Did Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah retract his denial of metaphor in the Qur'an?
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Question:
This is another questioner who says: Did Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) retract his denial of metaphor in the Qur'an?
Answer:
He did not retract it. Who said that he retracted it? I did not retract it, because he said that the entire Qur'an is literal, because denying metaphor is permissible. Is it permissible to deny the Qur'an? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This is another questioner who says: Did Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) retract his denial of metaphor in the Qur'an?
Answer:
He did not retract it. Who said that he retracted it? I did not retract it, because he said that the entire Qur'an is literal, because denying metaphor is permissible. Is it permissible to deny the Qur'an? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
فتح المجيد شرح كتاب التوحيد-23-02-1441هـ — alfawzan.live (44:08)
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