Comparing scholars to the imams and whether this is an excess
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Question:
A questioner says: Is it an excess (ghuluw) regarding scholars to compare them to the imams, such as Imam Ahmad and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah?
Answer:
What is the limit of one who compares them to Imam Ahmad and Imam Malik? What is the limit of one who compares them? It is possible that he is ignorant. And the ignorant person has no limit. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
A questioner says: Is it an excess (ghuluw) regarding scholars to compare them to the imams, such as Imam Ahmad and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah?
Answer:
What is the limit of one who compares them to Imam Ahmad and Imam Malik? What is the limit of one who compares them? It is possible that he is ignorant. And the ignorant person has no limit. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، شرح فتح المجيد لشرح كتاب التوحيد (89-1) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:10:12)
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