What is the validity of the statement of those who say that Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) erred when he refuted the logicians and the scholars of kalam?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. One of the students of knowledge claims that Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) erred when he refuted the logicians and the scholars of kalam; because he refuted them with logic and kalam arguments, not with clear proofs from the Book and the Sunnah. Is his statement correct?
Answer:
This is the statement of an ignorant person who does not know what the refutation is, or what he refuted them with. He refuted them with the same kind of thing they use, in order to defeat them. They are not convinced by the evidence of the Shari'ah; rather, they are only convinced by rational evidence. So he refuted them with rational evidence that refutes what they are upon, of the same type as what they have. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. One of the students of knowledge claims that Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) erred when he refuted the logicians and the scholars of kalam; because he refuted them with logic and kalam arguments, not with clear proofs from the Book and the Sunnah. Is his statement correct?
Answer:
This is the statement of an ignorant person who does not know what the refutation is, or what he refuted them with. He refuted them with the same kind of thing they use, in order to defeat them. They are not convinced by the evidence of the Shari'ah; rather, they are only convinced by rational evidence. So he refuted them with rational evidence that refutes what they are upon, of the same type as what they have. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة كلام من يقول أن ابن تيمية رحمه الله أخطأ عندما رد على المنطقيين وعلماء الكلام؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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