Reading Surat al-Qalam on the first night of Ramadan and the book al-Ikhtiyarat
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: It is mentioned in al-Ikhtiyarat by al-Ba'ali that Surat al-Qalam is recited in the 'Isha' prayer on the first night of Ramadan, because it is the first to be revealed, and this opinion is attributed to Imam Ahmad. What is your view?
The Shaykh:
Al-Ikhtiyarat.
The questioner:
Al-Ba'ali's al-Ikhtiyarat.
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh of Islam, this requires going back to it and verifying it, yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, he says: I took money from my father.
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) sometimes relates opinions merely as a report, and he has his own meaning by which he issues rulings, but he mentions them in the context of exhaustive research. He may dwell at length on an issue, and his opinion does not appear until the end. However, some people, or rather those who follow their desires, snatch a word and do not wait for the result. Or rather, they have no patience and are ignorant. My brother, they do not follow the context of the beginning and the end of the speech until the Shaykh's opinion (may Allah have mercy on him) becomes clear. On the contrary, they assume that everything written in the fatwas is the Shaykh's opinion. Yes, the Shaykh mentioned the opinions of the Jahmiyyah, the opinions of the Murji'ah, and the opinions of the people of shirk (associating partners with Allah) in order to refute them. Then someone snatches a word or a line, without bringing the beginning of the speech, the end, or the result. This is not correct, and they attribute it to the Shaykh. This is misleading or ignorant. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, he says: It is mentioned in al-Ikhtiyarat by al-Ba'ali that Surat al-Qalam is recited in the 'Isha' prayer on the first night of Ramadan, because it is the first to be revealed, and this opinion is attributed to Imam Ahmad. What is your view?
The Shaykh:
Al-Ikhtiyarat.
The questioner:
Al-Ba'ali's al-Ikhtiyarat.
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh of Islam, this requires going back to it and verifying it, yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, he says: I took money from my father.
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) sometimes relates opinions merely as a report, and he has his own meaning by which he issues rulings, but he mentions them in the context of exhaustive research. He may dwell at length on an issue, and his opinion does not appear until the end. However, some people, or rather those who follow their desires, snatch a word and do not wait for the result. Or rather, they have no patience and are ignorant. My brother, they do not follow the context of the beginning and the end of the speech until the Shaykh's opinion (may Allah have mercy on him) becomes clear. On the contrary, they assume that everything written in the fatwas is the Shaykh's opinion. Yes, the Shaykh mentioned the opinions of the Jahmiyyah, the opinions of the Murji'ah, and the opinions of the people of shirk (associating partners with Allah) in order to refute them. Then someone snatches a word or a line, without bringing the beginning of the speech, the end, or the result. This is not correct, and they attribute it to the Shaykh. This is misleading or ignorant. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [40] — alfawzan.live (1:23:00)
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