The Condition for Establishing the Argument in the Case of Disbelief

The questioner : The questioner says here: Yes. He raised one issue. Some students of knowledge read in *Tafsir Hasan al-Ta'wil* by al-Qasimi that he reported from Shaykh al-Islam Abu Tamimah that he spoke about the types of the argument (hujjah), and regarding the argument whose abandonment leads to disbelief—specifically concerning major shirk (associating partners with Allah)—al-Qasimi reported from Ibn Taymiyyah in the section on interpretation that Shaykh al-Islam stipulated in such an argument that it must be established by a scholar with doubled authority. So we are asking about this statement.

The Shaykh : I do not have it. This statement of Ibn Taymiyyah has not passed by us. Have you seen it in a book other than this one? Welcome. In any case, any condition that is imposed must have evidence, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And there is no understanding of a condition. It appears from the general principles that this condition is null and has no value.