I hope you will clarify a phrase by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah.
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The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : How is your health? Is it good?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : I have a question here, our Shaykh. In a statement mentioned by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah in *al-Tuhfah al-'Iraqiyyah*, after defining the prescribed asceticism, he says: "It is leaving the desire for what does not benefit in the Hereafter, namely the excess of permissible things that do not assist in the obedience of Allah". Then he goes on to say: "Just as occupying oneself with the excess of permissible things is the opposite of prescribed asceticism, if one occupies himself with them to the neglect of an obligatory duty or by committing a forbidden act, he is a sinner".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This last sentence: "or by committing a forbidden act, he is a sinner".
The Shaykh : What is the difficulty for you? The statement is straightforward.
The questioner : He says: "if one occupies himself with them to the neglect of an obligatory duty".
The Shaykh : That means he turned away, enjoying what is permissible.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : He turned away from performing what is obligatory, so he has fallen into the forbidden. This is very clear.
The questioner : Well, that is clear. And the second part, he says: "if one occupies himself with them to the neglect of an obligatory duty or by committing a forbidden act, he is a sinner".
The Shaykh : It means it led him to commit a forbidden act.
The questioner : It led him to commit a forbidden act.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : How is your health? Is it good?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : I have a question here, our Shaykh. In a statement mentioned by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah in *al-Tuhfah al-'Iraqiyyah*, after defining the prescribed asceticism, he says: "It is leaving the desire for what does not benefit in the Hereafter, namely the excess of permissible things that do not assist in the obedience of Allah". Then he goes on to say: "Just as occupying oneself with the excess of permissible things is the opposite of prescribed asceticism, if one occupies himself with them to the neglect of an obligatory duty or by committing a forbidden act, he is a sinner".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This last sentence: "or by committing a forbidden act, he is a sinner".
The Shaykh : What is the difficulty for you? The statement is straightforward.
The questioner : He says: "if one occupies himself with them to the neglect of an obligatory duty".
The Shaykh : That means he turned away, enjoying what is permissible.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : He turned away from performing what is obligatory, so he has fallen into the forbidden. This is very clear.
The questioner : Well, that is clear. And the second part, he says: "if one occupies himself with them to the neglect of an obligatory duty or by committing a forbidden act, he is a sinner".
The Shaykh : It means it led him to commit a forbidden act.
The questioner : It led him to commit a forbidden act.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings.