We read in Dare Tarud al-Aqel wa al-Naqel by ibn Taimiyah, Volume 1 page 310:
Verily the majority of Ahlulhadith and who ever agrees with them, don’t consider Genus as created, nay they believe it to be eternal.
By eternal, he meant that it doesn’t have any beginning. The Sunni scholars testify that ibn Taimiyah possesed this belief and wrote books answering him. Worthy of note is that the Imam of the Salafies Nasiruddin Albaani admited that ibn Taimiyah adoped this belief as we read in Silsila Sahiha, by Albaani, Volume 1 page 220:
ibn Taimiyah may Allah’s mercy be upon him had a long statement in answering the philosophers and tried to prove to them that the Genus is eternal, and during that he produced statements that the mind cannot understand and the hearts cannot accept ….. Verily his statement is not acceptable, nay it shold be rejected according to hadith, and we wish that ibn Taimiyah may Allah’s mercy be upon did not idulge himself in that topic.
This belief is against Quran:
He is the First and the Last, and the Outward and the Inward; and He is Knower of all things. (57:003).
As Allah (swt) is the first, and nothing preceded him in the beginning, this belief of ibn Taimiyah is against Holy Quran.
We read in al-Fatawa al-Kubra by Ibn Taimiyah, Volume 6 page 595:
“We agreed that Quran which is the word of Allah, is eternal not created.”
We read in al-Beshara wa al-Ethaf by Allamah Hassan al-Saqqaf, page 13:
“It is proven that ibn Taimiyah believed in the extinguishing of hell fire.”
Albaani said in the introduction of the book ‘Rafe al-Astar’ page 7:
He himself – I mean Ibn Taimiyah – stated it will be extinguished, not only that, but the people after that will enter Gardens with rivers flowing underneath.
This belief contradicts the Quran, because Hell Fire shall never be extinguished as Allah tells:
YUSUFALI: “Unless I proclaim what I receive from Allah and His Messages: for any that disobey Allah and His Messenger,- for them is Hell: they shall dwell therein for ever.” (72:23)
They ever dwell therein. The doom will not be lightened for them, neither will they be reprieved. (2:162)
Majmo’a al-Fatawa, Volume 4 page 374:
The reliable and acceptable scholars narrated that, God shall make Muhammad the messenger of Allah sit next to Him [swt] on the throne.
Al-Nahr al-Mad by Abu Hayan, Volume 1 page 254:
I read in a book in the hand writing of Ahmad ibn Taimiyah, who was from our era, with the title ‘Kitab al-Arsh’, (wherein) he said in it, that Allah sits on a throne and has a free space to make the messenger of Allah sit on it
This belief has been derived from from Christianity. We read in New Testament Mark’s gospel 16:19 (King James version):
So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
Majmo’a al-Fatawa, Volume 21, page 522:
Nay washing the flesh is Bida (innovation). The companions may Allah be pleased with them during the time of the Prophet (s) used to cook the meat and eat it without washing it. They would see the blood in the cooking pot.
It seems the pathetic Ibn Taimiyah never read the verse:
He hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name hath been invoked besides that of Allah. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then is he guiltless. For Allah is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful. (2:173).
This fact should not be any form of hindrance to the Salafi and we would urge them to ensure they implement this statement of Ibn Taimiyah to the letter, and accordingly cook bloody meat unwashed. Those owning restaurants should likewise ignore health and safety legislation, and ensure that they steer clear of Bidah, and accordingly serve their diners with unwashed bloody meat. The serving of cleaned washed meat would be an act of Bidah, and it is therefore essential that the Salafis adhere to the Sunnah of the Sahaba and ensure that such dishes are served in their institutions. How can Salafis back the stance of Sheikh ul Islam Ibn Taimiyah? The greatest danger for Salafis is slipping into the quagmire of Bidah, and we would urge them to ensure that they implement the stance of their Imam immediately.
We read in Bayan Talbis al-Jahamia by ibn Taimiyah, Volume 1 page 568:
If He (God) wants, He can sit on a mosquito’s back.
Ibn Taimiyah cited this text from Sheikh al-Daremi and he wrote that and he believed in it. We read in Al-Beshara wa al-Ethaf Allamah by Hassan al-Saqqaf, page 21:
“He permits the possibility of His sitting on mosquito’s back”
This belief is also quoted from Jews, because they believe God ride on an angel. We read in the The Old Testament, Book of Samuel, 22 : 11 (King James version):
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
Bayan Talbis al-Jahamia, Volume 1 page 101:
“There is nothing in the book, Sunnah, nor in the statements of the Salaf, or Imams of the nation that He (Allah) is not a body and His features are not a body.”
We also read in Al-Tasis fi al-Rad ala Assas al-Taqdis by ibn Taimiyah, Volume 25 page 31:
It is known that the book (Quran), Sunnah and Ijma didn’t say that all the bodies are created, also didn’t say that Allah is not a body and nor did any Imam of the Muslims, assert such a thing. Therefore, in my abandoning that statement there isn’t any deviation from neither instinct nor the law.
Ibn Taimiyah meant that He abandons the statement that all the bodies are created and Allah is not a body. This statement is against the Quran:
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Honor, above what they describe. (37:180)
We read in al-Tasis fi al-rad ala Asas al-Taqdis, Volume 3 page 214:
We conclude that it was eyesight as it is in the Sahih narration from Qutada from Ikrama from Ibn Abbas said that the Prophet said : ‘I saw my God in image of beardless (man), with long curly hair in a green garden’
This statement also contradicts the Quran:
The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He hath made for you pairs of yourselves, and of the cattle also pairs, whereby He multiplieth you. Naught is as His likeness; and He is the Hearer, the Seer. (42:11)
We read in Majmo’a al-Fatawa, Volume 2 page 76:
”Allah is able to relocate from here to there through rope”
We appeal to justice. You will never find any group more arrogant than the Salafis. They are so arrogant about their beliefs that they treat all others as sub humans. The cornerstone to their arrogance lies with the doctrine of Tauheed, and their assertion that no one has a better more pure doctrine of Tauheed than them, theirs is one that shines of perfection and is uncontaminated by any firm of kufr and blasphemy. They shall corroborate their stance by citing the works of Ibn Taimiya, thus presenting his stance as being the yardstick of truth when one wishes to understand Tauheed. They take immense pleasure at mocking the Tauheed of other faiths, you will see Nasabi Zaki Naik citing the tampered Judaic scriptures that make reference to Allah (swt) riding on a Cherebum. The Salafis pride themselves in being immune from such corruption, but this belief of their beloved Shaykh ul Islam exposes a reality that they had hoped would never be located. Just look at this blasphemous belief that compares Allah (swt) to the fictional figure Tarzan who would swing through the jungles of Africa from one destination to another. Allah (swt) that raised his beloved to the Heavens on the Night of Ascension requires a rope to help him get from one point to the next. It is amazing that these Salafis insist that the only Wail (means of approach) acceptable in Islam is through connection with Allah (swt) direct, there should be no intermediary, yet Allah (swt) uses ropes as a Wasila (means) to aid him to get to the destination of choice! We challenge these filthy Nasabis to show us any authentic hadith or Quranic verse that makes reference to Allah (swt) swinging on ropes to get to his desired destination. In the absence of such evidence, we would like to ask the advocates of Ibn Tamiyah, the adherent of the ‘saved Sect’ to explain these comments, if not for our benefit, at least for the benefit of your beloved adherents who your Ulema have duped into thinking that theirs is the true concept of Tauheed. When this is the belief of your leading Imam, do you really have the right to criticise and label others as deviants? How can you attack the Jewish / Christian depiction of God, when Ibn Tamiyah had such an atrocious belief?
While referring to the study of Chemistry, Ibn Taimiyah said in Majmo’a al-Fatawa, Volume 29 page 368:
“All that is forbidden according to Islamic laws”
If the Wahabis deny this and assert that ibn Taimiyah was referring to ‘magic’ rather Chemistry then they should read the later statements of Ibn Taimiyah which clearly evidence the he was referring to the study of Chemistry:
Jaber ibn Hayan, the author of the renowned books in Chemistry is unknown and is not mentioned among the scholars nor the people of religion.
Majmo’a al-Fatawa, Volume 29 page 374
The Salafis should take heed of the comments of their blessed Sheikh ul Islam. Those studying chemistry should gather their texts and burn them automatically. Those Salafis that are working in the field of Chemistry should resign from their posts automatically and search out new careers for themselves.
We read in Majmo’a al-Fatawa, Volume 15 page 29:
His (swt) saying { The chiefs, those who were proud from among his people said: We will most certainly turn you out, O Shu’aib, and (also; those who believe with you, from our town, or you shall come back to our faith. He said: What! though we dislike (it)?} { Indeed we shall have forged a lie against Allah If we go back to your religion after Allah has delivered us from It, and it befits us not that we should go back to it, except if Allah our Lord please: Our Lord comprehends all things :n His knowledge; in Allah do we trust: Our Lord! decide between us and our people with truth; and Thou art the best of deciders. } serves as proof that Shu’aib and whoever was with him were on the religion of their people for his (Allah) saying: { or you shall come back to our faith} and for Shu’aib’s reply {What! though we dislike (it)} and His statement {Indeed we shall have forged a lie against Allah If we go back to your religion} and this proves they were on their religion. And for His statement {after Allah has delivered us from It} that proves that Allah saved them from it after they get polluted by it.
This absurd interpretation of the Quran is against the Quran:
Behold! Allah took the covenant of the prophets (3:81)
No Muslim scholar, past or present has ever made the type of blasphemous allegation about Prophet Shu’aib (as) that ibn Taimiyah had. The correct interpretation for the verse according to Arabic language and logic is that when someone talks to a group and amongst them there is an odd person, he might be included in the speech but that does not mean he is one of them, in Arabic langue the odd single is included with the group in the speech.
We can substantiate our position from the Quran:
And behold, We said to the angels: “Bow down to Adam” and they bowed down. Not so Iblis: he refused and was haughty: He was of those who reject Faith. (2:34).
We see here Allah (swt) included Iblis with the angels, while Iblis is not an angel.
Behold! We said to the angels, “Bow down to Adam”: They bowed down except Iblis. He was one of the Jinns, and he broke the Command of his Lord. Will ye then take him and his progeny as protectors rather than Me? And they are enemies to you! Evil would be the exchange for the wrong-doers! (18:050).
We read in Majmo’a al-Fatawa, Volume 17 page 92:
“The hands are mentioned in several traditions and we are informed that both of them are right hands.”
We read in Eghathat al-Lahfan by Ibn Qayim, Volume 2 page 260:
“The last person that wrote against this, was Sheikh al-Islam ibn Taimiyah, he wrote two books a big one and smaller one refuting and rejecting it.”
Sharh al-Aqida al-Safarinia, by Ibn Uthaimin, Volume 4 page 121:
“The scholars wrote against logic (Mantaq) and warned us from it, from those who wrote against logic is Sheikh al-Islam ibn Taimiyah may Allah’s mercy be upon him”
To stay away from logic means to shut your mind and that is against Quran. Allah (swt) says in His Glorious Book:
Our Lord! and raise up in them a Messenger from among them who shall recite to them Thy communications and teach them the Book and the wisdom, and purify them; surely Thou art the Mighty, the Wise. (2:129)
We read in Majmo’a al-Fatawa, Volume 3 page 363:
From Ahmad ibn Taimiyah to whoever shall receive my message from the Muslims that belong to the Sunnah and Jam’aa who belong to the group of the wise and ideal Sheikh Abi al-Barakat Uday bin Musafer al-Umawi may Allah’s mercy be upon him.
For those who don’t know who the Yazidies and Uday bin Musafer are, allow us to present information from Sunni books. We read in Min Qamoos al-Adyan by Dr. Asad al-Sehmarani, page 63:
“The origin of Yazidis belongs to Sheikh Uday bin Musafir”
On page 71, we read:
“Uday bin Musafir, his lineage ends at Marwan bin al-Hakam”
On page 70, we read:
“The modern Yazidis declare that their sect and beliefs belong to Yazid bin Mu’awiya”
On page 75, we read:
“Satan has a special status among the Yazidis beliefs…they glorify him and increase his status”.
We read in Mawsuat al-Adyan wa al-Madaheb by Abdulrazaq Aswad, Volume 3 page 264:
“TheYazidis believe that their religion is heavenly and Yazid bin Mu’awiya brought it”
On page 280 we read:
“Sheikh Uday bin Musafir says that Yazid bin Mu’awiya is an Imam, the son of an Imam.”
On page 287 we read:
“Sheikh Uday is considered as the founder of the Yaziyah.”
Dr. Asad al-Sehmarani, is a modern scholar and a teacher in Imam Awzai Islamic college. This is the link about this religion:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazidi
If the Shi’a and true Sunnis of today are shocked by statements of Salafis and Deobandis like Zakr Naik, praising Yazid, one needs to understand that they are merely adhering to the path grounded for them by Ibn Taimiyah, who praised a Sect that is based around Yazid ibn Mu’awiyah and deems him an Imam. The Shi’a that love Maula Ali (as) are Kaafirs in the eyes of Ibn Taimiyah, but those whose creed is based around love and adherence to Yazid are praiseworthy Muslims!
We read in Majmo’a al-Fatawa, Volume 5 page 526:
‘He (the deceased person) could be seen rising from his grave with the signs of torture on him and the angels of torture holding him, his body was moving and walking and coming out from his grave. More than one person heard the voices of the torture in their graves, and have witnessed the (dead) rising grave with signs of torture on them.’
We read in Majmo’a al-Fatawa, Volume 19 page 39:
“Human and Jinns can marry and give birth to a child, and that is well known and there are many cases of that and the scholars mentioned that.”
We would urge sexually frustrated single Salafi women to take heed of these comments. If any of them do get pregnant, they should automatically assert that they were married to jinni to evade punishment of adultery!
Majmo’a al-Fatawa, Volume 1 page 83:
“Therefore there are many people who fly in the sky and the Satans carry them.”
British folklore has the fable that witches of the past could fly on broom sticks. The position of Ibn Taimiyah would suggest that Salafis should not laugh at such a notion, it is totally plausible, these evil women are being aided by Satan.
We read in Fatawa Nur Ala Aldarb by Ibn Uthaimeen, Volume 10 page 204”
“Sheikh ul-Islam ibn Taimiyah (may Allah’s mercy be upon him) chose to explain in detail and said that if the breast suckling by an adult was necessary and he suckled, then the prohibition (of marriage) is established.”
Why on earth would suckling by an adult become necessary?