وَقَدْAndحَكَىrelatedشَيْخُthe Sheikhالإِسْلامِof IslamابْنُIbnتَيْمِيَةَTaimiyyahوَتَلْمِيذُهُand his studentابْنُIbnالْقَيِّمِal-Qayyimهَذِهِtheseالأَقْوَالُsayings
And the Sheikh of Islam Ibn Taimiyyah and his student Ibn al-Qayyim related these sayings.
وَعَلَيْهِAccordinglyفَتَكُونَit would beالنُّصُوصُthe textsالْمَذْكُورَةُmentionedفِيinغَيْرِnotمَحَلِّplaceالنِّزَاعِdispute,,وَبِالتَّالِيand thusلَاnotيَدْفَعُnegateبِهَاwith itنِسْبَةًthe attributionتِلْكَof thatالرِّسَالَةَmessageإِلَىtoشَيْخِthe Sheikhالإِسْلامِof Islamكَمَاasسَيَأْتِيwill comeبَيَانٌclarificationذَلِكَthat.
Accordingly, the mentioned texts would not negate the attribution of that message to the Sheikh of Islam, as will be clarified.
ثَانِيًاSecondly::قَالَsaidالدُّكَاتُورُDr.الْحَرْبِيُّal-Harbiوَلَوْeven ifصَحَّauthenticإِسْنَادُهُits chain of transmissionيَعْنِيmeaningرِسَالَةًthe messageالْقَوْلُof the sayingبِفَنَاءِof the annihilationالنَّارِthe fireإِلَىtoابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَةَTaimiyyahلَأَقَامَhe would have causedالدُّنْيَاthe worldوَأَقْعَدَهَاand sat itخُصُومَهُhis opponents,,وَاقْتَطَفُواand they would have pickedمِنْهَاfrom itالْكَلَامَthe speechالَّذِيwhichيَحْتَجُّونَthey use as argumentsبِهِwith itعَلَىagainstشَيْخِthe Sheikhالإِسْلامِof Islam,,وَلَصَاحُواand they would have shoutedوَمَاand notسَكَتُواremained silentعَنْaboutإِلْزَامِهِobligating himمِنْfromكَلَامِهِhis statementsمَعَwithكَثْرَةِthe multitudeالْخُصُومِof adversariesقَدِيمًاancientوَحَدِيثًاand modern.
Secondly, Dr. al-Harbi said that even if the chain of transmission of the message regarding the annihilation of the fire to Ibn Taimiyyah were authentic, it would have caused his opponents to create a stir and they would have extracted statements from it to use as arguments against the Sheikh of Islam, and they would have shouted and not remained silent about obligating him with his statements, given the multitude of adversaries, ancient and modern.
وَالجَوَابُAnd the answer::أَنَّis thatمَاwhatنَفَاهُthe Dr. al-Harbi deniedالدُّكَاتُورُthe Dr.الْحَرْبِيُّal-Harbiهُوَisمَاwhatوَقَعَactually happenedفِعْلًاIndeed.فَإِنَّFor indeedخُصُومَthe opponentsالشَّيْخَof the Sheikhأَقَامُواthey stirred upالدُّنْيَاthe worldوَأَقْعَدُوهَاand sat itوَذَٰلِكَand thatفِيinعَصْرِthe eraالشَّيْخِof the Sheikhوَبَعْدَهُand after him,,فَالْسُبْكِيُّThen al-Sabkiوَهُوَand he isمِمَّنْamong those whoعَاصَرَcontemporary toالأَشِيفِthe Sheikhوَنُسِبَand was attributedإِلَيْهِto himتِلْكَthatالرِّسَالَةَmessageوَتَتَبَّعَand tracedالشَّيْخَthe Sheikh- كَمَا- asسَيَأْتِيwill come--وَتَعَقَّبَهُand critiqued himفِي مَاon whatجَاءَ بِهَاcame with itوَرَاحَand he wentمِنْfromخَلَالِthroughمَاwhatجَاءَcameفِيهاin itيُلْزِمُهُhe obligated himبِإِلْزَامَاتٍwith obligationsهُوَhe isمِنْهَاof itبَرِيءٌinnocent.,,وَرِسَالَةٌAnd the letterالسُّبْكِيِّof al-Sabkiبِعُنْوَانِtitledالِاعْتِبَارِconsiderationبِبَقَاءِwith the everlastingالْجَنَّةِparadiseوَالنَّارِand fireكَذَٰلِكَAs wellجَاءَcameبَعْدَهُafter himمِنْfromخُصُومِadversariesالشَّيْخِof the Sheikhمِمَّنْof those whoنَسَجَwoveعَلَىonمَنْوَالِهِhis patternوَقَدْand indeedسَاقَbroughtالدُّكَاتُورُthe Dr.الْحَرْبِيُّal-Harbiفِيinرِسَالَتِهِhis messageأَمْثِلَةًexamplesعَلَىonذَلِكَthat.
And the answer is that what Dr. al-Harbi denied is what actually occurred. His opponents stirred the world against him during his era and after him. Al-Sabki, who was contemporary to the Sheikh, was attributed with that message and traced the Sheikh— as will come— and critiqued him concerning what he presented and went through what came within it, obligating him with obligations he is innocent of. The letter of al-Sabki titled "Consideration of the Everlasting Paradise and Fire" also came after him from opponents of the Sheikh, who patterned their arguments after him. Dr. al-Harbi brought examples of that in his message.
ثَالِثًاThirdly::أَنَّthatالدُّكَاتُورَDr.الْحَرْبِيَّal-Harbiتَرَدَّدَwaveredمَوْقِفَهُhis positionفَمَرَّةًso onceيَقُولُhe saysأَنَّthatمَاwhatذَكَرَهُhe mentionedابْنُIbnالْقَيِّمِal-Qayyimفِيinكِتَابِهِhis book::"حَادِي"The guideالْأَرْوَاحِof souls"عَنْaboutشَيْخِهِhis Sheikhوَهُمis an errorمِنْهُfrom himأوorأَنَّهُthat heرَجَعَreturnedعَنْهُfrom it.
Thirdly, Dr. al-Harbi wavered in his position; once he says that what Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in his book "The Guide of Souls" about his Sheikh is an error from him or that he returned from it.
وَفِيAnd inمَوْضِعٍa placeآخَرٍotherقَالَhe saidعَنْaboutشَيْخِthe Sheikhالإِسْلامِof Islam"أَنَّهُ"that heكَانَwasفِيinأَوَّلِthe firstالأَمْرِmatterيَمِيلُleansإِلَىto
And in another place, he said about the Sheikh of Islam "that he was at the beginning of the matter leaning towards.