The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)
said, "Verily the children of Israaeel were destroyed when they started
story telling"
Shaykh Alalbani said: Said(Ibn Atheer)in An-nihaya:
Meaning
they relied upon speech and left off actions. So that was the reason
for their destruction. Or vice versa; When they left off actions they
were destroyed and then turned to story telling.
So
I (Al-Albani) say: It is possible to say that the reason for their
destruction was the importance their preachers gave to story telling and
tales and not to fiqh or beneficial knowledge through which people know
their religion, what would have carried them towards righteous actions.
So when they did that they were destroyed. So this is the case of many
of the story tellers of our era. Those whose speech revolves around
Judeo-Christian traditions, heart softeners and sayings of the soofis.
And Allah's safety is sought.
[As-silsilah As-saheehah 4/246]
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