A Response to Those Who Criticize the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
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The questioner:
Some people say that Shaykh al-Islam has errors in his creed, and they give examples, such as his statement that Paradise and Hell are created things, and others. What is the response to their claim, and what is the response to Ibn Taymiyyah’s statement?
The Shaykh:
I mean, what are you getting out of this discussion? I say: leave these matters alone, seek knowledge from its proper sources, and refrain from delving into these issues.
The presenter:
Shaykh, it appears that these are people who are saying this to him, people who are interpreting this matter for him, and stirring up this issue against him. It is not from...
The Shaykh:
Do not listen to them, do not listen to them. Engage in seeking knowledge and turn away from these people. This is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation); they want to divert you from seeking knowledge and make you disdain the scholars. Yes.
Some people say that Shaykh al-Islam has errors in his creed, and they give examples, such as his statement that Paradise and Hell are created things, and others. What is the response to their claim, and what is the response to Ibn Taymiyyah’s statement?
The Shaykh:
I mean, what are you getting out of this discussion? I say: leave these matters alone, seek knowledge from its proper sources, and refrain from delving into these issues.
The presenter:
Shaykh, it appears that these are people who are saying this to him, people who are interpreting this matter for him, and stirring up this issue against him. It is not from...
The Shaykh:
Do not listen to them, do not listen to them. Engage in seeking knowledge and turn away from these people. This is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation); they want to divert you from seeking knowledge and make you disdain the scholars. Yes.
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