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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Why did Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah leave marriage?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: Is the fact that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) did not marry a case of seclusion and strictness, falling under the category of the one who came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "I do not marry women," whereupon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuked him? Because that is what is claimed regarding the action of Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him).

Answer:
If this questioner were like Shaykh al-Islam in his jihad and his knowledge, and if marriage were to hinder him from the da'wah and from jihad, then it is known that Shaykh al-Islam left it. He was a mujahid in the path of Allah, and he was also being pursued, imprisoned, and tortured. He did not have the leisure to marry; he did not have the leisure to marry. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [294- 4717] لماذا ترك شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية الزواج؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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