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layout: post
title: "Ruling on book entitled: 'Al-Mustatraf'"
publisher: "alsalafiyyah@icloud.com"
source: "Fatawa Al-Lajnah Al-Da'imah of KSA no. 21561-3"
category: [books, knowledge]
hijri: Dhul-Hijjah 8, 1441 AH
lang: en
note: true
excerpt: "The book entitled 'Al-Mustatraf' includes good and bad information. Therefore, one should not rely on it either regarding knowledge or religion."
muftis:
  chairman: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Aal Al-Shaykh
      url: /biography/abdulaziz/
  members:
    - name: Shaykh Abdullah Ibn Ghudayyan
      url: /biography/ghudayyan/
    - name: Shaykh Salih Fawzan
      url: /biography/fawzan/
    - name: Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd
      url: /biography/bakr/
---

Question: 

What is your opinion regarding the book entitled "Al-Mustatraf", Is it useful?

Answer:

"Al-Mustatraf" includes good and bad information. Therefore, one should not rely on it either regarding knowledge or religion. Muslims should not waste their time reading unless it will benefit their Din (religion) and worldly affairs.