Is Ibn Taymiyyah an absolute mujtahid?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: Is it said of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah that he is an absolute mujtahid?
Answer:
No, he did not claim that for himself, and he is a Hanbali. He is a Hanbali mujtahid of the school; he is a mujtahid of the school by preferring one opinion over another based on the evidence. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: Is it said of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah that he is an absolute mujtahid?
Answer:
No, he did not claim that for himself, and he is a Hanbali. He is a Hanbali mujtahid of the school; he is a mujtahid of the school by preferring one opinion over another based on the evidence. Yes.
Source
الفرقان بين أولياء الرحمن و أولياء الشيطان [21] — alfawzan.live (1:17:34)
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