A man named al-Saqaf appeared on one of the satellite channels, attacking Ibn Taymiyyah and declaring him a disbeliever
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. These days, a man named al-Saqaf has appeared on one of the satellite channels. He holds debates in which he attacks the Shaykh of Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah, and declares him a disbeliever. A large number of people, including the common folk, watch these debates, which has caused doubt and criticism of the Shaykh of Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah. The question, may Allah protect you: What is the ruling on holding such debates, and what is the ruling on watching them and on distributing and selling these tapes?
Answer:
As for watching them, for a person who wants to know what is in them, or to refute them, or to condemn them, this is obligatory because it protects people from their evil by preventing them or refuting them. As for the person who just watches, who has no insight and does not know what is permissible, Allah the Exalted says:[Al-An'am 6:68] [Al-An'am 6:68] Is it not permissible for a person to sit in gatherings where the words of Allah and the words of His Messenger are mocked? Al-Saffar is a Shi'i, and the Shi'ah, without doubt, dispute the people of the Sunnah, and the imams of the people of the Sunnah.
And among the imams of the people, from the great imams of the people of the Sunnah, is the Shaykh of Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah. They are not pleased with him and they curse him, without doubt, and they declare him a disbeliever. This is because the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) refuted them and cured their anger with his great book, Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah. This is a refutation that invalidated, invalidated all their doctrines and their doubts. Therefore, they are extremely angry with the Shaykh because he destroyed their foundations and destroyed their doctrine completely. Do you think they are pleased with the Shaykh? No, they are never pleased with the Shaykh. Yes.
And those who speak about the Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, it is because they are Sufis and grave-worshippers, and the Shaykh Muhammad came to invalidate what they are upon, so they are never pleased with him. You should not expect that they will be pleased with him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. These days, a man named al-Saqaf has appeared on one of the satellite channels. He holds debates in which he attacks the Shaykh of Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah, and declares him a disbeliever. A large number of people, including the common folk, watch these debates, which has caused doubt and criticism of the Shaykh of Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah. The question, may Allah protect you: What is the ruling on holding such debates, and what is the ruling on watching them and on distributing and selling these tapes?
Answer:
As for watching them, for a person who wants to know what is in them, or to refute them, or to condemn them, this is obligatory because it protects people from their evil by preventing them or refuting them. As for the person who just watches, who has no insight and does not know what is permissible, Allah the Exalted says:
And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْuntil they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.
حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ وَإِمَّا يُنسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرَىٰ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَAnd among the imams of the people, from the great imams of the people of the Sunnah, is the Shaykh of Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah. They are not pleased with him and they curse him, without doubt, and they declare him a disbeliever. This is because the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) refuted them and cured their anger with his great book, Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah. This is a refutation that invalidated, invalidated all their doctrines and their doubts. Therefore, they are extremely angry with the Shaykh because he destroyed their foundations and destroyed their doctrine completely. Do you think they are pleased with the Shaykh? No, they are never pleased with the Shaykh. Yes.
And those who speak about the Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, it is because they are Sufis and grave-worshippers, and the Shaykh Muhammad came to invalidate what they are upon, so they are never pleased with him. You should not expect that they will be pleased with him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [156 -1024] ظهر في إحدى القنوات الفضائية رجل يدعى بالسقاف يطعن بابن تيمية، ويحكم عليه بالكفر.. — youtube.com
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