What does Ibn Taymiyyah mean by his statement that the types of created things have no beginning?
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The Shaykh: Others
The questioner : I say, O Abu Layla,
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : What does Ibn Taymiyyah mean by his statement, "There is no impediment to the types of created things being non-finite, meaning uncreated or having no beginning"?
The Shaykh : What he intends is very clear, but it is not understood by us, especially since its apparent meaning contradicts his statement (peace and blessings be upon him) Therefore, it is not permissible to follow the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah in this matter. And without a doubt, my belief is that Ibn Taymiyyah, with the intellect, knowledge, and intelligence he was granted, may grasp what we do not grasp. But we are among those who learned from him not to accept what we do not grasp except from the Infallible, who is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So when he says, "There is no created thing except that before it was a created thing, and before that, and before that, until there is no beginning," this is a statement we cannot comprehend, even though we can understand it, and understanding is one thing and comprehension is another. Therefore, we stop at his statement (peace and blessings be upon him) Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3319Sahih (Darussalam) Therefore, we leave this opinion to Ibn Taymiyyah and do not follow him in it, nor anyone else.
The questioner : The details of the issue are in some of the cassettes that have come to your home.
The Shaykh : Yes, of course, in the speech, please proceed.
The questioner : I say, O Abu Layla,
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : What does Ibn Taymiyyah mean by his statement, "There is no impediment to the types of created things being non-finite, meaning uncreated or having no beginning"?
The Shaykh : What he intends is very clear, but it is not understood by us, especially since its apparent meaning contradicts his statement (peace and blessings be upon him)
The first thing Allah created was the Pen, and He said to it, "Write." It said, "What shall I write?" He said, "Write what is destined to happen until the Day of Resurrection."
أول ما خلق الله القلم فقال له اكتب قال ما اكتب قال اكتب ما هو كائن إلى يوم القيامةthe first of what Allah created was the Pen
أول ما خلق الله القلمThe questioner : The details of the issue are in some of the cassettes that have come to your home.
The Shaykh : Yes, of course, in the speech, please proceed.
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