The Ruling on Ibn 'Arabi by Name and the Book Tanbih al-Ghabi
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his book al-Durar al-Saniyyah fi al-Ajwibat al-Najdiyyah his disapproval of those who said that he declared Ibn 'Arabi a disbeliever. We ask for clarification of this, may Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh:
This is a ruling against a specific person. Ruling against a specific person is a matter of disagreement among scholars. Ruling that a specific person died in a state of disbelief—do you know? You do not know about the final state. So do not rule that a specific person died in a state of disbelief. But you say: his words are disbelief, and this statement is disbelief. As for whether he died upon it and his final state was that, Allah knows best. This is a matter that no one knows except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The questioner:
You say: The case of the Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is that of a certain person. We met him in the house.
The Shaykh:
Tanbih al-Ghabi is printed with an Arabic commentary. And there is a commentary by Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Wakil (may Allah have mercy on him) on Tanbih al-Ghabi regarding the declaration of Ibn 'Arabi as a disbeliever. It is printed, and it includes a marginal note by Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Wakil, who used to come and teach in the colleges and institutes until recently. He passed away (may Allah have mercy on him), but he was an enemy of the Sufis and the doctrine of the unity of existence.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his book al-Durar al-Saniyyah fi al-Ajwibat al-Najdiyyah his disapproval of those who said that he declared Ibn 'Arabi a disbeliever. We ask for clarification of this, may Allah preserve you?
The Shaykh:
This is a ruling against a specific person. Ruling against a specific person is a matter of disagreement among scholars. Ruling that a specific person died in a state of disbelief—do you know? You do not know about the final state. So do not rule that a specific person died in a state of disbelief. But you say: his words are disbelief, and this statement is disbelief. As for whether he died upon it and his final state was that, Allah knows best. This is a matter that no one knows except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The questioner:
You say: The case of the Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is that of a certain person. We met him in the house.
The Shaykh:
Tanbih al-Ghabi is printed with an Arabic commentary. And there is a commentary by Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Wakil (may Allah have mercy on him) on Tanbih al-Ghabi regarding the declaration of Ibn 'Arabi as a disbeliever. It is printed, and it includes a marginal note by Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman al-Wakil, who used to come and teach in the colleges and institutes until recently. He passed away (may Allah have mercy on him), but he was an enemy of the Sufis and the doctrine of the unity of existence.
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شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [41] — alfawzan.live (1:12:45)
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