The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah mentioned Ibn al-Jawzi’s return to the creed of the Salaf.
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The questioner : The Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah reports in *Dar' Ta'arud al-'Aql wa al-Naql* that Ibn al-Jawzi returned to the Salaf in the last part of his life in a book he titled *Al-Intisar li-Ashab al-Hadith*. And there is a book by our Shaykh that was printed recently, about ten years ago, in Egypt, titled *Al-Majalis fi al-Ayat al-Mutashabihah*.
The Shaykh: He has .
The questioner : by Ibn al-Jawzi, in which he sets out the creed of the Salaf exactly. Perhaps this, our Shaykh, after Abu Ishaq wrote to him... and he was one of his contemporaries, as Ibn Rajab reports in the appendix to *Al-Tabaqat*, that he wrote to him a letter reproaching him, and it is a very strong letter in fact, and he presses him hard, saying how do you contradict your Imam, how do you contradict the true methodology, how so-and-so. So perhaps his return was the result of that rejection that occurred in his time.
The Shaykh : This book is more likely to be said to have been written by Ibn al-Jawzi in the early stages of his knowledge, and then he returned from it. And this is a benefit that has been recorded, and praise be to Allah. But I have seen some of his words in his tafsir where he contradicts what he mentioned there.
The questioner[Taha 20:5] He refutes in it those who interpret istiwa' as istila' (dominion), whereas there he affirms istila'...
The Shaykh : It is this, and I mentioned it in some of the annotations that will be published...
Another questioner: His EminenceThe Shaykh : ... al-Siqaf in the introduction to this book rejects the acceptance of ahad reports in matters of creed. What is your comment on this matter?
The Shaykh : We have two printed papers from long ago on the fact that ahad hadiths establish creed, and the refutation of those who deny that. So if it is facilitated for you to look into them, it will be a definitive judgment against such a false claim.
The questioner: The first question is about ta'wil (figurative interpretation) and tashbih (likening Allah to creation). Al-Dhahabi translated in *Al-Sir* for 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi... before describing Allah the Mighty and Majestic...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh: He has .
The questioner : by Ibn al-Jawzi, in which he sets out the creed of the Salaf exactly. Perhaps this, our Shaykh, after Abu Ishaq wrote to him... and he was one of his contemporaries, as Ibn Rajab reports in the appendix to *Al-Tabaqat*, that he wrote to him a letter reproaching him, and it is a very strong letter in fact, and he presses him hard, saying how do you contradict your Imam, how do you contradict the true methodology, how so-and-so. So perhaps his return was the result of that rejection that occurred in his time.
The Shaykh : This book is more likely to be said to have been written by Ibn al-Jawzi in the early stages of his knowledge, and then he returned from it. And this is a benefit that has been recorded, and praise be to Allah. But I have seen some of his words in his tafsir where he contradicts what he mentioned there.
The questioner
The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.
الرحمن على العرش إستوىThe Shaykh : It is this, and I mentioned it in some of the annotations that will be published...
Another questioner: His EminenceThe Shaykh : ... al-Siqaf in the introduction to this book rejects the acceptance of ahad reports in matters of creed. What is your comment on this matter?
The Shaykh : We have two printed papers from long ago on the fact that ahad hadiths establish creed, and the refutation of those who deny that. So if it is facilitated for you to look into them, it will be a definitive judgment against such a false claim.
The questioner: The first question is about ta'wil (figurative interpretation) and tashbih (likening Allah to creation). Al-Dhahabi translated in *Al-Sir* for 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi... before describing Allah the Mighty and Majestic...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
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