The stratagems mentioned by Ibn al-Qayyim in *Ighathat al-Lahfan*
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Question:
This question says: One of the students asks, Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah reward you, what do you say about what Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in his book *Ighathat al-Lahfan* when mentioning some of the forbidden matters? He says, "And the stratagem in that is..." What is your opinion regarding the stratagems he mentioned, considering them to be lawful?
Answer:
He mentioned two categories: he mentioned a lawful stratagem, and he mentioned a stratagem that is a transgression, which he condemned. If the believer reads it, he turns away from it. The student of knowledge knows: if it is a lawful stratagem, the Shari'ah has come with it; and if it is a stratagem that is lawful or forbidden, I warn you against it.
This question says: One of the students asks, Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah reward you, what do you say about what Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in his book *Ighathat al-Lahfan* when mentioning some of the forbidden matters? He says, "And the stratagem in that is..." What is your opinion regarding the stratagems he mentioned, considering them to be lawful?
Answer:
He mentioned two categories: he mentioned a lawful stratagem, and he mentioned a stratagem that is a transgression, which he condemned. If the believer reads it, he turns away from it. The student of knowledge knows: if it is a lawful stratagem, the Shari'ah has come with it; and if it is a stratagem that is lawful or forbidden, I warn you against it.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ ابن باز ]، العقيدة الواسطية - الشريط الثالث — islamhouse.com (1:18:01)
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