What is the meaning of Ibn Taymiyyah’s statement: “The right of Allah became obligatory because of Ja‘far in the story of ‘Ali”?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the statement of the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) that the right of Allah became obligatory because of Ja‘far in the story of ‘Ali?
Answer:
It is the cause of kinship, meaning the cause of Ja‘far’s kinship. The cause of Ja‘far means by Ja‘far’s kinship to ‘Ali, as he was his brother. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the statement of the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) that the right of Allah became obligatory because of Ja‘far in the story of ‘Ali?
Answer:
It is the cause of kinship, meaning the cause of Ja‘far’s kinship. The cause of Ja‘far means by Ja‘far’s kinship to ‘Ali, as he was his brother. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1132 /1350] ما معنى قول ابن تيمية: لأن حق الله إنما وجب بسبب جعفر في قصة علي؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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