The reading of the Shaykh al-Islam of the verses of tranquility and writing them in water
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it established that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), when sorrows or worries came to him, would read what is called the verses of tranquility mentioned in the Qur'an, and that he would write them in water and then drink it?
The Shaykh:
I do not know this. I do not know. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Shaykh al-Islam used to maintain his daily recitation in the morning and evening. Imam Ibn al-Qayyim, his student, mentions that one day he went to see him and found him sitting, leaning against a pillar of the mosque. What happened is that he did not speak to him and remained until the Shaykh finished his recitation. Then the Shaykh turned to him and said, "Have you been here for a while?" He said, "Yes." The Shaykh said, "This is my breakfast. If I had not eaten, I would not have been able to walk. My food is soup."
With beans, bread, and liver. His food is the remembrance of Allah. He says, "If I had not eaten, I would not have been able to walk on that day." So he strengthens himself with the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it established that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), when sorrows or worries came to him, would read what is called the verses of tranquility mentioned in the Qur'an, and that he would write them in water and then drink it?
The Shaykh:
I do not know this. I do not know. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Shaykh al-Islam used to maintain his daily recitation in the morning and evening. Imam Ibn al-Qayyim, his student, mentions that one day he went to see him and found him sitting, leaning against a pillar of the mosque. What happened is that he did not speak to him and remained until the Shaykh finished his recitation. Then the Shaykh turned to him and said, "Have you been here for a while?" He said, "Yes." The Shaykh said, "This is my breakfast. If I had not eaten, I would not have been able to walk. My food is soup."
With beans, bread, and liver. His food is the remembrance of Allah. He says, "If I had not eaten, I would not have been able to walk on that day." So he strengthens himself with the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من الوجه العاشر : أن غالب الخالق إنما يريدون قضاء حاجاتهم منك، وإن أضر ذلك بدينك ودنياك — islamhouse.com (53:53)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.