What about one who is among the people of knowledge but has not married? Is he one who practices celibacy?
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The questioner : Ibn Taymiyyah is attested to as having knowledge, ...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : But he did not marry ...
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, but did the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah leave marriage as an act of worship and to draw near to Allah, as some of the Companions intended, when some of them said: "I do not marry women"? It is possible that he did so because he had no desire for women. But when I see his words regarding intercourse and what is related to it, I say this man had a desire.
It is also possible that due to his preoccupation, his preoccupation with knowledge and his defense of the Shari'ah, he was unable to marry.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : But he did not marry ...
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, but did the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah leave marriage as an act of worship and to draw near to Allah, as some of the Companions intended, when some of them said: "I do not marry women"? It is possible that he did so because he had no desire for women. But when I see his words regarding intercourse and what is related to it, I say this man had a desire.
It is also possible that due to his preoccupation, his preoccupation with knowledge and his defense of the Shari'ah, he was unable to marry.