The ruling on the claim that Ibn Taymiyyah and others of the Salaf had religious innovations (bid'ah)
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: What is your opinion of the one who says that Ibn Taymiyyah had a religious innovation (bid'ah), and that others of the Salaf had a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
The Shaykh:
I do not know what this talk is. This is the talk of a madman; apparently it is not correct talk. Yes.
The presenter:
It happens to you.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
The questioner asks: What is your opinion of the one who says that Ibn Taymiyyah had a religious innovation (bid'ah), and that others of the Salaf had a religious innovation (bid'ah)?
The Shaykh:
I do not know what this talk is. This is the talk of a madman; apparently it is not correct talk. Yes.
The presenter:
It happens to you.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 40 من 64\شرح عمدة الأحكام (شرح كامل مع أسئلة)\البيوع\ما ينهى عنه من البيوع\صالح الفوزان\الفقه — youtube.com (1:15:14)
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