Clarification of what the Shaykh al-Islam quotes from statements in his books and attributes to him
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: It is mentioned in al-Ikhtiyarat by al-Ba'ali that Surat al-Qalam is recited in the 'Isha' prayer on the first night of Ramadan, because it is the first to be revealed, and this opinion is attributed to Imam Ahmad. What is your view?
The Shaykh:
Al-Ikhtiyarat.
The questioner:
O Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh al-Islam. This requires referring back to it or checking it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, he says: I took money from my father.
The Shaykh:
Sometimes he quotes statements merely as a report, which has its meaning in that he writes them down, but he mentions them in the context of exhaustive research. He may dwell at length on an issue, and his opinion may not appear until the end. However, some people are of a hasty disposition; they snatch a word and do not wait for the result. It is not that they lack patience and are ignorant, but my brother, they do not consider the beginning of the speech and the context of the ending until the opinion of the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) becomes clear. Rather, they assume that everything written in the fatwas is the opinion of the Shaykh.
That is not correct. The Shaykh mentioned the statements of the hululiyyah, the statements of the ittihadiyyah, and the statements of the people of shirk (associating partners with Allah) in order to refute them. A person comes and snatches a word or a line, without bringing the beginning of the speech, the end, or the result. This is not correct. What is its name regarding the Shaykh? Is this misleading or making people ignorant? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, he says: It is mentioned in al-Ikhtiyarat by al-Ba'ali that Surat al-Qalam is recited in the 'Isha' prayer on the first night of Ramadan, because it is the first to be revealed, and this opinion is attributed to Imam Ahmad. What is your view?
The Shaykh:
Al-Ikhtiyarat.
The questioner:
O Lord of the worlds.
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh al-Islam. This requires referring back to it or checking it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, he says: I took money from my father.
The Shaykh:
Sometimes he quotes statements merely as a report, which has its meaning in that he writes them down, but he mentions them in the context of exhaustive research. He may dwell at length on an issue, and his opinion may not appear until the end. However, some people are of a hasty disposition; they snatch a word and do not wait for the result. It is not that they lack patience and are ignorant, but my brother, they do not consider the beginning of the speech and the context of the ending until the opinion of the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) becomes clear. Rather, they assume that everything written in the fatwas is the opinion of the Shaykh.
That is not correct. The Shaykh mentioned the statements of the hululiyyah, the statements of the ittihadiyyah, and the statements of the people of shirk (associating partners with Allah) in order to refute them. A person comes and snatches a word or a line, without bringing the beginning of the speech, the end, or the result. This is not correct. What is its name regarding the Shaykh? Is this misleading or making people ignorant? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في كسر الطاغوت الذي نفوا به صفات ذي الملكوت والجبروت — islamhouse.com (1:12:05)
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