The Tijaniyyah’s statement regarding Abu Talib and the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) father, and their love for him
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In our country, Senegal, there are many Tijaniyyah who say that it is impossible for Abu Talib and the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) father to be in the Fire, and they say
The Shaykh:
What Allah willed, can disbelievers not be in the Fire? They are in the Fire. The father of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) is in the Fire, and the son of Noah is in the Fire. This is a matter of lineage, that this is his son and this is his father; the matter is one of faith and following, yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you. And they say that they love the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) more than they do.
The Shaykh:
Love without following,[Al-A'raf 7:157] following is necessary. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In our country, Senegal, there are many Tijaniyyah who say that it is impossible for Abu Talib and the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) father to be in the Fire, and they say
The Shaykh:
What Allah willed, can disbelievers not be in the Fire? They are in the Fire. The father of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) is in the Fire, and the son of Noah is in the Fire. This is a matter of lineage, that this is his son and this is his father; the matter is one of faith and following, yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you. And they say that they love the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) more than they do.
The Shaykh:
Love without following,
So they who have believed in him, honored him, supported him and followed the light
فَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِهِ وَعَزَّرُوهُ وَنَصَرُوهُ وَاتَّبَعُوا النُّورَ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، مقدمة الكتاب — islamhouse.com (48:49)
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