عَنْAboutآيَاتِversesالْكِتَابِof the Book
About the verses of the Book.
وَأَبُوAnd AbuحَامِدٍHamedالْغَزَالِيِّAl-Ghazaliفِيinكِتَابِهِhis book::الْمَقْصِدِThe intended goalالْأَسْنَىthe most sublimeفِيinشَرْحِthe explanationأَسْمَاءِof the namesاللَّهِAllahالْحُسْنَىthe Most Beautiful names
And Abu Hamed Al-Ghazali in his book: 'The Intended Goal in Explaining the Most Beautiful Names of Allah'.
وَابْنُAnd IbnالْوَزِيرِAl-Wazirفِيinكِتَابِهِhis book::إيثَارِPreferenceالْحَقِّof the truthعَلَىoverالْخَلْقِthe creation
And Ibn Al-Wazir in his book: 'Preference of the Truth over the Creation'.
وَالْإِمَامُAnd ImamالذَّهَبِيُّAl-Dhahabiلَهُfor himمُصَنَّفٌa workفِيinصِفَةِthe descriptionالنَّارِof the Fire
And Imam Al-Dhahabi has a work in 'The Description of the Fire'.
يَقَعُwhich is dividedفِيinجُزْأَيْنِtwo parts
which is divided into two parts.
وَالْحَافِظُAnd HafizابْنُIbnرَجَبٍRajabفِيinكِتَابِهِthe book:: التَّخْوِيفِThe warningمِنْfromالنَّارِthe Fire
And Hafiz Ibn Rajab in the book: 'The Warning from the Fire'.
وَالشَّيْخُAnd SheikhمَرْعِيٌّMar'iابْنُIbnيُوسُفَYusufلَهُfor himكِتَابٌa book:: تَوْقِيفٍStoppingالْفَرِيقَيْنِthe two groupsعَلَىonخُلُودِthe eternityأَهْلِof the peopleالْدَّارَيْنِof the two abodes
And Sheikh Mar'i Ibn Yusuf has a book: 'Stopping the Two Groups on the Eternity of the People of the Two Abodes'.
وَالْشَّيْخُAnd SheikhالصَّنْعَانِيُّAl-San'aniفِيinكِتَابِهِhis book:: رَفْعِRaisingالْأَسْتَارِthe curtainsلِإِبْطَالِto refuteأَدِلَّةِthe evidenceالْقَائِلِينَof those who sayبِفَنَاءِof the annihilationالنَّارِthe Fire
And Sheikh Al-San'ani in his book: 'Raising the Curtains to Refute the Evidence of Those Who Say of the Annihilation of the Fire'.
هَذَاThisوَبِنَاءًAnd basedعَلَىonمَاwhatتَقَدَّمَhas precededتَبْيِينٌindicatesلِيto meأَنَّthatالْكَلَامَthe speechفِيinمَسْأَلَةِthe issueفَنَاءِof the annihilationالنَّارِthe Fireمَعْرُوفٌis knownلَدَىamongالْعُلَمَاءِthe scholarsقَبْلَbeforeعَصْرِthe time ofابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَّةَTaimiyyaوَفِيand inعَصْرِهِhis time,,وَبَعْدَهُand after himكَمَاas inالْمَصَادِرِthe previous sources،,وَعَلَيْهَاand on itمَاwhatمَوْقِفَهُwas his positionمِنْonهَذِهِthisالْمَسْأَلَةِissue
This and based on what has preceded indicates to me that the speech on the issue of the annihilation of the Fire is known among scholars before the time of Ibn Taimiyya, in his time, and after him as in the previous sources. What was his position on this issue?
ثَانِيًاSecondly::مَوْقِفُThe positionشَيْخِof SheikhالإِسْلامِIslamمِنْonمَسْأَلَةِthe issueفَنَاءِof the annihilationالنَّارِthe Fire,,وَآرَاءُand the opinionsالْعُلَمَاءِof the scholarsفِيonذَلِكَthatوَمُنَاقَشَتِهَاand discussing it
Secondly: The position of Sheikh Islam on the issue of the annihilation of the Fire, and the opinions of the scholars in that and discussing it.
لَاThere is noيوجدُexistلِشَيْخِfor SheikhالإِسْلامِIslam--فِيْمَاin whatأَعْلَمُI know--نَصٌّa textوَاضِحٌclearجَلِيٌّevidentفِيinهَذِهِthisالْمَسْأَلَةِissue،,وَلَكِنَّbutلَهُfor himهَذِهِthisالرِّسَالَةَmessageالَّتِيwhichأَلَّفَهَاhe authoredجَوَابًاas a responseعَنْtoسُؤَالٍa questionوَجَّهَdirectedإِلَيْهِto him،,فَأَجَابَso he answeredبِذِكْرِby mentioningآرَاءَthe opinionsغَيْرِهِof othersمِنَfromالْعُلَمَاءِthe scholarsفِيonذَلِكَthat
There is no clear and evident text for Sheikh Islam - as I know - in this issue, but there is this message he authored as a response to a question directed to him. So he answered by mentioning the opinions of others from the scholars in that.
وَبَيَّنَAnd he clarifiedالْفَرْقَthe differenceبَيْنَbetweenالْدَّوَامِthe permanenceالْجَنَّةِof Paradiseوَالنَّارِand the Fire،,وَفَنَائِهِمَاand their annihilation،,وَلَمْand he did notيُعَقِّبْcommentعَلَىonمَاwhatذُكِرَwas mentionedمِنَofالْآرَاءِthe opinionsبِقَوْلٍby sayingخَاصٍّspecialلَهُfor himهُوَhe
And he clarified the difference between the permanence of Paradise and the Fire, and their annihilation, and did not comment on what was mentioned of the opinions by saying his own.
وَمِنْAnd fromهُنَاhereاخْتَلَفَتْthe opinions differedالْآرَاءُthe opinionsوَالْمَفَاهِيمُand the conceptsحَوْلَaroundمَوْقِفِthe positionشَيْخِof the SheikhالإِسْلامِIslamابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَّةَTaimiyyaمِنَofالْمَسْأَلَةِthe issue،,وَذَٰلِكَand thatعَلَىonثَلاَثَةِthreeأَقْسَامٍsections
And from here the opinions differed concerning the position of Sheikh Islam Ibn Taimiyya on the issue, and that is divided into three sections.
الْقِسْمُThe first sectionالأَوَّلُthe first::تَحَامَلُواThey overburdenedعَلَىonابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَّةَTaimiyyaوَجَعَلُوهُand made himحَامِلًاthe bearerلِوَاءِof the bannerهَذِهِof thisالْمَسْأَلَةِissue،,وَجَعَلُواand madeمِنْهَاof itغَرَضًاa targetلِلَّئيمِto slander himوَتَضْلِيلِهِand mislead him،,وَعَلَىand onرَأْسِheadهَذَاthisالْقِسْمِsectionالشَّيْخُSheikhعَلِيٌّAliابْنُIbnعَبْدِAbdالْكَافِيِAl-Kafi
The first section: They overburdened Ibn Taimiyya and made him the bearer of the banner of this issue, and made of it a target to slander him and mislead him. At the head of this section is Sheikh Ali Ibn Abd Al-Kafi.
(١)(1)ص١٢٢-١٢٨p. 122-128.(٢)(2)ص٦٢-٦٣p. 62-63.(٣)(3)ص٢١٩p. 219.(٤)(4)رَفْعُRaisingالْأَسْتَارِthe curtainsلِtoالصَّنْعَانِيِّAl-San'aniص٦٢p. 62.(٥)(5)وَهُوَand it isمَطْبُوعٌprintedمَشْهُورٌfamous.(٦)(6)وَهُوَand it isمَطْبُوعٌprinted.(٧)(7)وَهُوَand it isمَطْبُوعٌprintedبِتَحْقِيقِwith verificationالشَّيْخِof SheikhمُحَمَّدَMuhammadالأَلْبَانِيِّal-Albani
(1) p. 122-128. (2) p. 62-63. (3) p. 219. (4) Raising the curtains by Al-San'ani p. 62. (5) and it is printed and famous. (6) and it is printed. (7) and it is printed with verification of Sheikh Muhammad al-Albani.