On the contrary other ...

On the contrary other , like Abu Huraira and Abdullah Ibn Amr Al-Aas reported that the Messenger of God said : Take from the Israelites, and you will * not * be commiting a sin. Also al-Bukhari mentioned: Sahih a-Bukhari Hadith: 4.667 Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr al-Aas: The Prophet said, "Convey to the people even if it were a single sentence, and tell others the stories of Bani Israel, for it is not sinful to do so.

It is worthy to note that Abu Huraira and Abdullah were both * students * of Kaab. It is also reported that Abdullah Ibn Amr al-Aas acquired two (2) camels loaded with books of people of the * scriptures * and used to give information to Muslims from these * books *.

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, who is the foremost * authority * on the Hadiths in Sahih al-Bukhari, said : Because of this ( as mentioned above ) many prominent scholars among the students of the companions of the Prophet ( saw ) * avoided * taking information from Abdullah Ibn Amr al-Aas. Sunni reference : Fath al-Bari, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, v1, p167…