One of the Reasons for the Destruction of the Jews

One of the Reasons for the Destruction of the Jews

Verily the children of Israaeel were Destroyed when they Started Story Telling

The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) said,

“Verily the children of Israaeel were destroyed when they started story telling”

Shaykh Al-albani said: Said (Ibn Kathir) 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]

Translated by Shafqath Hussain.
Checked by Nadeem Ahsan Shah.