Identify for us the scholars whom Ibn Taymiyyah described as truly the lamps of the darkness and those who are to be followed?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What the Shaykh of Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) and others mentioned is that the scholars are the lamps of the darkness and that they are the heirs of the prophets. However, everyone who hears this phrase applies it to the specific individuals who are in their mind and thoughts. So I hope you will identify for us the scholars who are truly the lamps of the darkness and those who are to be followed. Is there a known definition for them?
Answer:
The ones the Shaykh mentioned who adopted the methodology of the Salaf and followed it, these are the leaders of guidance and the lamps of the darkness. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What the Shaykh of Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) and others mentioned is that the scholars are the lamps of the darkness and that they are the heirs of the prophets. However, everyone who hears this phrase applies it to the specific individuals who are in their mind and thoughts. So I hope you will identify for us the scholars who are truly the lamps of the darkness and those who are to be followed. Is there a known definition for them?
Answer:
The ones the Shaykh mentioned who adopted the methodology of the Salaf and followed it, these are the leaders of guidance and the lamps of the darkness. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [110 -1024] عرفوا لنا العلماء الذين قال فيهم ابن تيمية هم حقا مصابيح للدجى وهم الذين يقتدى بهم؟ — youtube.com
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