A discussion regarding the method of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah in treating the possessed.

The student : Would you like me to summarize Ibn Taymiyyah’s words on the matter of the jinn?

The Shaykh : But I am not a Taymiyyi.
The student : No problem, but look.

The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The student : He is a scholar among our scholars.

The Shaykh : Without a doubt.
The student : And a luminary among the luminaries of the Sunnah and tawhid (the oneness of Allah).

The Shaykh : Without a doubt, without a doubt.
The student : So if I adopt his opinion, is there any blame on me?

The Shaykh : Let’s see why you adopted it.
The student : It is accompanied by experience; he was an experienced man. I mean, our Shaykh, excuse me.

The Shaykh : No, no, one thing at a time.
The student : Okay. Be patient, our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Me or you?
The student : You. May Allah bless you. You taught us patience.

The Shaykh : I asked you a question and did not get the answer.
The student : Do you know why I prefer Ibn Taymiyyah’s opinion?

The Shaykh : I asked you a question.
The student : Please, our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : And did not get the answer. Your question was: Is there any blame on me? Right? What was my answer?
The student : Your answer was: Let’s see.

The Shaykh : Right, you didn’t see me.
The student : I will see you, if Allah wills.

The Shaykh : Bring it out so we can see. Why did you follow Ibn Taymiyyah’s statement?
The student : Because Ibn Taymiyyah, our Shaykh, practiced treatment, meaning he lived with reality.

The Shaykh : I am telling you, why did you adopt Ibn Taymiyyah’s opinion?
The student : Because he was, our Shaykh, a scholar and he treated, so he had experience; he gained experience.

The Shaykh : Do you think he treated in the same way you do?
The student : I did not go beyond what Ibn Taymiyyah did.

The Shaykh : I do not think so.
The student : By Allah, our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : I do not think so.
The student : Why, our Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Did Ibn Taymiyyah believe in the white bird?
The student : Our Shaykh, the white bird, these are deductions and understanding; one may be right or wrong in it, and it does not lead, God forbid, to corruption of belief or anything.

The Shaykh : It does lead to that.
The student : But Ibn Taymiyyah would choke, hit, and rebuke; our Shaykh, this is established, and Ibn al-Qayyim, our Shaykh, narrates this from him.

The Shaykh : In any case, for us, the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). You know that Ibn Taymiyyah did this, and you know that the Prophet of Ibn Taymiyyah did not do this, is that not so?
The student : Correct, our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : So the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad.
The student : May Allah preserve you, O our Shaykh.
Another student: May Allah bless you all.
Another student: We are late on you, our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Welcome, welcome to all of you.
The student : May Allah reward you with good, and may He bless you. Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You...
The student : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh: And you as well, if Allah wills.

The questioner : And praise be to Allah for your safety.

The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The student : May Allah protect you, Abu Malik.

The Shaykh : Welcome.
The student : May you remain with us.

The Shaykh : In the protection of Allah.
The student : May Allah reward you with good, our Shaykh. May Allah bless you, may Allah protect you.