction novels may appear to be fine and in fact “innocent”, they are among the major contributors towards the breakdown of hayaa.
Novels have been responsible for indoctrinating various heretical thoughts and ideas …
Delivered from the Brink of Destruction
Abu Burdah (rahimahullah) once mentioned:
When my father, Sayyiduna Abu Moosa Ash‘ari (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was close to passing away, he said to me, “O my beloved son! Always remember the incident of the man and the bread.”
Sayyiduna Abu Moosa Ash‘ari (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) then narrated the incident:
Once, there was a man who lived in a monastery for seventy years, engaged in the worship of Allah Ta‘ala. He would only emerge from this monastery on a Sunday.
The Art of Deduction
On the surface, all they saw was a footprint. However, to the trained eye, it represented far more. The tracker squatted next to the footprint and began his deductions, “This is the spoor (trail) of a kudu. These prints are quite fresh – not even two hours old. It will be at least three years old and its front right leg is injured.”
What seemed to be ‘magic’ was actually the art of deduction. Scrutinizing the depth of the footprints …
