What Ibn Taymiyyah meant by “the later ones” in his statement: “And among their later ones is Shaykh al-Imam Abu Muhammad ‘Abd al-Qadir”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), “And among their later ones is Shaykh al-Imam Abu Muhammad ‘Abd al-Qadir,” does he mean the later Sufis? You mentioned that all the later Sufis are blameworthy.
Answer:
The later ones of the people of the Sunnah and the community. He does not mean the Sufis. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), “And among their later ones is Shaykh al-Imam Abu Muhammad ‘Abd al-Qadir,” does he mean the later Sufis? You mentioned that all the later Sufis are blameworthy.
Answer:
The later ones of the people of the Sunnah and the community. He does not mean the Sufis. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [703 -1024] مراد ابن تيمية بالمتأخرين بقوله: (ومن متأخريهم الشيخ الإمام أبو محمد عبد القادر) — youtube.com
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