- Speaker: .Shaykh Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq
- Category: BIOGRAPHY
- Language: ENGLISH
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THE LIFE OF IBN TAYMIYYAH by Abu Iyaad.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah’s Love for Ahlel Bayt—One of the harshest opponents of the Shia was Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, and because of this, some of the Shia have slandered him by claiming that he was a Nasibi (i.e. hater of Ahlel Bayt). Answering-Ansar refers to him as “Imam of the Nasibis, Ibn Taymiyya”. And yet, Ibn Taymiyyah was a lover of Ahlel Bayt; not only did he love the Ahlel Bayt, but he publically declared the necessity of loving the Ahlel Bayt as a part of the creed of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama’ah. Let us narrate what Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah wrote in his most famous book, Al-Aqeedah Al-Wasitiyyah; he said: “They (the believers) accept what has been reported continuously from the Prince of the Believers Ali Ibn Abi Talib…” (Ibn Taymiyyah, Al-Aqeedah Al-Wasitiyyah, Chapter 4). Ibn Taymiyyah said further: “The best men of this Ummah after its Prophet are: Abu Bakr; then Umar; third: Uthman; and fourth: Ali Ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with them all).” (Ibn Taymiyyah, Al-Aqeedah Al-Wasitiyyah, Chapter 4).
In regards to the Prophetic Household, Ibn Taymiyyah said: “The Ahlus Sunnah should love the Prophet’s family, give them support, and honor the Prophet’s will in regards to them, as he said at Ghadir Khumm: ‘I ask you by Allah to take care of my family; I ask you by Allah to take care of my family.'” (Ibn Taymiyyah, Al-Aqeedah Al-Wasitiyyah, Chapter 4)May Allah the Exalted be pleased with our Noble Scholars for their tremendous efforts and reward them abundantly, as He, the Almighty, can only reward, and grant them high status in Jannah al-Firdaws, Aameen.
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