Is Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) an absolute mujtahid, or is he a mujtahid of a specific school?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) an absolute mujtahid or a mujtahid of a specific school?
Answer:
Shaykh al-Islam and Ibn al-Qayyim, these are Hanbalis. They are said to be Hanbalis, but is their ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) that of a specific school or absolute? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) an absolute mujtahid or a mujtahid of a specific school?
Answer:
Shaykh al-Islam and Ibn al-Qayyim, these are Hanbalis. They are said to be Hanbalis, but is their ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) that of a specific school or absolute? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [628 -939] هل شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية رحمه مجتهد مطلق، أو هو مجتهد مذهبي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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