The Kinship Tie Between the Author of al-Muntakha and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the kinship tie that connects the author of the book al-Muntakha with Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on both of them)?
Answer:
Shaykh al-Islam is the great-grandson of al-Majd, the author of al-Muntakha. The grandfather of the author of al-Muntakha is the grandfather of Shaykh al-Islam. That is to say, Shaykh al-Islam’s name is Ahmad ibn Abd al-Salam, Ahmad ibn Abd al-Halim. Shaykh al-Islam’s name is Ahmad ibn Abd al-Halim ibn Abd al-Salam, and Abd al-Salam is al-Majd ibn Taymiyyah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the kinship tie that connects the author of the book al-Muntakha with Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on both of them)?
Answer:
Shaykh al-Islam is the great-grandson of al-Majd, the author of al-Muntakha. The grandfather of the author of al-Muntakha is the grandfather of Shaykh al-Islam. That is to say, Shaykh al-Islam’s name is Ahmad ibn Abd al-Salam, Ahmad ibn Abd al-Halim. Shaykh al-Islam’s name is Ahmad ibn Abd al-Halim ibn Abd al-Salam, and Abd al-Salam is al-Majd ibn Taymiyyah. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب اشتراط الطهارة قبل اللبس — islamhouse.com (55:24)
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