The Ruling on Banning the Books of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
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Question:
The questioner says: In one of the countries considered to be among the people of the Sunnah, this country banned the books of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah on the grounds that they look at terrorism. What is your opinion?
Answer:
These are the terrorists, the ones who ban the books of the people of the Sunnah and the imams of the Sunnah; these are the terrorists. The books of Shaykh al-Islam are good Sunni books, from a great imam, and likewise those of the other imams of Islam. It is not permissible to disparage them or their writings, and there is no terrorism in them, because they are based on the Book and the Sunnah. What is the terrorism in them? They forbid rebellion and aggression, and they enjoin good and forbid evil, and they teach people the matters of their religion. What is the terrorism in them? Yes.
The questioner says: In one of the countries considered to be among the people of the Sunnah, this country banned the books of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah on the grounds that they look at terrorism. What is your opinion?
Answer:
These are the terrorists, the ones who ban the books of the people of the Sunnah and the imams of the Sunnah; these are the terrorists. The books of Shaykh al-Islam are good Sunni books, from a great imam, and likewise those of the other imams of Islam. It is not permissible to disparage them or their writings, and there is no terrorism in them, because they are based on the Book and the Sunnah. What is the terrorism in them? They forbid rebellion and aggression, and they enjoin good and forbid evil, and they teach people the matters of their religion. What is the terrorism in them? Yes.
Source
لقاء رمضاني 03-09-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (24:32)
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