The ruling on Shaykh al-Islam citing the saying of Allah the Exalted: “So a barrier was placed between them”
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that when Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) was imprisoned in the citadel, he recited the words of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Hadid 57:13] Is this an act of optimism?
Answer:
This citation is a citation of the fact that in his prison he was alone with his Lord (Glorified and Exalted is He), and the enemies who were pursuing and pressuring him were cut off from him, so he achieved seclusion with his Lord. For this reason, he says: “What can my enemies do to me? Their imprisonment of me is seclusion with my Lord, and their expulsion of me is a journey.” Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that when Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) was imprisoned in the citadel, he recited the words of Allah the Exalted:
And a wall will be placed between them with a door, its interior containing mercy, but on the outside of it is torment.
فَضُرِبَ بَيْنَهُم بِسُورٍ لَّهُ بَابٌ بَاطِنُهُ فِيهِ الرَّحْمَةُ وَظَاهِرُهُ مِن قِبَلِهِ الْعَذَابُAnswer:
This citation is a citation of the fact that in his prison he was alone with his Lord (Glorified and Exalted is He), and the enemies who were pursuing and pressuring him were cut off from him, so he achieved seclusion with his Lord. For this reason, he says: “What can my enemies do to me? Their imprisonment of me is seclusion with my Lord, and their expulsion of me is a journey.” Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1178- 4717] لماذا قرأ ابن تيمية ﴿فضرب بينهم بسور له باب باطنه فيه الرحمة...) عندما سجن في القلعة؟ — youtube.com
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