What is attributed to 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan regarding his leaving of the idol
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to leave the idol, allow the polytheists to perform Hajj to it, and take their wealth, taking one-third for the Muslims? Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is not correct. I do not think 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, who was a knowledgeable and intelligent caliph, would do such a thing. I do not think he did it. Not everything mentioned in history is true. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan to leave the idol, allow the polytheists to perform Hajj to it, and take their wealth, taking one-third for the Muslims? Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is not correct. I do not think 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, who was a knowledgeable and intelligent caliph, would do such a thing. I do not think he did it. Not everything mentioned in history is true. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم جرى الأمر على السداد والاستقامة والأمة واحدة والدين واحد والمعبود واحد — islamhouse.com (52:26)
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