What is the validity of the claim that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah followed one of the Sufi orders?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the validity of the claim that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah followed one of the Sufi orders?
Answer:
Far from it, and no. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah was upon tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the correct creed. He fought the Sufis, refuted them, and invalidated them. He invalidated all false schools of thought and confronted all the enemies of Islam. This is a fabricator and a liar. This is a fabricator and a liar. Either he is ignorant and does not know, or he is a liar who wants to belittle Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the validity of the claim that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah followed one of the Sufi orders?
Answer:
Far from it, and no. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah was upon tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the correct creed. He fought the Sufis, refuted them, and invalidated them. He invalidated all false schools of thought and confronted all the enemies of Islam. This is a fabricator and a liar. This is a fabricator and a liar. Either he is ignorant and does not know, or he is a liar who wants to belittle Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [388 -858] ما صحة قول من يقول: إن شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية كان على طريقة من الطرق الصوفية؟ — youtube.com
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