The Meaning of the Poet's Saying: "Woe to what Ibn Ishaq suffered from the *** Jahmi, when he accused him of aggression, and he continued to praise him whenever what he narrated agreed with the doctrine of the critics"
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The Shaykh : Then he said:
"Woe to what Ibn Ishaq suffered from the *** Jahmi, when he accused him of aggression
and he continued to praise him whenever what he narrated agreed with the doctrine of the critics"
He says that if Ibn Ishaq narrated something that contradicted the doctrine of the one who denies the divine attributes, yes, he would accuse him of slander, cursing, and abuse. But if he narrated something that agreed with it, he would say: "This is the trustworthy, just, and steadfast man." Yes, because it agrees with his desire. So Ibn al-Qayyim says:
"How many like this have we seen from them? So the judgment belongs to Allah, the Exalted in rank.
This is the true cheating, not the cheating in length, nor in measure, nor in scale"[Al-Mutaffifin 83:1-3] The one who does not accept the truth unless it agrees with his desire, and rejects it when it contradicts his desire, is a cheater. This is greater than cheating in measure, weight, and length. Yes.
"Woe to what Ibn Ishaq suffered from the *** Jahmi, when he accused him of aggression
and he continued to praise him whenever what he narrated agreed with the doctrine of the critics"
He says that if Ibn Ishaq narrated something that contradicted the doctrine of the one who denies the divine attributes, yes, he would accuse him of slander, cursing, and abuse. But if he narrated something that agreed with it, he would say: "This is the trustworthy, just, and steadfast man." Yes, because it agrees with his desire. So Ibn al-Qayyim says:
"How many like this have we seen from them? So the judgment belongs to Allah, the Exalted in rank.
This is the true cheating, not the cheating in length, nor in measure, nor in scale"