ٱلْقَوْلُThe sayingبِفَنَاءِof the annihilationٱلنَّارِof the fireفَعَلَيْهِis based onتَحَمُّلِbearingشَهَادَةِthe testimonyتَلْمِيذِهِof his studentٱلْعَلَّامَةِthe scholarابْنِIbnٱلْقَيِّمِal-Qayyimفِيمَاregarding whatحَكَىhe narratedعَنْهُabout him(١)
The saying of the annihilation of fire is based on the testimony of his student, the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim, regarding what he narrated about him (1).
فَهَذَاSo thisهُوَisٱلْمُنَاسِبُthe appropriateلِثْبُوتِfor the establishment ofنِسْبَةِthe attributionٱلرِّسَالَةِof the messageلِلشَّيْخِto the Sheikhوَلِتَبْرِئَةِand to acquitٱلشَّيْخِthe SheikhابْنِIbnٱلْقَيِّمِal-Qayyimوَغَيْرِهِand othersمِنَfromٱلْوَهْمِthe misconceptionكَمَاasسَأُوَضِّحُهُI will clarify itفِيمَاin whatيَلِيfollows:
So this is appropriate for the establishment of the message's attribution to the Sheikh and for acquitting Sheikh Ibn al-Qayyim and others from the misconception, as I will clarify in what follows:
وَفِيAnd inمَوْضِعٍanother placeآخَرَsaid:"وَأَمَّا"As forشَيْخِthe Sheikhالإِسْلَامِof IslamابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَّةَTaymiyyahوَإِنْand ifشَهِدَhis most specializedأَخَصُّstudentsتَلَامِيذُهُtestify thatبِأَنَّهُhe authoredصَنَّفَhis famous workمُصَنَّفَهُٱلْمَشْهُورَthe renownedفِيinهَذِهِthisٱلْمِسْأَلَةِimportant issueٱلْعَظِيمَةِ,ٱلَّذِيwhichلَمْdid notيُبَيِّنْstateفِيهَاin itابْنُIbnٱلْقَيِّمِal-Qayyimنَفْيًاnegationوَلَاnorإِثْبَاتًاaffirmation.-فَلَمْSo nothingيَصِلْhas reachedإِلَيْنَاusشَيْءٌany pieceمِنْofمُؤَلَّفَاتِthe worksابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَّةَTaymiyyahفِيinهَذِهِthisٱلْمِسْأَلَةِimportant issueٱلْعَظِيمَةِthe serious (2)ٱلْخَطِيرَةِ(٢)وَكَمَاAnd likewiseمَاwhatذَكَرَهُhe mentionedابْنُIbnٱلْوَزِيرِal-Wazir(٣)وَٱلصَّنْعَانِيand al-San'ani(٤)قَالَhe saidإِنَّthatمَخْطُوطَةًthe manuscriptٱلْمَكْتَبِof the Islamic officeالإِسْلَامِيِّٱلَّتِيwhichذَكَرَهَاmentionedٱلْأَلْبَانِيُّal-Albaniفِيinمُقَدِّمَةِthe introductionكِتَابٍof the book"رَفْعِ"Raisingٱلْأَسْتَارِ"the veils"لَاdoes notتَصِحُّproveنَسْبَتُهَاits attributionإِلَىtoشَيْخِthe Sheikhالإِسْلَامِof IslamابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَّةَTaymiyyah"(٥)
And in another place, he said: "As for the Sheikh of Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, if his most specialized students testify that he authored his famous work in this important issue, which Ibn al-Qayyim did not clarify in terms of negation or affirmation - then nothing has reached us from Ibn Taymiyyah's writings on this important and serious issue (2), and likewise what Ibn al-Wazir (3) and al-San'ani (4) mentioned. He said that the manuscript of the Islamic office that al-Albani mentioned in the introduction to the book 'Raising the veils' does not prove its attribution to the Sheikh of Islam Ibn Taymiyyah" (5).
وَتَقَدَّمَAnd a responseٱلْجَوَابُwas providedعَنْaboutهَذَاthisأَثْنَاءَduringٱلْكَلَامِthe discussionعَنaboutنِسْبَةِthe attributionٱلْكِتَابِof the bookلِلْمُؤَلِّفِto the author(٦)
And a response was provided regarding this during the discussion about the book's attribution to the author (6).
ٱلْقِسْمُThe third part:ٱلثَّالِثُذَهَبَتْA groupطَائِفَةٌof scholarsمِنَtoٱلْعُلَمَاءِbelieve thatإِلَىأَنَّthe Sheikh of Islam Ibn Taymiyyahشَيْخُالإِسْلَامِtends toابْنِتَيْمِيَّةَthe view of the annihilation of fire,يَمِيلُإِلَىand among thoseٱلْقَوْلِto this view,بِفَنَاءِٱلنَّارِوَمِنْهَـٰؤُلَاءِare:**ٱلسَّفَارِينِيAl-Safariniفِيin"لَوَامِعِ"The Illuminations of Light"ٱلْأَنْوَارِ"(7)"وَٱلشَّيْخُand SheikhصِدِّيقٌSiddiqحَسَنٌHasanخَانٌفِيinكِتَابِهِhis book"يَقَظَةٍ"Awakeningأَوْلِيِّof the Foremostٱلْاعْتِبَارِمِمَّاfrom whatوَرَدَcameفِيinذِكْرِthe mentionٱلنَّارِof the fireوَأَصْحَابِand the people ofٱلنَّارِ"the fire" (8).وَٱلشَّيْخُand the Sheikhٱلْأَلُوسِيal-Alusiفِيin"جَلَاءَ"Clarificationٱلْعَيْنَيْنِof the Two Eyesفِيinمُحَاكَمَةِthe trial ofٱلْأَحْمَدَيْنِ"the two praised ones" (9).(١)(1)كَشْفٌThe Uncoveringٱلْأَسْتَارِ:"p. 45"."ص٤٥"(٢)(2)ٱلْمَرْجِعُThe referenceٱلسَّابِقُpreviousنَفْسِهِ"ص ٨٢"(٣)(3)ٱلْمَرْجِعُThe referenceٱلسَّابِقُpreviousنَفْسِهِ"ص٢٨"(٤)(4)ٱلْمَرْجِعُThe referenceٱلسَّابِقُpreviousنَفْسِهِ"ص٣٠"(٥)(5)ٱلْمَرْجِعُThe referenceٱلسَّابِقُpreviousنَفْسِهِ"ص٣٢-٣٣"(٦)(6)ٱلْمَرْجِعُThe referenceٱلسَّابِقُpreviousنَفْسِهِ"ص٧"(٧)(7)٢/٢٣٥(٨)(8)"ص٤٢"(٩)(9)"٤٨٨"
The third part: A group of scholars went to believe that the Sheikh of Islam Ibn Taymiyyah tends to the view of the annihilation of the fire, and among those are Al-Safarini in 'The Illuminations of Light' (7) and Sheikh Siddiq Hasan Khan in his book 'Awakening of the Foremost from what came in the mention of the Fire and its people' (8). And Sheikh al-Alusi in 'Clarification of the Two Eyes in the trial of the two praised ones' (9).