بِسْمِIn the name ofاللَّهِAllahالرَّحْمَـٰنِthe Most Graciousالرَّحِيمِthe Most Merciful
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
مُقَدِّمَةٌIntroductionالْمُحَقِّقِof the Researcher
Introduction of the Researcher
الْحَمْدُPraiseلِلَّهِbe to Allahرَبِّthe Lordالْعَالَمِينَof the worldsالرَّحْمَـٰنِthe Most Graciousالرَّحِيمِthe Most Merciful,, مَالِكِMasterيَوْمِof the Dayالدِّينِof Judgment,, وَالصَّلَاةُand peaceوَالسَّلاَمُand blessingsعَلَىuponخَاتَمِthe Lastالْأَنبِيَاءِof the prophetsوَالْمُرْسَلِينَand messengers,, نَبِيِّنَاour ProphetمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadوَعَلَىand uponآلِهِhis familyوَصَحْبِهِand his companionsأَجْمَعِينَallوَبَعْدُ, and then...
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment. And peace and blessings be upon the Last of the Prophets and Messengers, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and companions all, and then...
فَقَدْIndeed,شَاعَit has been commonوَاشْتَهَرَand well-knownعَلَىonأَلْسِنَةِthe tonguesكَثِيرٍof manyمِنَofالْدَّارِسِينَthe scholarsلِمَسَائِلَof the issuesالْعَقِيدَةِof creedالْقَوْلِto stateبِأَنْthatشَيْخِSheikhالإِسْلَامِof IslamابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَةَTaimiyyahيَمِيلُleansإِلَىtowardsالْقَوْلِthe statementبِفَنَاءِof the destructionالنَّارِof the fire,, وَأَنَّand thatلَهُhe hasفِيinذَٰلِكَthisرِسَالَةًmessage,, وَأَنَّand thatمَاwhatكَتَبَهُhe wroteتَلْمِيذُهُhis studentالْعَلَّامَةَthe scholarابْنِIbnالْقَيِّمِal-Qayyimفِيinكِتَابِهِhis book:: "حَادِي"The Guideالأَرْوَاحِof the Soulsإِلَىtoبِلَادِthe landsالأَفْرَاحِof joy"فِيinالْبَابِthe chapterالسَّابِعِseventhوَالْسَّتِّينَsixtyحَوْلَregardingهَذِهِthisالْمَسْأَلَةِissue-مَسْأَلَةِ- the issueفَنَاءِof destructionالنَّارِthe fireقَدْhasاسْتَقَاهَtakenمِنْfromكَلَامِthe wordsشَيْخِهِof his SheikhابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَةَTaimiyyahفِيinتِلْكَthatالرِّسَالَةِmessage
Indeed, it has been common and well-known on the tongues of many scholars of creed to state that Sheikh of Islam Ibn Taimiyyah leans towards the statement of the destruction of the fire, and that he has in this a message, and that what his student the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim wrote in his book: "The Guide of the Souls to the Lands of Joy" in the seventh and sixty chapter regarding this issue - the issue of the destruction of the fire - has been taken from the words of his Sheikh Ibn Taimiyyah in that message.
وَأَثْنَاءَAnd duringبَحْثِيmy researchفِيinمَخْطُوطَاتِmanuscriptsدَارِof the Houseالْكُتُبِof BooksالْمِصْرِيَّةِEgyptianعَثَرْتُI foundعَلَىonنُسْخَةٍa copyخَطِّيَّةٍwrittenلِرِسَالَةٍfor a messageمَخْطُوطَةٍmanuscriptفِيinهَذَاthisالْمَوْضُوعِtopicوَقَدْand it hasتَبَيَّنَbecome clearلِيto me--كَمَاasسَيَأْتِيwill come--أَنَّهَاthat it isهِيَitرِسَالَةٌmessageشَيْخِof Sheikhالإِسْلَامِof Islamالْمُشَارِ إِلَيْهَاreferred to
And during my research in the manuscripts of the Egyptian House of Books, I found a written copy of a message in this topic, and it has become clear to me - as will come - that it is the message of the Sheikh of Islam referred to.
وَقَدْAnd I wantedرَغِبْتُto achieveفِيinتَحْقِيقِهَاthe achieving of itوَإِخْرَاجِهَاand its publishingوَذَٰلِكَthat isلِعِدَّةٍfor severalأَسْبَابٍreasonsأُجْمِلُهَاI summarize itفِيَمَاin whatيَلِيfollows:
And I wanted to achieve it and publish it for several reasons that I summarize in what follows:
أَوَّلًاFirst::: أَنْthatهَذِهِthisالرِّسَالَةُmessageلَمْhas notتَنتَشِرْspreadحَتَّىuntilالْآنَnowضَمْنَamongمُؤَلَّفَاتِthe writingsالشَّيْخِof the Sheikhالْمَطْبُوعَةِprinted
First: that this message has not yet spread among the printed writings of the Sheikh.
ثَانِيًاSecondly::: أَنْthatهَذِهِthisالنُّسْخَةُcopyنَادِرَةٌrare,, مَعَalthoughبَعْضِsomeالْعُلَمَاءِscholarsحَرِصُواwere eagerعَلَىto obtainالْحُصُولِthe acquisitionعَلَيْهَاof it,, يَقُولُhe saysالْشَّيْخُthe SheikhمُحَمَّدٌMuhammadنَاصِرُNasirالدِّينِof the Religionالْأَلْبَانِيُّal-Albani:: "وَلَقَدْ"And indeedكَانَwasأُمَلِيmy hopeكَبِيرَةًgreatأَنْthatأَجِدَI find
Secondly: that this copy is rare, although some scholars were eager to obtain it, he says: "And indeed my hope was great that I find.