*Timestamps:* 00:00 - Introduction 00:17 - Background of Dr. Hathem 00:50 - Today's Topic of Presentation 02:04 - Outline of the Presentation 05:06 - Introduction to Taymiyyah Theology 16:31 - Biography of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah 17:54 - When did He Live? 24:18 - The Life of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah 38:38 - Distinction: Testimonials 45:41 - Distinction in Rational Sciences 51:41 - Islamic Beliefs 52:19 - Core Beliefs of Islam 55:25 - Qadar (Predestination) in Islam 57:42 - Actions: Hasan (beautiful) vs Qabeeh (holy) 1:02:31 - Qadar: Secondary Causality 1:10:27 - Ibn Taymiyyah's view of secondary causality 1:15:43 - Divine "Attributes" of Beauty, Majesty & Perfection 1:19:05 - The Beginning: The God of the Qur'an 1:21:08 - The Beginning: The Qur'an and Sunnah 1:28:01 - The Way of the Predecessors 1:31:53 - Did they consign their meaning to the Lord? 1:35:10 - Can We Conceptualize the Unseen? 1:37:55 - Ibn Taymiyyah's Key Statement 1:39:42 - Is There Room for Misunderstanding? 1:49:52 - How Could They Disagree? 1:53:53 - Taymiyyan Rejection of Delegationism 1:56:00 - Taymiyyan Contentions: Textual 1:58:59 - Taymiyyan Contentions: Rational 2:01:02 - Empire of Faith: Influence of Aristotelian Philosophy 2:07:11 - Empire of Faith: Responses of Sunni Muslim Apologists 2:10:29 - Rational Theology Motivations: Pressure or Conviction? 2:13:09 - Proof for Origination of Bodies 2:20:56 - Opposition to the Use of the Technical Cosmological argument 2:22:23 - Ibn Taymiyyah on the Proof of Origination of Bodies 2:31:24 - Taymiyyan Alternative 2:36:42 - Typology 2:42:53 - Turning of the Tide & Excommunication of Corporealists
Mashallah was not expecting Hatem al-Haj to be on Blogging Theology. If anyone’s interested he did a whole Hanbali Fiqh series on a book called Umdat al-Fiqh by the great Hanbali scholar Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdasi. I have learned how to pray, make wudhu, ghusl, fasting and even he goes into zakat, inheritance, hajj/umrah, marriage etc from Hatem al-Haj. Thanks for this Paul 👍🏾
@Esfan that’s fine and I also love listening to Abu Aaliyah but Hatem el-Haj is a literal Hanbali scholar not a regular scholar or sheikh. So his lectures and classes go into great detail about history of Fiqh and Usool al-Fiqh and goes into detail hundreds if not thousands of scholars that contributed to the Hanbali *and sometimes he talks about other madhabs* madhab
@@aminaaden2921 oh no, my teacher who i really respect is stricy on copyright issues in islam. So for books, i usually try to buy them. I didn't have the money before so i wouldn't but now i do, alhamdulillaah. May Allaah reward you for your intention though. Eid mubarak to all of you guys!
THERE IS NOTHING TO BE CURIOUS ABOUT IBN TAYMIYAH. EVERY MUSLIM SHOULD LOVE HIM.IF UOU BEEN BY CURIOUS YOU DIDNT KNOW WHO HE WAS OK BUT EVERY MUSLIM SHOULD LOVE HIM AND HIS WORKS.ONLY SUFI SHIA MISGUIDED PEOPLE AND THE IFNORANT HATE HIM
1:09 it reminds me of the hadith of the woman who had seizures and she would be uncovered due to that. She asked prophet saw to make dua for her but he said it was better for her to be patient but he made dua that her modesty is protected
@@millatiibrahim2416 because it is the majority of the Muslims. Go seek for "Chechnya Conference". ibn taymiyah is a blatant mujasimmah who believes that Allah has corporeal body and limbs just like humans. All of wahabi in Indonesia have been preaching this theology.
@@Jack_Gatsby you're taking your Islam from sufis? No wonder you don't like the truth, if we were to follow your logic, most of mankind disbelieves in God, does that mean that they are upon the truth? Of course not. Your measuring stick for truth should be the Quran and sunnah with the understanding of the earliest Muslims and not whatever your sheikh says.
I love these videos on specific scholars. Might I suggest covering imam al Tabari? It is interesting to me that he wrote both history and tafsir. His history is one of the only and earliest witness of the Persian viewpoint in the Byzantine Sassanid wars prior to Islam and his tafsir is so influential being the earliest still surviving today with always many opinions and a lot of collected sources like israiliyat.
As an Ash’ari, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this! May Allah have endless mercy upon the soul of al Hafiz Ibn Taymiyya - truly a giant of the Islamic scholarly tradition who we owe it to cherish and admire. Thanks again Sir Paul Williams!
May Allāh reward you for this, Paul. İt's excellent that you try to build bridges. However, I would like to request that in the same way you have allowed a supporter of Taymiyan Theology that recognises the validity of Ashari Theology to explain and defend such a theology (even if it leads to criticism of Asharis), please allow an Ashari Theologian that recognises İbn Taymiyyahs scholarly rigour to explain and defend Asharism.
@@BloggingTheology Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Dimashqiyyah is a professor of theology and has a specialization and a great understanding of the Shi’a and Ash’ari faith. I advise you to host him.
Just had a glance at the slides, what a high quality presentation. Will need to save this for study later as opposed to passively watch. MashaAllaah Brother Paul, this moves away from your traditional podcast and is almost a private lesson between the two of you! A lesson in endurance, patience and knowledge
I had heard Ibn Tamiyaah was controversial. It’s also pretty obvious in the comments section. The fascinating thing I learned was that unlike other scholars/ theologians, he was just not a man of words but a man of action. I have to really look him up.
If he was not interested in philosophy and logic, how was he the first Muslim scholar to criticize Greek philosophers? In the matter of the Islamic faith, Ibn Taymiyyah seeks evidence from the two revelations (the Qur’an and the Sunnah), and not philosophy in matters of the unseen, and this is the approach of the early Muslims.
@@عبدالله-ن6ه2ص n he got his a$$ whooped. 🤣 yea, he will seek evidence from quran n hadith to say the opposite of it. lmao give youm her phone back, kid.
This video is a treasure. Hope it will answer my following question. The verse in Surah Arahman: "only the face of Allah will remain forever" 55:27, would that imply that the hands & eyes of Allah would perish (Astaghfirullah)? If you interpret the face of Allah as the entirety of Allah, would't that imply that you are 'interpreting the attributes of Allah' which is something you accuse of the Ash'aris?
Brother Binu Jasim, did you know why you write "astaghfirullah", your fitrah is talking, actually the fitrah wants to prevent you write that, fear Allah brother
Face of Allah means light Noor we can't describe Allah's attributes in a literal sense.. whatever Allah subhanutallah says about himself in Quran we belief without questioning because Allah's attributes are beyond human imagination..
@@Halal_Dan he means sufism as a science, it used to be a science before it escalated into a 'sect'. Just like you call a person who gives fatwa a mufti, a scholar of hadith a muhaddith you call a person who studies shariah compliant tassawuf a sufi. It would be nice to have all the actions of the heart, good manners, zuhd etc. Explained in detail in one book.
@@OmegaChad_7 I would rather not use the word sufi at all. Its associated with so much innovation and even some extremist sufis have clear Kufr beliefs. The original tasawuf and zuhd is almost forgotten and overwhelmed by the later innovations.
@@Halal_Dan The Messenger pbuh used to go into seclusion (cave of hira), he s.a.w. had the best of characters, would always remain in the presence of Allah, in his dhikr... This is what tasawuf is this is what Sufism teaches you. As the Sheikh says in this lecture Ibn Tayimiya was a Sufi himself. There are extremists and some that go out of the shariah and we should call those out but to say all are like this is not adal.
May Allah have mercy on Sheikh Ul-Islam. Easily one of the most influential theologians from after the era of the 3 great generations. May Allah reward the two of your for this lecture.
Thankyou brother Paul for this video, i look forward to watching it soon. Ibn Taymiyyah is one of the most misunderstood people, only when we actually read ibn Taymiyyahs works do we see that he is free from the accusations his opponents label against him.
Ibn Taymiyyah wrote books that are considered references in the comparison of religions and sects, such as his book on Shia, his book on Christianity, his books on faith, his books that contradict the ideas of the Ash’aris, his books on responding to Greek philosophers, etc..
Good series. I hope we can have some more with the other creeds of ahlus sunnah - ashari and maturidi. Imam Safarini al Hanbali stated : Ahlus sunnah are 3 groups the Athari, Ashari and Maturidi. Allah bless us with unity.
@@Ad_Da_Al_Dawaa I can only imagine which sect would be critical of his statement. People who don't want unity and to have a monopoly on tawhid would think so. The scholars are the testimony of these 3 creeds.
@@AbdullahodSandzak You can't say that the Prophet and the Sahaba believed that you either affirm the meaning of the attributes or you don't affirm the meaning and leave it to Allah or you change the apparent meaning to different meaning. These methods contradict each other and there is a consensus that the prophet and sahaba didn't have a dispute regarding the attributes of Allah. Allah knows best. So it's not possible to say that all of them are Ahlul Sunnah. Ahlul Sunnah has 2 definitions. 1: Global Definition -> This is used to distinguish Sunni from Shia. Asha'irah and Maturidiyyah are in this global definition of Ahlul Sunnah. 2: Specific Definition -> This describes the method of the Salaf - The Prophet, Sahaba, Tabi'i and Atbaa Tabi'i. The Asha'irah and Maturidiyyah are not within this definition.
@@Ad_Da_Al_Dawaa This is a long and detailed discussion that takes time not in some youtube chat. Only the wahabiyah/psudo salafi don't hold the two largest schools as ahlus sunnah. Truly, wahabiyah are a poison for the ummah. Those who consider fellow Muslims out of the fold of Islam, may they come on the day of rising with faces darkened! I'll stay with Imam Safarini who is a great scholar.
The ashari and maturidi aren't from ahlul sunnah wal jammah, how can they be when they reject the sunnah and put philosophy over the sunnah and hadith?
I salute you to have insights about ibn taymiyyah, most muslim only know him through slander and not his works People will believe grave blessings seekers with huge turban over common sense
@@-Ahmed8592 imam Subki had high respect for ibn Taymiyyah and even praised him though they differed on issues, it was imam Subkis son taj ad din who really went against ibn taymiyyah and said harsh words against him.
@@asmrnaturecat984 He alongside with the majority of scholars were against Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله, you made it seem as if only “grave blessings seekers” were against him Whereas the truth is, giants of Islam like Ibn Hajr رحمه الله and As Subki رحمه الله rebuked him
@@-Ahmed8592 the ibn hajar u mention is ibn hajar al makki and not ibn hajar al asqalani, ibn hajar al asqalani regarded ibn taymiyyah as shaykh ul islam and even wrote a mukadimah of Ibn Nasir Dimishqis Radd al Waafir where he brings over 50 scholars who called ibn taymiyyah shaykh ul islam.
IT is a heavyweight in fiqh and aqidah. Not totally hanbali as the expert on ibn taymiyyah shaykh hatem said...butj just addictive as dr. yasir qadhi said. You start reading his stuff its hard to put down. Especially the matters of the heart.
@@ARmirzaful He is recognized and seen as an Hanbali Sheikh because the later Hanabilah Scholars saw his opinions within the the hanbali madhhab but yes, he untied himself from a specific madhhab because he reached the status of a mujtahid mutlaq.
Listen to the works of shaykh uthaymiin, shaykh saleh fawzan shaykh bin baz shaykh al bani rahimahullah. They were and are the true scholars of islam. Follow the Quran and sunnah the way the salaf understood it.
@@redman1300 well it depends what the channel is. If it's like blogging theology where he invites different people and so on then yeah. But if it's just someone doing his own thing then that's different
Majority of the scholars before and after him were opposed to him and imam Subki went so far as to call him an innovator for calling haram and bid'ah what the ashab and the salaf al saliheen used to do. But I'm sure he meant to serve Allah as best as he could, and Allah knows best at the end of the day
Any source for your claim, that the majority called him an innovator? I mean if you've listened to the video. His area was filled with Asha'irah. What did you expect? Some of them literally tried to kill him. They even whiped him on a donkey publicly with his student Sheikhul Islam Ibnul Qayyim because of 1 Fiqh Fatwa. Like please, is this the majority you're talking, which have this extreme unislamic behaviour? Sheikhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah is a real man for not giving up and STILL forgiving them.
Hello, I am one of your followers and your content is very wonderful, but I hope that you will put the translation in Arabic so that our Arab brothers can understand
So many refutations against this great imam yet as a layman, I must admit his theology makes the most sense. The kalami schools are difficult to grasp especially for an everyday muslim who is not engage in knowledge that much.
A series on all of the prophets of Allah peace be upon them all, or on the Seerah, or on the companions of the prophet Muhammed pbuh should be made throughout Ramadan this year
Also in the presentation. The presenter for some reason completely ignores.the fact that Ibn Taymiyya was put in prison together with Ibn Qayyim because he forbade travelling to the grave of the prophet. An by ijma accepted practice. Why didn't he mention this? Also why didn't he mentioned the criticism imam Dhababi leveled agains His teacher ibn Taymiyya. I am missing a lot of nuance...
@@saidhashi2856 bro are u serious? I don't understand the logic behind your response. Taymiyyans/Salafis don't even deny this. And till this day preach his views. That it's haram to visit the grave of the prophet.
@@tugi7104 Did you read his reasons for forbidding that? or you are just joining a bandwagon of criticising everything just becoz becoz the Imam has different opinion than yours or your asheikh??
The Prophet s.a.w said: “No one should travel for the purpose of visiting (any mosque) except three: al-Masjid al-Haraam (in Makkah), this mosque of mine (in Madeenah) and al-Masjid al-Aqsaa (in al-Quds/Jerusalem).” Agreed upon). If One has the intention of visiting both (the mosque and the grave), this is permissible, because things may be permissible as part of something else which are not permissible on their own. But having the intention only to visit the grave and travelling for that purpose is not permissible. Intending to visit the grave only is not permissible if it involves travelling. But if a person lives close by and does not need to travel, and his going to the grave is not regarded as “travel” or a “journey”, then it is OK, because visiting the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the graves of his two companions without having to travel is Sunnah and is an act of worship. The same applies to visiting the graves of the martyrs and of the people of al-Baqee’. Similarly, visiting the graves of Muslims in all places is Sunnah and is an act of worship, but without travelling for that purpose, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Visit graves, for they will remind you of the Hereafter.” (Narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh).
@@saidhashi2856 I am not going to discuss fiqh online with you. I don't know why you are getting triggered. I am just mentioning what his rulings were and why he was imprisoned. And u do know that you just refuted yourself with that hadeeth u mentioned. Miskeen. Who is the one that's blindly following?
What are the best English resources to start understanding the theology on methods of both ibn Tamiyyah and al-Ghazali? I have an elementary understanding of Arabic, but am still dependent on English
Ibn taymiyyah is orthodox sunni. al-Haafiz Jalaal al-Deen al-Suyooti (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Ibn Taymiyah, the Shaykh, the imam, the ‘allaamah (great scholar), the hafiz, the critic, the faqeeh, the mujtahid, the brilliant mufassir, the Shaykh of Islam, the leader of ascetics, the unrivalled in our time, Taqiy al-Deen Abu’l-Abbaas Ahmad al-Mufti Shihaab al-Deen ‘Abd al-Haleem, the son of the imam and mujtahid Shaykh al-Islam Majd al-Deen ‘Abd al-Salaam ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Abi’l-Qaasim al-Haraani. One of the prominent figures, he was born in Rabee’ al-Awwal 661 AH, and he learned from Ibn Abi’l-Yasar, Ibn ‘Abd al-Daa’im, and some others. He took an interest in hadeeth, and narrated and selected (sound ahaadeeth); he excelled in the study of narrators’ biographies, defects in ahaadeeth, fiqh, the sciences of Islam, ‘ilm al-kalaam and other fields. He was a man of vast learning, one of the few brilliant scholars, ascetics and unique individuals. He wrote three hundred books, and he was tested and persecuted many times. He died in the latter part of Dhu’l-Qa’dah 628 AH. Tabaqaat al-Huffaaz (p. 516, 517.
@@Adam10412 No he was clearly controversial in his day and still is. He was definitely not "Orthodox Sunni" by any definition. Even within the Hanbali Madhab he had many divergent views. You can agree with him and follow him, but don't try to rewrite history.
@@bez1196 i don't have time to deal with you, to claim he isn't orthodox is pure jahl. The high praises of the Ulamma i.e Ibn Hajr al Asqalani, As-Suyuti, Adh-Dhahabi, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali and the likes are proof in of themselves. Believe whatever you want to believe
@@Adam10412 his views were never normative. How can anyone dispute this? Respect from other senior scholars does not negate this fact. I'm not calling him a deviant or non-Sunni but he clearly had some controversial views for which the likes of ibn Hajr critiqued him.
@@bez1196 Ibn Hajr critiquing some of his views doesn't mean he's not "normative", Imam Shafi'i critiqued some of the views of Imam Malik, does that make Imam malik non-normative? if he wasn't "normative" and had such weird views ibn hajr wouldn't be praising him so highly and wouldn't be calling him nor defending the title "Shaykh-ul-islam" given to him. Ibn Hajr wrote: "The Shaykh of our shaykhs, al-Hāfidh Abū al-Fatḥ al-Yaʾmarī (Ibn Sayyid al-Nās) said in the biography of Ibn Taymiyyah: Al-Mizzī encouraged me express my view about Shaykh al-Islām Taqī al-Dīn. I found him to be amongst those who had acquired a fortune of knowledge and he fully and completely memorised the Sunan and the Āthār. If he spoke about tafsīr then he would be the carrier of its flag or if he gave a legal ruling in fiqh, he would know its extreme depths. And if he was to recall a hadīth he would possess all the knowledge related to it and would carry its flag (make the hadīth take precedence over all else). And if he was to talk about the various religions and factions, no one who was more vast in knowledge or greater in meticulousness could be seen. He surpassed his contemporaries in every science and my eyes have not seen the likes of him and nor have his eyes seen the likes of himself. He used to speak about tafsīr and a large number of people would attend with a substantial portion returning while having taken from his sweet, rich ocean (of knowledge). (And it continued thus), until the disease of envy crept into the hearts of the people of his city...... " al-Durar al-Kāminah (ed. Dr. Sālim al-Almānī, Dar al-Jayl, Beirut, 1933) 1/156-158.
Imam al-Razi's statement should have been explained with more nuance. And has been presented in a somewhat misleading way. 1. He made this statement in the context of possible benefits the ambiguous verses can have. 2. His statement was about the possible reasons for the usage of anthropomorphic expressions. The Qur'an is for all people. The illiterate and the literate. Anthropomorphic language is more accessible and easier to understand. He does not say that lay people believe in an anthropomorphic god. Or that they are being misled by these verses. He is saying that the meaning is expressed through these statements. For example: Allah is closer to us then our jugelar vein. This is an example of an anthropomorphic statement. That is obviously not to be taken literally. The meaning of this verse is easy to understand for everyone. Allah is close to us with his knowledge. (By confess of the mufasireen). There have also been other points that weren't adress correctly. I would advice u. Let an ashari talk about ashari aqeedah. U could invite Dr. Safaruk Chowdhury English Academic who is familiar with Ashari aqaid.
So in short. Imam Razi's point was about the accessibility of the language. The Qur'an did not came down as a complex sophisticated manual. It came down for everyone.
I hope brother Paul gets someone to discuss a book like “A Critique of the Palmyran Creed” by Shaykh Sa’id Fodeh. Maybe even the Shaykh himself could be invited ان شاء الله Or any Ash’ari guests to discuss our creed
@@-Ahmed8592 he should do it. I don't think he will invite Saeed Foudah (language barrier. maybe in french?). It's always problematic to let non-asharis or non-maturidis explain ashari/maturidi aqeedah. Especially if it's a Taymiyyan Athari. I have seen people butcher the hanafi madhab and ashari aqaid too often on this channel. But it's not surprising Brother Paul is a Taymi Hanbali himself.
@@tugi7104 they can if they learn their side of the argument. We see many Muslim scholar who openly discuss about the Bible yet they are not Christians . Everything is put to the pen , so get the books and read that will give you the bit you need . But to rely upon a person who happens to be a believer in one sect of Islam , in this case Ash,ari , I think is a mistake and can lead people astray
@@perfect_chaos4217 we rely on the selef (al ashari/ibn kullab). Whereas others rely on the khallaf ibn Taymiyya. And if you make the claim that they were.not of the selef. Than imam hanbal and the entire hanbali madhab was also not from the selef..because.none of them actually met or studied under a tabi. But we ashari/maturidi have shuyuk who did.
Have you actually listened to the talk in full? If you have, then you cannot possibly believe that Ibn taymiyyah was advocating for an anthropromorphic theology. This is a common strawman against him. I would encourage to listen to this in its entirety to appreciate. ❤
@@nahoma yes I did actually. Did you? Even Dr Hatem said: “Here, corporealists did not only mean those who claimed that Allah is a body (jism), but also those who believed He is above the throne, because corporealism is the "necessary concomitant" of that belief and many other scriptural assertions.” I do believe Ibn Taymiyya denying the approaches of tawil and tafiwid ma’na (consigning the meaning) and opting to affirm the literal meaning instead, necessitates anthropomorphism. Whether he says it explicitly or not. If he’s arguing against Imam Razi on a book about God’s transcendence then what is he arguing for? It’s not just a linguistic debate, it’s a theological debate, he had an issue with Asharis believing in a perfect God beyond place and time.
@@Kalam18595 Hatem al-Haj is just another Salafi/Wahhabi Takfiri Jihadie Ideology mentality propagandist, who is trying his best to push forward the theology of Ibn Taimiyya and his student Ibn Qaiyyim al-Jawziyyah. But he will not fool, the Ahl sunnah wal jama'ah scholars and Muslims who are following the Aqeedah of the Holy prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wa ala aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallam) his Sahaba and the Tabi'ien and Tab'i Tab'ien until Yaumul al-Qiyamah. • Neither Ibn Taimiyya nor his student Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah belong to the true Salaf al-Saliheen/ the pious predecessors, or to their school of thought. • The school of thought of the Salaf al-Saliheen/ the pious predecessors, is entirely represented and contained in the scholars of the schools of law, their methods, and their Imams. (Madh-haab, pl. Madhaahib: a legal method or school of law in Islam. The major schools of law include the Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali and Ja'fari school of law / Madh-haab). • Those who belong to that collective school of thought are the Saved Group who follow mainstream Islam /Ahl Sunnah wal Jama'ah; the Sunnis; the People of the Way of the Prophet and the Congregation of Muslims. • Those who contradict the belief of that group (Ahl Sunnah wal Jama'ah) and oppose them in their writings, such as these two scholars (Ibn Taimiyya and his student Ibn Qaiyyim al-Jawziyyah) and their Wahhabi and "Salafi" subscribers in later times ,are outside mainstream Islam /Ahl Sunnah wal Jama'ah, and even farther from the school of Salaf al-Saliheen ,the pious predecessors, and whose roof and dooms where built by the Khalaf al-Sadiqeen, the truthful successors up to the present age. • Recommended Books of Sound Doctrine -Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine volume 1 By shaykh Muhammad Hisham kabbani -The Creed made Easy By shaykh Mahmoud Abul Huda al-Husainy -A Commentary upon the Creed of Imam al-Dardir Translation and Commentary by Siddiq Adam Mitha -A Refined Explanation of the Sanusi Creed The Foundational Proofs By shaykh Sa'id Foudah -The Differences Between the Ash'aris and Maturidis By Imam Shams al-Din Ahmad ibn Sulayman Kamal Pasha -Ahl Sunnah the Ash'aris By shaykh Hamad al-Sinan and shaykh Fawzi al-'Anjari -Notions that must be Corrected Arabic titel: Mafahim Yajib an tusahhah By shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Alawi al-Maliki al-Hasani -A Critique of the Palmyran Creed Deconstructing ibn Taimiyya's theology of resemblance By shaykh Sa'id Foudah -The Refutation of him [ Ibn Taimiyya] who attributes direction to Allah al-Raddu 'alaa Man Qaala bil-Jiha By Ibn Jahbal al-Kilaabi Introduction shaykh Wahbi Sulayman Ghawji Translation and Notes Gibril Fouad Haddad
@@Kalam18595 Abdullāh Ibn Mas’ūd said, “A Jewish Rabbi came to Allah’s Messenger and said, ‘O Muhammad, we learn that Allah will place all the Heavens on a Finger, the earths on a finger, the trees on a Finger, the water on a Finger, the soil on a Finger and the rest of the creation on a Finger. Then He will say, ‘I am the King.’ So the Prophet (ﷺ) laughed till his pre-molar teeth became visible in affirmation of the truthfulness of the speech of the Rabbi. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) recited, ‘They made not a just estimate of Allah as is due to Him. And on the Day of Resurrection, the whole of the earth will be grasped by His Hand and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand. Exalted is He, free of all imperfections, High above all that they associate as partners with Him.’ (Surah Az-Zumar: 67)” (Reported by Al-Bukhārī no. 4711, Muslim no. 2786). Is the Prophet sallalahu alaihi wa sallam antropomorphic? The jewish rabbi was speaking about the fingers of Allah and the Prophet recited a verse about the hand of Allah.
@@redman1300 Do you not see where your mind is wandering when you see these hadiths because of creeds like Ibn taymiyya’s? The prophet ﷺ is clearly demonstrating in a metaphorical way the omnipotence of God. However, people like you are thinking of a corporeal limited God and cling onto the ambiguous terms like hand and fingers.
Yes, go to the source because so many conspiracies happen by the enemies of this great scholar, May Allah bless ibn Tamiya and grant him the highest level of paradise 🌹
Non Muslims call muslims obsession " Alexander romance " cz they think we consider alexander the " zulqarnain " But in muslims many have a " taymiya's Romance " You paul are obsessed with taymia. He may be the reason of your islam but he made grave mistakes . As the prophet p.b.u.h. said " they will call the muslims mushrik ,and on asking " will they be" the prophet replied " they themselves will be deserving of being called mushrik " Stop being the slave of taymia and read riwayahs on him don't make him your God. Ibn taymya said " ali r.a. made hundreds of wrong decisions in his life " while The prophet says " ali will always be on haq ( true path ) if the world is on 1 side and ali is on another stand with ali and you will be on the right path. Ibn e taymyia was from najd so naturally he had a bit anger on ali r.a. But you don't know the hadiths of having a grain of envy against ali r.a. Students of taymia kiss him after his death and for many days quran was read in his house and his grave. Why would students do so if they were thaught else from taymia . The hadith of najd is best on people like taymia and abdul wahab.
Not necessarily every disease has a cure if Allah has written death for you while you are afflicted. Regarding kasb, we know Allah has given us the verse كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة. Surat Al Muddathir verse 38 Clearly everyone will be held responsible. This signifies beyond doubt choice i.e. free will. Is there predestination as they term it in the west, yes, but in your limited sphere, you cannot comprehend it not should you or must you.However, the upshot is...stay in your lane. Paul, Allah leads to pure truth understandable by all, that is why it is called the guide..الهدي His words are absolute truth الحق المبين
What about the students of Ibn Taymiyyah, who are Islamic scholars such as Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi, al-Hafiz al-Mazi, Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi, Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah and al-Hafiz Ibn Katheer?
Please can you cover in one of your guests programs. The Ethics and the war in Islam in the time of Ali ibnu Alkhatab, Abou bakr essidik because we saw some videos in isreali war soldats behaviour. Some are traumatised. It horrible horrible what they do.
All video need caption language such as English, Urdu, bangla etc.....l am a Bengali...from Bangladesh....to learn proper way, it's necessary to open all caption language way...
Very beautiful picture of a library. Does someone know, in which city or place does this building stands and how is its name? Impressive story about how he asked to make free the Muslim prisoners and then also the Christian prisoners. He actually followed the sunna of prophet Musa, as. We are following these days the example of western countries. We go and rebell with huge groups of ppl. In this way the tyranic leaders feel threatened and react with violence. The violence spiral up, faren forces use the chaos and weakness. The whole country gets destroyed. The ppl just wanted a better life, but what they got is full destruction. We should follow Allah's guidance. Take example from Musa, as. He confronted the Pharao alone (with brother Haroon), he has risked just his life. He did what Allah wanted him to do, that's why Allah helped him. And that's why Allah helped also Ibn Taymiya.
*Timestamps:*
00:00 - Introduction
00:17 - Background of Dr. Hathem
00:50 - Today's Topic of Presentation
02:04 - Outline of the Presentation
05:06 - Introduction to Taymiyyah Theology
16:31 - Biography of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah
17:54 - When did He Live?
24:18 - The Life of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah
38:38 - Distinction: Testimonials
45:41 - Distinction in Rational Sciences
51:41 - Islamic Beliefs
52:19 - Core Beliefs of Islam
55:25 - Qadar (Predestination) in Islam
57:42 - Actions: Hasan (beautiful) vs Qabeeh (holy)
1:02:31 - Qadar: Secondary Causality
1:10:27 - Ibn Taymiyyah's view of secondary causality
1:15:43 - Divine "Attributes" of Beauty, Majesty & Perfection
1:19:05 - The Beginning: The God of the Qur'an
1:21:08 - The Beginning: The Qur'an and Sunnah
1:28:01 - The Way of the Predecessors
1:31:53 - Did they consign their meaning to the Lord?
1:35:10 - Can We Conceptualize the Unseen?
1:37:55 - Ibn Taymiyyah's Key Statement
1:39:42 - Is There Room for Misunderstanding?
1:49:52 - How Could They Disagree?
1:53:53 - Taymiyyan Rejection of Delegationism
1:56:00 - Taymiyyan Contentions: Textual
1:58:59 - Taymiyyan Contentions: Rational
2:01:02 - Empire of Faith: Influence of Aristotelian Philosophy
2:07:11 - Empire of Faith: Responses of Sunni Muslim Apologists
2:10:29 - Rational Theology Motivations: Pressure or Conviction?
2:13:09 - Proof for Origination of Bodies
2:20:56 - Opposition to the Use of the Technical Cosmological argument
2:22:23 - Ibn Taymiyyah on the Proof of Origination of Bodies
2:31:24 - Taymiyyan Alternative
2:36:42 - Typology
2:42:53 - Turning of the Tide & Excommunication of Corporealists
@Asadullah SAAiD thank you so much!
@@BloggingTheology You're Most Welcome Sir 😊
Qabeeh means bad or ugly
@@asadullahsaaid3794 please kindly edit the translation of Qabeeh
Much needed lol. JazakAllahkhair
Mashallah was not expecting Hatem al-Haj to be on Blogging Theology. If anyone’s interested he did a whole Hanbali Fiqh series on a book called Umdat al-Fiqh by the great Hanbali scholar Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdasi. I have learned how to pray, make wudhu, ghusl, fasting and even he goes into zakat, inheritance, hajj/umrah, marriage etc from Hatem al-Haj. Thanks for this Paul 👍🏾
@Esfan Why not both?
@Esfan that’s fine and I also love listening to Abu Aaliyah but Hatem el-Haj is a literal Hanbali scholar not a regular scholar or sheikh. So his lectures and classes go into great detail about history of Fiqh and Usool al-Fiqh and goes into detail hundreds if not thousands of scholars that contributed to the Hanbali *and sometimes he talks about other madhabs* madhab
I myself I'm Striving to follow the Athari creed and I dearly respect Sheikh Dr hatem Al-haj may Allah preserves him.
yeah! his book "between the god of the prophets and the god of the philosophers"
@@huskee7684 huskee how are you 😂😂😂
may Allah have mercy on Shaykh al Islam ibn taymiyyah and thank you brother paul for the hard work 🙏
Sheikh Hatem is an ocean of knowledge mashaAllah.
I recently finished his book, "Between the God of the Prophets and the God of the Prophets." Truly wonderful. ✨️
*Between the God of the Prophets and the God of the Philosophers
I love that book
@@aismail8321 good correct ismail yeah i need that book like asap.
@@ARmirzaful I can send to you. If you want inbox-leave your email.
@@aminaaden2921 oh no, my teacher who i really respect is stricy on copyright issues in islam. So for books, i usually try to buy them. I didn't have the money before so i wouldn't but now i do, alhamdulillaah. May Allaah reward you for your intention though.
Eid mubarak to all of you guys!
Thank you Paul, for inviting such a diverse range of scholars.
Wonderful . Just about to start a 7 hour trip. Just what I needed
That moment when you find the right podcast for the right occasion :)
I have met, and attended a few classes of Dr. Hatem. He embodies Prophetic character in person.
Masya Allah..
This time is interesting topic to learn, I always curious about Ibn Taymiyyah..
Thank you brother Paul..
🙏🏻🤲🏻🇮🇩
My pleasure!
THERE IS NOTHING TO BE CURIOUS ABOUT IBN TAYMIYAH. EVERY MUSLIM SHOULD LOVE HIM.IF UOU BEEN BY CURIOUS YOU DIDNT KNOW WHO HE WAS OK BUT EVERY MUSLIM SHOULD LOVE HIM AND HIS WORKS.ONLY SUFI SHIA MISGUIDED PEOPLE AND THE IFNORANT HATE HIM
One of the best most beautiful people to call on podcast. May Allah bless you Paul.
Was waiting for this one . May Allah Honour you, Br Paul, in this world and the next.
Shaykhna Hatem al-Haj!!! What an excellent get masha’Allah, may Allah preserve both him and you!
yeah he is one of my favorite scholars. Intellectual spiritual giant.
1:09 it reminds me of the hadith of the woman who had seizures and she would be uncovered due to that. She asked prophet saw to make dua for her but he said it was better for her to be patient but he made dua that her modesty is protected
Thank you Paul, thanks to you and your unique approach, I am getting to learn from scholars.
Paul. May Allah reward your efforts to share knowledge.
Mashallah Tabarak Allah ...I really admire you brother Paul . MAY Allah fill your life with blessings and fruitful knowledge.
The only channel where the longer the video is the better.
Masha Allah, barak Allahu feekum I’m only 15mins in and i am completely hooked
Love these long lectures here. ❤ More of this please ❤
Great effort Mr Williams... Ignorance can be a big part of (unnecessary) tension...
As an Ashaari I still highly respect Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Tymiyyah
@Shadow الأشاعرة من أهل السنة والجماعة
Why would you be an Ashari?
@@millatiibrahim2416 because it is the majority of the Muslims. Go seek for "Chechnya Conference".
ibn taymiyah is a blatant mujasimmah who believes that Allah has corporeal body and limbs just like humans. All of wahabi in Indonesia have been preaching this theology.
@@j.r.r.tolkien8724 لا، ليسو من اهل السنة من ينكر السنة، لا تكذب على نفسك.
@@Jack_Gatsby you're taking your Islam from sufis? No wonder you don't like the truth, if we were to follow your logic, most of mankind disbelieves in God, does that mean that they are upon the truth? Of course not.
Your measuring stick for truth should be the Quran and sunnah with the understanding of the earliest Muslims and not whatever your sheikh says.
Love this channel. May Allah reward br. Paul in abundance.
I love these videos on specific scholars. Might I suggest covering imam al Tabari? It is interesting to me that he wrote both history and tafsir. His history is one of the only and earliest witness of the Persian viewpoint in the Byzantine Sassanid wars prior to Islam and his tafsir is so influential being the earliest still surviving today with always many opinions and a lot of collected sources like israiliyat.
It’s a pleasureeeee to see Sh. Hatem here! A gem of the western Ummah! ❤️
As an Ash’ari, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this! May Allah have endless mercy upon the soul of al Hafiz Ibn Taymiyya - truly a giant of the Islamic scholarly tradition who we owe it to cherish and admire. Thanks again Sir Paul Williams!
Dr. Hatem al-Haj ❤
The middle class love this type of thought experiment. It will always take you back to the oneness of Allah.
May Allah Accept your works, and make it a means of acceptance and Guidance for the Ummah!
Jazakallah again brother Paul.Amazing discussion as usual
Glad you enjoyed it
Mind stimulating, exciting and informative presentation.
May Allah reward Paul and sh hatem el hajj.
mashaallah tbark allah great effort brother Paul.
May Allāh reward you for this, Paul. İt's excellent that you try to build bridges. However, I would like to request that in the same way you have allowed a supporter of Taymiyan Theology that recognises the validity of Ashari Theology to explain and defend such a theology (even if it leads to criticism of Asharis), please allow an Ashari Theologian that recognises İbn Taymiyyahs scholarly rigour to explain and defend Asharism.
Great suggestion!
@@BloggingTheology Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Dimashqiyyah is a professor of theology and has a specialization and a great understanding of the Shi’a and Ash’ari faith. I advise you to host him.
Don't know which argument can even be given against the arguments Ibn Taymiyyah has made and has refuted. Hhhh
Why so they can misguide more people?
@@elcapodeicapi80 ikr.
ibn gaymiyyah got bodied by everyone with a braincell.
i dunno if there is anything left of him. 🤣
Excellent presentation by an excellent scholar about an excellent scholar. Al-Hamdu lillah.
Thanks Br Paul, lovely talks and informative explanation
Just had a glance at the slides, what a high quality presentation. Will need to save this for study later as opposed to passively watch.
MashaAllaah Brother Paul, this moves away from your traditional podcast and is almost a private lesson between the two of you! A lesson in endurance, patience and knowledge
I had heard Ibn Tamiyaah was controversial. It’s also pretty obvious in the comments section. The fascinating thing I learned was that unlike other scholars/ theologians, he was just not a man of words but a man of action. I have to really look him up.
If he was not interested in philosophy and logic, how was he the first Muslim scholar to criticize Greek philosophers?
In the matter of the Islamic faith, Ibn Taymiyyah seeks evidence from the two revelations (the Qur’an and the Sunnah), and not philosophy in matters of the unseen, and this is the approach of the early Muslims.
Same here from being only known as controversial figure to how grand his work speak was truly a master.
@@عبدالله-ن6ه2ص n he got his a$$ whooped. 🤣
yea, he will seek evidence from quran n hadith to say the opposite of it. lmao
give youm her phone back, kid.
Can’t wait for part 2!
Very soon!
@@BloggingTheology 😊
😊
Shaykh al-Islam رحمه الله
Great content! Learnt a lot. MashaAllah. May Allah bless you.
This video is a treasure. Hope it will answer my following question. The verse in Surah Arahman: "only the face of Allah will remain forever" 55:27, would that imply that the hands & eyes of Allah would perish (Astaghfirullah)? If you interpret the face of Allah as the entirety of Allah, would't that imply that you are 'interpreting the attributes of Allah' which is something you accuse of the Ash'aris?
Very good question
Brother Binu Jasim, did you know why you write "astaghfirullah", your fitrah is talking, actually the fitrah wants to prevent you write that, fear Allah brother
Also what quranic translation did you use? I read word by word in arabic, there is no word "only"
Face of Allah means light Noor we can't describe Allah's attributes in a literal sense.. whatever Allah subhanutallah says about himself in Quran we belief without questioning because Allah's attributes are beyond human imagination..
@@NK236
That's metaphorical interpretation hated by ibn taymiyyah himself
(I don't agree with him tho)
Oh boy 3 hours on theology on blogging theology ❤️😄
😂 It's just part 1.
You could do some work while listening.
I color the wall in my daughter's room and listen.
@@safyafarooq2878 yeah I usually play Total War while listening to blogging theology 😅
Really!
I graded my kid’s homeschool work and changed diapers haha
'Shariah compliant Sufism' this is exactly what we need these days.
Quran and Sunnah is what we need. The Prophet wasn't a "Sufi"
@@Halal_Dan he means sufism as a science, it used to be a science before it escalated into a 'sect'. Just like you call a person who gives fatwa a mufti, a scholar of hadith a muhaddith you call a person who studies shariah compliant tassawuf a sufi. It would be nice to have all the actions of the heart, good manners, zuhd etc. Explained in detail in one book.
@@OmegaChad_7 I would rather not use the word sufi at all. Its associated with so much innovation and even some extremist sufis have clear Kufr beliefs. The original tasawuf and zuhd is almost forgotten and overwhelmed by the later innovations.
@@kenkaneki9138 Rather, the original Salafi term has been overwhelmed by innovators today.
@@Halal_Dan The Messenger pbuh used to go into seclusion (cave of hira), he s.a.w. had the best of characters, would always remain in the presence of Allah, in his dhikr... This is what tasawuf is this is what Sufism teaches you. As the Sheikh says in this lecture Ibn Tayimiya was a Sufi himself. There are extremists and some that go out of the shariah and we should call those out but to say all are like this is not adal.
Most awaiting video
May Allah have mercy on Sheikh Ul-Islam. Easily one of the most influential theologians from after the era of the 3 great generations. May Allah reward the two of your for this lecture.
This is absolutely fascinating
Please invite on Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, & such a video on Imam Al-Ghazali would be amazing.
Thanks Paul, very informative lecture. I would leave to hear a detailed discussion of the thoughts and works on Imam al Gazalli in this way,
Thankyou brother Paul for this video, i look forward to watching it soon. Ibn Taymiyyah is one of the most misunderstood people, only when we actually read ibn Taymiyyahs works do we see that he is free from the accusations his opponents label against him.
And from his proponents! 👍🏻
Extremism is always wrong
Ibn Taymiyyah wrote books that are considered references in the comparison of religions and sects, such as his book on Shia, his book on Christianity, his books on faith, his books that contradict the ideas of the Ash’aris, his books on responding to Greek philosophers, etc..
Thanks
JazakaAllahu khayr brothers.
*_One of the best from BT Uni._*
Good series.
I hope we can have some more with the other creeds of ahlus sunnah - ashari and maturidi.
Imam Safarini al Hanbali stated : Ahlus sunnah are 3 groups the Athari, Ashari and Maturidi.
Allah bless us with unity.
the scholars criticized him for this statement, because noone said this before him.
@@Ad_Da_Al_Dawaa
I can only imagine which sect would be critical of his statement. People who don't want unity and to have a monopoly on tawhid would think so.
The scholars are the testimony of these 3 creeds.
@@AbdullahodSandzak You can't say that the Prophet and the Sahaba believed that you either affirm the meaning of the attributes or you don't affirm the meaning and leave it to Allah or you change the apparent meaning to different meaning. These methods contradict each other and there is a consensus that the prophet and sahaba didn't have a dispute regarding the attributes of Allah.
Allah knows best.
So it's not possible to say that all of them are Ahlul Sunnah.
Ahlul Sunnah has 2 definitions.
1: Global Definition
-> This is used to distinguish Sunni from Shia. Asha'irah and Maturidiyyah are in this global definition of Ahlul Sunnah.
2: Specific Definition
-> This describes the method of the Salaf - The Prophet, Sahaba, Tabi'i and Atbaa Tabi'i. The Asha'irah and Maturidiyyah are not within this definition.
@@Ad_Da_Al_Dawaa
This is a long and detailed discussion that takes time not in some youtube chat. Only the wahabiyah/psudo salafi don't hold the two largest schools as ahlus sunnah. Truly, wahabiyah are a poison for the ummah.
Those who consider fellow Muslims out of the fold of Islam, may they come on the day of rising with faces darkened!
I'll stay with Imam Safarini who is a great scholar.
The ashari and maturidi aren't from ahlul sunnah wal jammah, how can they be when they reject the sunnah and put philosophy over the sunnah and hadith?
I salute you to have insights about ibn taymiyyah, most muslim only know him through slander and not his works
People will believe grave blessings seekers with huge turban over common sense
Sheikh ul Islam as-Subki رحمه الله is a grave blessing seeker huge turban wearer now?
@@-Ahmed8592 did i mention any name? Delusional?
@@-Ahmed8592 imam Subki had high respect for ibn Taymiyyah and even praised him though they differed on issues, it was imam Subkis son taj ad din who really went against ibn taymiyyah and said harsh words against him.
@@asmrnaturecat984 He alongside with the majority of scholars were against Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله, you made it seem as if only “grave blessings seekers” were against him
Whereas the truth is, giants of Islam like Ibn Hajr رحمه الله and As Subki رحمه الله rebuked him
@@-Ahmed8592 the ibn hajar u mention is ibn hajar al makki and not ibn hajar al asqalani, ibn hajar al asqalani regarded ibn taymiyyah as shaykh ul islam and even wrote a mukadimah of Ibn Nasir Dimishqis Radd al Waafir where he brings over 50 scholars who called ibn taymiyyah shaykh ul islam.
Mashallah, Ibn Taymiyyah is my inspiration too.
IT is a heavyweight in fiqh and aqidah. Not totally hanbali as the expert on ibn taymiyyah shaykh hatem said...butj just addictive as dr. yasir qadhi said. You start reading his stuff its hard to put down. Especially the matters of the heart.
@@ARmirzaful He is recognized and seen as an Hanbali Sheikh because the later Hanabilah Scholars saw his opinions within the the hanbali madhhab but yes, he untied himself from a specific madhhab because he reached the status of a mujtahid mutlaq.
Mine too
MasyaAllah ... good content❤
Paul am praying to the creater everyday to be guided to the truth by you nd meet you oneday. May allah guide us along to the straight path.AAMEEN
Listen to the works of shaykh uthaymiin, shaykh saleh fawzan shaykh bin baz shaykh al bani rahimahullah. They were and are the true scholars of islam. Follow the Quran and sunnah the way the salaf understood it.
Read and follow the likes of imam ahmad ibn hanbal and ibn Tamiya, this video absolutely doesn't give him enough justice btw
It only makes sense now that you have one on Fakhr Al-Din al-Razi
So if an ashari does a video on razi he should do one on ibn taymiyyah right?
@@redman1300 well it depends what the channel is. If it's like blogging theology where he invites different people and so on then yeah. But if it's just someone doing his own thing then that's different
Nice, I hope you do a similar length lecture on Imam Razi RA (or any other big name Mutakallim) for balance
I hope not
because you're low IQ
@@lpbszn2957 wow what a response, are you muslim?
@@udaramalam7348 yes
Ghazali, Ibn Arabi, and Razi are deviant. They are Sufi and believe in Kalam (philosophy).
Release part 2, brother Paul!
May Allah have mercy upon him Amin
thanks youtube Al-Gorithm for letting us to this channel with state of the art deep knowledge!
Majority of the scholars before and after him were opposed to him and imam Subki went so far as to call him an innovator for calling haram and bid'ah what the ashab and the salaf al saliheen used to do. But I'm sure he meant to serve Allah as best as he could, and Allah knows best at the end of the day
Any source for your claim, that the majority called him an innovator?
I mean if you've listened to the video. His area was filled with Asha'irah. What did you expect? Some of them literally tried to kill him. They even whiped him on a donkey publicly with his student Sheikhul Islam Ibnul Qayyim because of 1 Fiqh Fatwa. Like please, is this the majority you're talking, which have this extreme unislamic behaviour?
Sheikhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah is a real man for not giving up and STILL forgiving them.
@@Ad_Da_Al_Dawaa nah, the vast majority.
scholars of the four maddhabs considered him an innovator.
@@Ryan-lf6ds nice source
@@Ad_Da_Al_Dawaa n it's not bin baaz's a$$. 🤣
@@Ryan-lf6ds im probably writing with a rafidhi lol
Hello, I am one of your followers and your content is very wonderful, but I hope that you will put the translation in Arabic so that our Arab brothers can understand
So many refutations against this great imam yet as a layman, I must admit his theology makes the most sense. The kalami schools are difficult to grasp especially for an everyday muslim who is not engage in knowledge that much.
A series on all of the prophets of Allah peace be upon them all, or on the Seerah, or on the companions of the prophet Muhammed pbuh should be made throughout Ramadan this year
Also in the presentation. The presenter for some reason completely ignores.the fact that Ibn Taymiyya was put in prison together with Ibn Qayyim because he forbade travelling to the grave of the prophet. An by ijma accepted practice.
Why didn't he mention this?
Also why didn't he mentioned the criticism imam Dhababi leveled agains His teacher ibn Taymiyya.
I am missing a lot of nuance...
Prophet Yahya was also executed and Yussuf was imprisoned too. They must have been guilty of what they were accused of.
According to your logic.
@@saidhashi2856 bro are u serious? I don't understand the logic behind your response. Taymiyyans/Salafis don't even deny this. And till this day preach his views. That it's haram to visit the grave of the prophet.
@@tugi7104 Did you read his reasons for forbidding that? or you are just joining a bandwagon of criticising everything just becoz becoz the Imam has different opinion than yours or your asheikh??
The Prophet s.a.w said:
“No one should travel for the purpose of visiting (any mosque) except three: al-Masjid al-Haraam (in Makkah), this mosque of mine (in Madeenah) and al-Masjid al-Aqsaa (in al-Quds/Jerusalem).” Agreed upon).
If One has the intention of visiting both (the mosque and the grave), this is permissible, because things may be permissible as part of something else which are not permissible on their own. But having the intention only to visit the grave and travelling for that purpose is not permissible. Intending to visit the grave only is not permissible if it involves travelling. But if a person lives close by and does not need to travel, and his going to the grave is not regarded as “travel” or a “journey”, then it is OK, because visiting the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the graves of his two companions without having to travel is Sunnah and is an act of worship. The same applies to visiting the graves of the martyrs and of the people of al-Baqee’. Similarly, visiting the graves of Muslims in all places is Sunnah and is an act of worship, but without travelling for that purpose, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Visit graves, for they will remind you of the Hereafter.” (Narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh).
@@saidhashi2856 I am not going to discuss fiqh online with you. I don't know why you are getting triggered. I am just mentioning what his rulings were and why he was imprisoned.
And u do know that you just refuted yourself with that hadeeth u mentioned.
Miskeen.
Who is the one that's blindly following?
What are the best English resources to start understanding the theology on methods of both ibn Tamiyyah and al-Ghazali?
I have an elementary understanding of Arabic, but am still dependent on English
ua-cam.com/video/KQJF3uht23A/v-deo.html
Brother Paul is in love with Ibn Taymiyah.... this is the 3rd time he is blogging about him.
Why not discuss the Theology of Imam At-Tahawi and orthodox Sunni Islam in detail as well?
Ibn taymiyyah is orthodox sunni.
al-Haafiz Jalaal al-Deen al-Suyooti (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Ibn Taymiyah, the Shaykh, the imam, the ‘allaamah (great scholar), the hafiz, the critic, the faqeeh, the mujtahid, the brilliant mufassir, the Shaykh of Islam, the leader of ascetics, the unrivalled in our time, Taqiy al-Deen Abu’l-Abbaas Ahmad al-Mufti Shihaab al-Deen ‘Abd al-Haleem, the son of the imam and mujtahid Shaykh al-Islam Majd al-Deen ‘Abd al-Salaam ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Abi’l-Qaasim al-Haraani.
One of the prominent figures, he was born in Rabee’ al-Awwal 661 AH, and he learned from Ibn Abi’l-Yasar, Ibn ‘Abd al-Daa’im, and some others.
He took an interest in hadeeth, and narrated and selected (sound ahaadeeth); he excelled in the study of narrators’ biographies, defects in ahaadeeth, fiqh, the sciences of Islam, ‘ilm al-kalaam and other fields.
He was a man of vast learning, one of the few brilliant scholars, ascetics and unique individuals. He wrote three hundred books, and he was tested and persecuted many times.
He died in the latter part of Dhu’l-Qa’dah 628 AH.
Tabaqaat al-Huffaaz (p. 516, 517.
@@Adam10412 No he was clearly controversial in his day and still is. He was definitely not "Orthodox Sunni" by any definition. Even within the Hanbali Madhab he had many divergent views. You can agree with him and follow him, but don't try to rewrite history.
@@bez1196 i don't have time to deal with you, to claim he isn't orthodox is pure jahl. The high praises of the Ulamma i.e Ibn Hajr al Asqalani, As-Suyuti, Adh-Dhahabi, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali and the likes are proof in of themselves. Believe whatever you want to believe
@@Adam10412 his views were never normative. How can anyone dispute this? Respect from other senior scholars does not negate this fact. I'm not calling him a deviant or non-Sunni but he clearly had some controversial views for which the likes of ibn Hajr critiqued him.
@@bez1196 Ibn Hajr critiquing some of his views doesn't mean he's not "normative", Imam Shafi'i critiqued some of the views of Imam Malik, does that make Imam malik non-normative? if he wasn't "normative" and had such weird views ibn hajr wouldn't be praising him so highly and wouldn't be calling him nor defending the title "Shaykh-ul-islam" given to him.
Ibn Hajr wrote:
"The Shaykh of our shaykhs, al-Hāfidh Abū al-Fatḥ al-Yaʾmarī (Ibn Sayyid al-Nās) said in the biography of Ibn Taymiyyah:
Al-Mizzī encouraged me express my view about Shaykh al-Islām Taqī al-Dīn. I found him to be amongst those who had acquired a fortune of knowledge and he fully and completely memorised the Sunan and the Āthār. If he spoke about tafsīr then he would be the carrier of its flag or if he gave a legal ruling in fiqh, he would know its extreme depths. And if he was to recall a hadīth he would possess all the knowledge related to it and would carry its flag (make the hadīth take precedence over all else). And if he was to talk about the various religions and factions, no one who was more vast in knowledge or greater in meticulousness could be seen. He surpassed his contemporaries in every science and my eyes have not seen the likes of him and nor have his eyes seen the likes of himself. He used to speak about tafsīr and a large number of people would attend with a substantial portion returning while having taken from his sweet, rich ocean (of knowledge). (And it continued thus), until the disease of envy crept into the hearts of the people of his city...... "
al-Durar al-Kāminah (ed. Dr. Sālim al-Almānī, Dar al-Jayl, Beirut, 1933) 1/156-158.
1:00:43 "This command of Abraham was for another wisdom - to test his submission". Yes, but also to foreshadow the death of Jesus Christ.
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Thanks to you Sirs.
So, another few hours to spend with blogging theology.🤗
Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
God bless you for the interview. However the ads are annoying and make it hard to follow up.
Peace be upon you brother...!!! ✌🏼😇
JazakaAllahu khayr
جزاک اللہ خیرا
jazakallahou ghair
Thank you for this chart
Imam al-Razi's statement should have been explained with more nuance. And has been presented in a somewhat misleading way.
1. He made this statement in the context of possible benefits the ambiguous verses can have.
2. His statement was about the possible reasons for the usage of anthropomorphic expressions. The Qur'an is for all people. The illiterate and the literate. Anthropomorphic language is more accessible and easier to understand. He does not say that lay people believe in an anthropomorphic god. Or that they are being misled by these verses. He is saying that the meaning is expressed through these statements. For example: Allah is closer to us then our jugelar vein. This is an example of an anthropomorphic statement. That is obviously not to be taken literally. The meaning of this verse is easy to understand for everyone. Allah is close to us with his knowledge. (By confess of the mufasireen).
There have also been other points that weren't adress correctly.
I would advice u. Let an ashari talk about ashari aqeedah. U could invite Dr. Safaruk Chowdhury English Academic who is familiar with Ashari aqaid.
So in short. Imam Razi's point was about the accessibility of the language. The Qur'an did not came down as a complex sophisticated manual. It came down for everyone.
I hope brother Paul gets someone to discuss a book like “A Critique of the Palmyran Creed” by Shaykh Sa’id Fodeh. Maybe even the Shaykh himself could be invited ان شاء الله
Or any Ash’ari guests to discuss our creed
@@-Ahmed8592 he should do it. I don't think he will invite Saeed Foudah (language barrier. maybe in french?). It's always problematic to let non-asharis or non-maturidis explain ashari/maturidi aqeedah. Especially if it's a Taymiyyan Athari.
I have seen people butcher the hanafi madhab and ashari aqaid too often on this channel.
But it's not surprising Brother Paul is a Taymi Hanbali himself.
@@tugi7104 they can if they learn their side of the argument. We see many Muslim scholar who openly discuss about the Bible yet they are not Christians . Everything is put to the pen , so get the books and read that will give you the bit you need . But to rely upon a person who happens to be a believer in one sect of Islam , in this case Ash,ari , I think is a mistake and can lead people astray
@@perfect_chaos4217 we rely on the selef (al ashari/ibn kullab). Whereas others rely on the khallaf ibn Taymiyya.
And if you make the claim that they were.not of the selef. Than imam hanbal and the entire hanbali madhab was also not from the selef..because.none of them actually met or studied under a tabi.
But we ashari/maturidi have shuyuk who did.
Is there gonna be a blogging Theology of ashari/Maturidi creed? Or just dealing with anthropomorphic creeds like Christians and taymis etc
Have you actually listened to the talk in full? If you have, then you cannot possibly believe that Ibn taymiyyah was advocating for an anthropromorphic theology. This is a common strawman against him. I would encourage to listen to this in its entirety to appreciate. ❤
@@nahoma yes I did actually. Did you?
Even Dr Hatem said: “Here, corporealists did not only mean those who claimed that Allah is a body (jism), but also those who believed He is above the throne, because corporealism is the "necessary concomitant" of that belief and many other scriptural assertions.”
I do believe Ibn Taymiyya denying the approaches of tawil and tafiwid ma’na (consigning the meaning) and opting to affirm the literal meaning instead, necessitates anthropomorphism. Whether he says it explicitly or not. If he’s arguing against Imam Razi on a book about God’s transcendence then what is he arguing for? It’s not just a linguistic debate, it’s a theological debate, he had an issue with Asharis believing in a perfect God beyond place and time.
@@Kalam18595 Hatem al-Haj is just another Salafi/Wahhabi Takfiri Jihadie Ideology mentality propagandist, who is trying his best to push forward the theology of Ibn Taimiyya and his student Ibn Qaiyyim al-Jawziyyah.
But he will not fool, the Ahl sunnah wal jama'ah scholars and Muslims who are following the Aqeedah of the Holy prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wa ala aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallam) his Sahaba and the Tabi'ien and Tab'i Tab'ien until Yaumul al-Qiyamah.
• Neither Ibn Taimiyya nor his student Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah belong to the true Salaf al-Saliheen/ the pious predecessors, or to their school of thought.
• The school of thought of the Salaf al-Saliheen/ the pious predecessors, is entirely represented and contained in the scholars of the schools of law, their methods, and their Imams. (Madh-haab, pl. Madhaahib: a legal method or school of law in Islam.
The major schools of law include the Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali and Ja'fari school of law / Madh-haab).
• Those who belong to that collective school of thought are the Saved Group who follow mainstream Islam /Ahl Sunnah wal Jama'ah; the Sunnis; the People of the Way of the Prophet and the Congregation of Muslims.
• Those who contradict the belief of that group (Ahl Sunnah wal Jama'ah) and oppose them in their writings, such as these two scholars (Ibn Taimiyya and his student Ibn Qaiyyim al-Jawziyyah) and their Wahhabi and "Salafi" subscribers in later times ,are outside mainstream Islam /Ahl Sunnah wal Jama'ah, and even farther from the school of Salaf al-Saliheen ,the pious predecessors, and whose roof and dooms where built by the Khalaf al-Sadiqeen, the truthful successors up to the present age.
• Recommended Books of Sound Doctrine
-Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine volume 1
By shaykh Muhammad Hisham kabbani
-The Creed made Easy
By shaykh Mahmoud Abul Huda al-Husainy
-A Commentary upon the Creed of Imam al-Dardir
Translation and Commentary by Siddiq Adam Mitha
-A Refined Explanation of the Sanusi Creed
The Foundational Proofs
By shaykh Sa'id Foudah
-The Differences Between the Ash'aris and Maturidis
By Imam Shams al-Din Ahmad ibn Sulayman Kamal Pasha
-Ahl Sunnah the Ash'aris
By shaykh Hamad al-Sinan
and shaykh Fawzi al-'Anjari
-Notions that must be Corrected
Arabic titel: Mafahim Yajib an tusahhah
By shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Alawi al-Maliki al-Hasani
-A Critique of the Palmyran Creed
Deconstructing ibn Taimiyya's theology of resemblance
By shaykh Sa'id Foudah
-The Refutation of him [ Ibn Taimiyya] who attributes direction to Allah
al-Raddu 'alaa Man Qaala bil-Jiha
By Ibn Jahbal al-Kilaabi
Introduction shaykh Wahbi Sulayman Ghawji
Translation and Notes Gibril Fouad Haddad
@@Kalam18595 Abdullāh Ibn Mas’ūd said, “A Jewish Rabbi came to Allah’s Messenger and said, ‘O Muhammad, we learn that Allah will place all the Heavens on a Finger, the earths on a finger, the trees on a Finger, the water on a Finger, the soil on a Finger and the rest of the creation on a Finger. Then He will say, ‘I am the King.’ So the Prophet (ﷺ) laughed till his pre-molar teeth became visible in affirmation of the truthfulness of the speech of the Rabbi. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) recited, ‘They made not a just estimate of Allah as is due to Him. And on the Day of Resurrection, the whole of the earth will be grasped by His Hand and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand. Exalted is He, free of all imperfections, High above all that they associate as partners with Him.’ (Surah Az-Zumar: 67)” (Reported by Al-Bukhārī no. 4711, Muslim no. 2786).
Is the Prophet sallalahu alaihi wa sallam antropomorphic? The jewish rabbi was speaking about the fingers of Allah and the Prophet recited a verse about the hand of Allah.
@@redman1300 Do you not see where your mind is wandering when you see these hadiths because of creeds like Ibn taymiyya’s? The prophet ﷺ is clearly demonstrating in a metaphorical way the omnipotence of God. However, people like you are thinking of a corporeal limited God and cling onto the ambiguous terms like hand and fingers.
جزاك الله خيرا وبارك الله فيك
can you have a discussion with sam gerrans or edip yuksel please?
dont believe anyone talking about Ibn taymia, everyone wants to attribute his personal speculations to him
Go read ibn taymia, not about ibn taymiah
Yes, go to the source because so many conspiracies happen by the enemies of this great scholar, May Allah bless ibn Tamiya and grant him the highest level of paradise 🌹
All good but Br Paul it would be nice if there were no pics at the start or face of the video. Thx
JazakALLAHukhairan
The presenter speaks slowly and the video is interrupted with too many ads.
Non Muslims call muslims obsession " Alexander romance " cz they think we consider alexander the " zulqarnain "
But in muslims many have a " taymiya's Romance "
You paul are obsessed with taymia.
He may be the reason of your islam but he made grave mistakes .
As the prophet p.b.u.h. said " they will call the muslims mushrik ,and on asking " will they be" the prophet replied " they themselves will be deserving of being called mushrik "
Stop being the slave of taymia and read riwayahs on him don't make him your God.
Ibn taymya said " ali r.a. made hundreds of wrong decisions in his life " while
The prophet says " ali will always be on haq ( true path ) if the world is on 1 side and ali is on another stand with ali and you will be on the right path.
Ibn e taymyia was from najd so naturally he had a bit anger on ali r.a.
But you don't know the hadiths of having a grain of envy against ali r.a.
Students of taymia kiss him after his death and for many days quran was read in his house and his grave. Why would students do so if they were thaught else from taymia .
The hadith of najd is best on people like taymia and abdul wahab.
Not necessarily every disease has a cure if Allah has written death for you while you are afflicted.
Regarding kasb, we know Allah has given us the verse كل نفس بما كسبت رهينة. Surat Al Muddathir verse 38
Clearly everyone will be held responsible. This signifies beyond doubt choice i.e. free will.
Is there predestination as they term it in the west, yes, but in your limited sphere, you cannot comprehend it not
should you or must you.However, the upshot is...stay in your lane.
Paul, Allah leads to pure truth understandable by all, that is why it is called the guide..الهدي
His words are absolute truth الحق المبين
1:13:10 ''Forget about the first and the final cause...''. This seems to me to be disrespectful language.
What about the students of Ibn Taymiyyah, who are Islamic scholars such as Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi, al-Hafiz al-Mazi, Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi, Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah and al-Hafiz Ibn Katheer?
whoever is bothered by Ibn Taymiyyah needs to check their adherence to the proofs
Yep
Ibn Taymiyyah revive the Original Athari Creed. May Allah have mercy on him.
Shafiici Athaaris were very close with Xanbaali Athaaris. Unfortunately the Ashaaciiro hijacked the madhab
ما شاء الله تبارك الله.
Please can you cover in one of your guests programs. The Ethics and the war in Islam in the time of Ali ibnu Alkhatab, Abou bakr essidik because we saw some videos in isreali war soldats behaviour. Some are traumatised. It horrible horrible what they do.
All video need caption language such as English, Urdu, bangla etc.....l am a Bengali...from Bangladesh....to learn proper way, it's necessary to open all caption language way...
Very beautiful picture of a library. Does someone know, in which city or place does this building stands and how is its name?
Impressive story about how he asked to make free the Muslim prisoners and then also the Christian prisoners.
He actually followed the sunna of prophet Musa, as.
We are following these days the example of western countries. We go and rebell with huge groups of ppl. In this way the tyranic leaders feel threatened and react with violence. The violence spiral up, faren forces use the chaos and weakness. The whole country gets destroyed. The ppl just wanted a better life, but what they got is full destruction.
We should follow Allah's guidance. Take example from Musa, as. He confronted the Pharao alone (with brother Haroon), he has risked just his life. He did what Allah wanted him to do, that's why Allah helped him. And that's why Allah helped also Ibn Taymiya.
@@seekthetruthandthetruthwil2388 And you know that how exactly? Did Moses himself told you that ? Lol