Combining the Warning Against the Science of Kalam with the Responses of the Shaykh al-Islam
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we combine the warning against using the science of kalam and logic as evidence with the responses of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) to those in his time, where he would respond to them using the science of logic and kalam?
Answer:
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah was granted by Allah strength in perception, knowledge, and faith, so Allah singled him out for this. As for you, you are a poor soul who has not reached this level, so do not involve yourself in the science of kalam and then boast about it. Moreover, the Shaykh did not read it out of desire for it, but rather he read it in order to respond to its proponents. He responded to them using their own words and their own rules, and for that reason he defeated them and silenced them. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we combine the warning against using the science of kalam and logic as evidence with the responses of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) to those in his time, where he would respond to them using the science of logic and kalam?
Answer:
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah was granted by Allah strength in perception, knowledge, and faith, so Allah singled him out for this. As for you, you are a poor soul who has not reached this level, so do not involve yourself in the science of kalam and then boast about it. Moreover, the Shaykh did not read it out of desire for it, but rather he read it in order to respond to its proponents. He responded to them using their own words and their own rules, and for that reason he defeated them and silenced them. 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 (55:15)
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