Is it true that Ibn Taymiyyah said: Dividing water into three categories has no basis, and it is only pure or impure?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it true that the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that dividing water into three categories has no basis, and that it is either pure or impure, or
The Shaykh:
This is a matter, yes. This is what others besides the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said. They say water is of two types: purifying or impure, and the pure falls under the purifying. This is a fiqh issue, and it is a general one. However, the detail is that water is of three categories. This and that is for beginners. As for one who has moved to a higher level of knowledge, he may choose from the opinions what appears stronger to him. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says.
The Shaykh:
Islam did not say to beginners that water is of two types. It is said to those who have reached a stage of knowledge and reflection. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it true that the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that dividing water into three categories has no basis, and that it is either pure or impure, or
The Shaykh:
This is a matter, yes. This is what others besides the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said. They say water is of two types: purifying or impure, and the pure falls under the purifying. This is a fiqh issue, and it is a general one. However, the detail is that water is of three categories. This and that is for beginners. As for one who has moved to a higher level of knowledge, he may choose from the opinions what appears stronger to him. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says.
The Shaykh:
Islam did not say to beginners that water is of two types. It is said to those who have reached a stage of knowledge and reflection. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [7 -3022] هل صحيح قول ابن تيمية: إن تقسيم المياه إلى أقسام ثلاثة لا أصل له وإنما هو طاهر أو نجس؟ — youtube.com
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