The Cause of the Harm Done to Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some of those who claim to be scholars say that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah was harmed because of his fatwas, including his fatwas on divorce, and that the truth is with the jurists who rose up against him on that account. Is this statement correct?

Answer:
No, that is a lie. The Shaykh was harmed for the sake of Allah on account of the creed, because he refuted the people of misguidance from the Sufis, the Jahmiyyah, the Mu'tazilah, the Qadariyyah, and the Shi'ah. He refuted the sects and responded to them. For that reason, he was harmed, because he strives in the path of Allah. There is no doubt that the one who strives in the path of Allah is harmed.
As for the issue of fiqh matters, scholars differ on them, my brother, and no harm comes from them. No one is imprisoned or beaten for holding a fiqh opinion that he adopted or chose. Scholars continue to differ on fiqh matters, and no harm occurs. Harm only occurs regarding matters of creed when you address their creed; then they become angry with you and are harsh with you. So Shaykh al-Islam was harmed on account of his speech regarding the creeds of the innovators and the people of misguidance. And this speaker either does not know, or he is being willfully ignorant. Yes.