Ibn al-Qayyim’s Commentary on al-Harawi’s *Manazil al-Sa’irin* and the Sufism Contained in It
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it true that the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), in his commentary on the book *Manazil al-Sa’irin* (Stations of the Travelers) in *Madaraj al-Salikin* (Stages of the Travelers), stated that the author of the book is a Sufi deeply immersed in Sufism, and that Ibn al-Qayyim excused him for that and commented on his book?
The Shaykh:
The book *Manazil al-Salikin* is by the Imam, Shaykh al-Islam. Yes. Ah. Shaykh al-Islam, yes.
The questioner:
Al-Harawi.
The Shaykh:
Al-Harawi, Shaykh al-Islam, yes, Isma’il al-Harawi. He has some Sufism, but he is a distinguished Imam. He has some Sufism, but he is a distinguished Imam. Ibn al-Qayyim came and commented on this book and pointed out the criticisms contained in it. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
He is narrated from the Imams of the people of the Sunnah, but he has some Sufistic matters. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it true that the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him), in his commentary on the book *Manazil al-Sa’irin* (Stations of the Travelers) in *Madaraj al-Salikin* (Stages of the Travelers), stated that the author of the book is a Sufi deeply immersed in Sufism, and that Ibn al-Qayyim excused him for that and commented on his book?
The Shaykh:
The book *Manazil al-Salikin* is by the Imam, Shaykh al-Islam. Yes. Ah. Shaykh al-Islam, yes.
The questioner:
Al-Harawi.
The Shaykh:
Al-Harawi, Shaykh al-Islam, yes, Isma’il al-Harawi. He has some Sufism, but he is a distinguished Imam. He has some Sufism, but he is a distinguished Imam. Ibn al-Qayyim came and commented on this book and pointed out the criticisms contained in it. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
He is narrated from the Imams of the people of the Sunnah, but he has some Sufistic matters. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، مقدمة الكتاب — islamhouse.com (44:56)
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