Chapter 86 of 985 min read

6. Honesty

٦. الصدق والأمانة

Qabeelat Tayybah TCE Notes Revolution 110

The Early Reformist: Shaykh al-Islam Abul-‘Abbas Ahmad ibn ‘Abdul-Haleem Ibn Taymiyyah " , ! " # $ # % & ' $( " What can my enemies do to me? I have my paradise and my garden in my heart; wherever I journey; it’s there with me, and never departs from me. My imprisonment is seclusion, my murder is martyrdom and my expulsion from my homeland is tourism. [Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah] Ibn Taymiyyah said this while he was imprisoned for the last time (i.e. during the last days of his life). This statement shows one of the qualities of a leader, always being positive. " ) * ) ! +* , - " ). & / 0 1 2 ) . " " ] ا$#" !ل ا ا ي ر ا [ I have not seen the likes of him, and his own eye had not seen the likes of himself. And I have not seen one who was more knowledgeable than him of the Book and the Sunnah of His Messenger, Or one who followed them more closely. [al-Hafidh al-Mizzi] " ) * . '1 ' - 1 . 4$5 ) ' 2 . +1 & ' . 6 ." ] ا د'& ا ( ر ا [ By Allah, I did not think that there remained the likes of him. When I met Ibn Taymiyyah I saw a man with all the sciences in front of his eyes, he took from them what he wished and he left what he wished. [al-Hafidh ibn Daqeeq al-‘Eid] Al-Hafidh ibn Daqeeq al-‘Eid was not a fan of Ibn Taymiyyah but he realized how much knowledge Ibn Taymiyyah had. Ibn Daqeeq said, it was as if a book of knowledge was put on Ibn Taymiyyah’s forehead and he was reading from it. Why Ibn Taymiyyah? During the time of stagnation, not all the ‘ulema’ confined themselves to one particular madhab. There were some ‘ulema’ who tried to reform the area of Fiqh, and almost everything else in this situation. One such ‘ulema’ was Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. He was unjustly accused of being the cause of all the fitan in the Muslim world. He was also labeled as being anti-Sufi, and anti-Ash’ariy, but he was even stronger in their methodology than they were, so when he debated with them he would ask them to bring all their evidences and if they forgot any he would remind them and then begin refuting them. He was so powerful and strong in dawah, he even engaged in debates in the royal court of Egypt and Ash-sham. He also exhibited the strong leadership quality of always being positive. Qabeelat Tayybah TCE Notes Revolution 111

In order to understand why Ibn Taymiyyah took the path of ittiba’ and independence, we need to understand the circumstances he was born into. From the life of the Imam • His early life His full name was Abul-‘Abbas Ahmad ibn Abdul Haleem ibn Taymiyyah. Faqeeh Says… Taymiyyah was the great grandmother of his great grandfather. The whole family afterwards was attributed to her, and her children were called Ibn Taymiyyah "the son of Taymiyyah" after that. She was a wise lady and a female scholar of the family, as well as a righteous woman who was known for her admonitions. She was also a Fuqhaa’ of Madhab Imam Ahmad. Ibn Taymiyyah was born in Damashq at a time similar to us. There was no central Khilafah; the Abbasid Khilafah was gone. The Mamluks were ruling Ash-Sham and they were fighting North Africa and other places and they were also being hit by the 2nd or 3rd wave of the Mongols. Baghdad was gone. Ibn Taymiyyah as a child was very well known for being intelligent, and for his memorization. His student Ibn Abdul Hadi said he was very well known for being a knowledgeable child and it was easy for him to memorize. He was able to retain knowledge easily and quickly. When Ibn Tayimiyyah was young, a shaykh from Syria came looking for him. The shaykh went to a taylor on the main market and asked about Ibn Taymiyyah. The taylor told him how to find Ibn Taymiyyah coming from school. When a group of children came carrying their tablets, the taylor showed him Ibn Taymiyyah, and informed him that Ibn Taymiyyah was the one carrying the big tablet. The shaykh then asked Ibn Taymiyyah if he was Ibn Abdul Haleem, and when Ibn Taymiyyah said yes, the shaykh took his tablet and wrote a few words on it then gave it back to him. The shaykh asked Ibn Taymiyyah if he got what was written on the tablet, then he took the tablet away from Ibn Taymiyyah. The Shaykh then asked Ibn Taymiyyah to recite it and Ibn Taymiyyah was able to do so perfectly. This was done three times and afterwards the shaykh said that he had never seen anything like this in his life, meaning that he thought this kind of knowledge and memory was gone forever. The shaykh further said that if Ibn Taymiyyah lived longer, he would have an impact on the ummah; and this was exactly what happened. Ibn Taymiyyah filled the world with his light, and he occupied the people with his affairs. Everyone was always talking about him. The books of Shaf’iyyah, Hanafiyyah and Hanabilah mention Ibn Taymiyyah. Even Ibn Hajr talks highly about Ibn Taymiyyah in his book, Fath al-Bari. • His Shuyookh

Chapter 86 of 985 min read

6. Honesty

٦. الصدق والأمانة

Qabeelat Tayybah TCE Notes Revolution 110

The Early Reformist: Shaykh al-Islam Abul-‘Abbas Ahmad ibn ‘Abdul-Haleem Ibn Taymiyyah " , ! " # $ # % & ' $( " What can my enemies do to me? I have my paradise and my garden in my heart; wherever I journey; it’s there with me, and never departs from me. My imprisonment is seclusion, my murder is martyrdom and my expulsion from my homeland is tourism. [Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah] Ibn Taymiyyah said this while he was imprisoned for the last time (i.e. during the last days of his life). This statement shows one of the qualities of a leader, always being positive. " ) * ) ! +* , - " ). & / 0 1 2 ) . " " ] ا$#" !ل ا ا ي ر ا [ I have not seen the likes of him, and his own eye had not seen the likes of himself. And I have not seen one who was more knowledgeable than him of the Book and the Sunnah of His Messenger, Or one who followed them more closely. [al-Hafidh al-Mizzi] " ) * . '1 ' - 1 . 4$5 ) ' 2 . +1 & ' . 6 ." ] ا د'& ا ( ر ا [ By Allah, I did not think that there remained the likes of him. When I met Ibn Taymiyyah I saw a man with all the sciences in front of his eyes, he took from them what he wished and he left what he wished. [al-Hafidh ibn Daqeeq al-‘Eid] Al-Hafidh ibn Daqeeq al-‘Eid was not a fan of Ibn Taymiyyah but he realized how much knowledge Ibn Taymiyyah had. Ibn Daqeeq said, it was as if a book of knowledge was put on Ibn Taymiyyah’s forehead and he was reading from it. Why Ibn Taymiyyah? During the time of stagnation, not all the ‘ulema’ confined themselves to one particular madhab. There were some ‘ulema’ who tried to reform the area of Fiqh, and almost everything else in this situation. One such ‘ulema’ was Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. He was unjustly accused of being the cause of all the fitan in the Muslim world. He was also labeled as being anti-Sufi, and anti-Ash’ariy, but he was even stronger in their methodology than they were, so when he debated with them he would ask them to bring all their evidences and if they forgot any he would remind them and then begin refuting them. He was so powerful and strong in dawah, he even engaged in debates in the royal court of Egypt and Ash-sham. He also exhibited the strong leadership quality of always being positive. Qabeelat Tayybah TCE Notes Revolution 111

In order to understand why Ibn Taymiyyah took the path of ittiba’ and independence, we need to understand the circumstances he was born into. From the life of the Imam • His early life His full name was Abul-‘Abbas Ahmad ibn Abdul Haleem ibn Taymiyyah. Faqeeh Says… Taymiyyah was the great grandmother of his great grandfather. The whole family afterwards was attributed to her, and her children were called Ibn Taymiyyah "the son of Taymiyyah" after that. She was a wise lady and a female scholar of the family, as well as a righteous woman who was known for her admonitions. She was also a Fuqhaa’ of Madhab Imam Ahmad. Ibn Taymiyyah was born in Damashq at a time similar to us. There was no central Khilafah; the Abbasid Khilafah was gone. The Mamluks were ruling Ash-Sham and they were fighting North Africa and other places and they were also being hit by the 2nd or 3rd wave of the Mongols. Baghdad was gone. Ibn Taymiyyah as a child was very well known for being intelligent, and for his memorization. His student Ibn Abdul Hadi said he was very well known for being a knowledgeable child and it was easy for him to memorize. He was able to retain knowledge easily and quickly. When Ibn Tayimiyyah was young, a shaykh from Syria came looking for him. The shaykh went to a taylor on the main market and asked about Ibn Taymiyyah. The taylor told him how to find Ibn Taymiyyah coming from school. When a group of children came carrying their tablets, the taylor showed him Ibn Taymiyyah, and informed him that Ibn Taymiyyah was the one carrying the big tablet. The shaykh then asked Ibn Taymiyyah if he was Ibn Abdul Haleem, and when Ibn Taymiyyah said yes, the shaykh took his tablet and wrote a few words on it then gave it back to him. The shaykh asked Ibn Taymiyyah if he got what was written on the tablet, then he took the tablet away from Ibn Taymiyyah. The Shaykh then asked Ibn Taymiyyah to recite it and Ibn Taymiyyah was able to do so perfectly. This was done three times and afterwards the shaykh said that he had never seen anything like this in his life, meaning that he thought this kind of knowledge and memory was gone forever. The shaykh further said that if Ibn Taymiyyah lived longer, he would have an impact on the ummah; and this was exactly what happened. Ibn Taymiyyah filled the world with his light, and he occupied the people with his affairs. Everyone was always talking about him. The books of Shaf’iyyah, Hanafiyyah and Hanabilah mention Ibn Taymiyyah. Even Ibn Hajr talks highly about Ibn Taymiyyah in his book, Fath al-Bari. • His Shuyookh