A student of knowledge said about his shaykh: He clarified the issues of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in a manner that had not been done before, not even by Shaykh al-Islam.
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says that one of the contemporary students of knowledge mentioned about his shaykh that he clarified the issues of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in a manner that had not been done before, not even by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, who did not precede him in that. He asks: Is this statement and exaggeration acceptable?
Answer:
We do not know; let him provide us with this clarification so we can see it. If it is a correct clarification, may Allah reward him with good, and how much the later generation leaves for the one after. But if it is merely praise and eulogy, that is not acceptable and will not be accepted. We must see this clarification with him.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says that one of the contemporary students of knowledge mentioned about his shaykh that he clarified the issues of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in a manner that had not been done before, not even by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, who did not precede him in that. He asks: Is this statement and exaggeration acceptable?
Answer:
We do not know; let him provide us with this clarification so we can see it. If it is a correct clarification, may Allah reward him with good, and how much the later generation leaves for the one after. But if it is merely praise and eulogy, that is not acceptable and will not be accepted. We must see this clarification with him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [166 -939] قال أحد طلبة العلم عن شيخه: إنه حرر مسائل التوحيد تحريرا لم يسبق إليه، حتى شيخ الإسلام .. — youtube.com
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