رِسَالَةٌletterاِبْنُof IbnتَيْمِيَةَTaimiyyahهَذِهِthisمَطْبوعَةٌprintedفِيinمَجْمُوعٍcollectionالْفَتَاوَىof fatwasالَّتِيthatجَمَعَهَاcollected byالشَّيْخُSheikhعَبْدُAbdالرَّحْمَـٰنِal-RahmanبِنَbinمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadبِنَbinقَاسِمٍQasimفِيinخَمْسَةٍthirty-fiveوَثَلاَثِينَfiveمَجَلَّدًاvolumes,,وَلَكِنِّيbut Iمَعَwithالْأَسَفِregretلَمْdid notأَجِدْfindلَهَاfor itأَثَرًاany traceفِيinشَيْءٍanythingمِنْهَاof it,,بَعْدَafterتَقْلِيبِيmy turningلَهَاfor itكُلَّهَاall,,وَالْاِسْتِعَانَةِand seeking helpبِالْفَهَارِسِwith the detailed indicesالتَّفْصِيلِيَّةِthat are placedالمَوْضُوعَةِfor itلـــ...
This letter of Ibn Taimiyyah is printed in the 'Collection of Fatwas' that was compiled by Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Muhammad bin Qasim in thirty-five volumes, but I, unfortunately, did not find any trace of it in any of them, after turning them all over, and seeking help with the detailed indexes prepared for it ...
ثَالِثًاThird::كَثْرَةُthe abundanceالسَّائِلِينَof those askingعَنْaboutرَأْيِthe opinionشَيْخِof SheikhالإِسْلاَمِIslamابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَةَTaimiyyahفِيinمَسْأَلَةِthe issueفَنَاءِof the annihilationالنَّارِof the fire,,فَلَعَلَّperhapsفِيinنَشْرِpublishingهَذِهِthisالرِّسَالَةِmessageإِجَابَةًan answerلِذَلِكَfor that.
Third: The abundance of those asking about the opinion of Sheikh Islam Ibn Taimiyyah on the issue of the annihilation of the fire, perhaps in publishing this message there is an answer to that.
رَابِعًاFourth::أَنْthatخُصُومَthe opponentsشَيْخِof SheikhالإِسْلاَمِIslamجَعَلُواmadeمِنْfromهَذِهِthisالرِّسَالَةِmessageذَرِيعَةًa pretextلِلنَّيلِto attackمِنْهُhimوَالطَّعْنِand slanderفِيْهِagainst himمُنْذُsinceعَصْرِهِhis era,,وَعَلَىand onرَأْسِtopهَؤُلَاءِof theseالشَّيْخِSheikhعَلِيٍّAliبِنْbinعَبْدِAbdالْكَافِيِal-Kafiالسُّبْكِيِّal-Subkiالْمُتَوَفَّىwho diedسَنَةَin year٧٥٦هـ756 AH,,فَقَدْfor heأَلَّفَwroteرِسَالَةًa letterبِعُنْوَانِtitledالِاعْتِبَارِThe considerationبِبَقَاءِof the existenceالْجَنَّةِof Paradiseوَالنَّارِand Hellوَهِيَand it isرَدًّاa responseعَلَىtoرِسَالَةِthe letterالشَّيْخِof the Sheikhالَّتِيwhichهِيَisمَوْضُوعَthe subjectالْبَحْثِof the research,,وَقَدْand heتَحَامَلَwas biasedالسُّبْكِيُّal-Subkiفِيinهَذِهِthisالرِّسَالَةِmessageفِيinالرَّدِّthe responseعَلَىtoشَيْخِSheikhالإِسْلاَمِIslamوَلَمْand did notيُنصِفْهُgive him justice,,ثُمَّthenشَقَّتْbrokeرِسَالَتُهُhis letterتِلْكَthatطَرِيقَهَاher wayإِلَىtoعَالَمِthe worldالْمَطْبوعَاتِof publications,,وَصَارَتْand becameمَنْشُورَةًpublishedبِسَعْيِby the effortsخُصُومِof the opponentsشَيْخِof SheikhالإِسْلاَمِIslamالْمُعَاصِرِينَthe contemporariesوَمِنَand those whoسَارَwalkedفِيinرِكَابِهِمْtheir footsteps,,فَكَانَso it wasلَابُدَّit is necessaryمِنْfromوَضْعِputtingالأَمْرِthe matterفِيinنِصَابِهِits proper place,,كَمَاasسَيَأْتِيwill comeإِنْifشَاءَwilledاللهُGod(٣) (3).
Fourth: That the opponents of Sheikh Islam made this message a pretext to attack him and slander him since his era, and at the top of these is Sheikh Ali bin Abd al-Kafi al-Subki, who died in 756 AH, for he wrote a letter titled 'The Consideration of the Existence of Paradise and Hell' which is a response to the letter of the Sheikh which is the subject of the research, and al-Subki was biased in this message in the response to Sheikh Islam and did not give him justice, then his letter broke its way to the world of publications, and it was published by the efforts of the opponents of Sheikh Islam among the contemporaries and those who walked in their footsteps, so it was necessary to put the matter in its proper place, as will come if God wills (3).
خامِسًاFifth::أَنْthatنَدْرَةَthe scarcityنُسَخِof copiesهَذِهِof thisالرِّسَالَةِmessageجَعَلَتْmadeالْآرَاءَthe opinionsتَتَضَارَبُcontradictفِيinإِثْبَاتِهَاestablishing itوَنَفْيِهَاand denying itبِالنِّسْبَةِin regardلِشَيْخِto SheikhالإِسْلاَمِIslamكَمَاasنَرَاهُwe seeفِيinكَلَامِthe wordsالدُّكْتُورِDr.عَلِيٍّAliالحَرْبِيِّal-Harbi,,فِيinرِسَالَةٍa letterلَهُof hisمَطْبوعةًprintedمُتَدَاوَلَةًcirculated(٤)(4).
Fifth: That the scarcity of copies of this message made the opinions contradict in establishing it and denying it regarding Sheikh Islam as we see in the words of Dr. Ali al-Harbi, in a letter of his that is printed and circulated (4).
(١)(1)مُقَدِّمَةٌIntroductionكِتَابِto the bookرَفْعِ'Raisingالْأَسْتَارِthe curtainsلِإِبطالِto refuteأَدِلَّةِthe evidencesالْقَائِلِينَof those who claimبِفَنَاءِthe annihilationالنَّارِof the fire',,لِلصَّنْعَانِيِّby al-San'aniتَحْقِيقٍVerificationوَتَعْلِيقٍand commentaryالشَّيْخِby SheikhالأَلْبَانِيِّAl-Albaniص١٤p. 14.
(1) Introduction to the book: 'Raising the Curtains to Refute the Evidences of Those Who Claim the Annihilation of the Fire' by al-San'ani. Verification and commentary by Sheikh Al-Albani, p. 14.
(٢)(2)طُبِعَThis book was printedهَذَاthisالْكِتَابُbookبِمَطْبَعَةِat the PressالتَّرْقِيِّAl-Tarqiبِدِمَشْقَin Damascusعَامِyear١٣٤٧هـ1347 AHوَتُوجَدُand there isمِنْهُof itنُسَخَةٌa copyخُطْبَةٌof a speech,,مَكْتَبَةِLibraryجَسْتَرَايَتِJustriteبِدُبْلِنَin DublinبِهَلَنْدَاHollandضِمْنَpart ofمَجْمُوعَةٍa collectionبِرَقْمِwith number٣٤٠٥/٦3405/6.
(2) This book was printed at the Al-Tarqi Press in Damascus in the year 1347 AH, and there is a copy of it of a speech in the Justrite Library in Dublin, Holland, among a collection with number 3405/6.
(٣)(3)١٩-٢٣19-23.
(3) 19-23.
(٤)(4)هِيَIt isرِسَالَةٌa messageبِعُنوانِtitledكَشْفِUnveilingالْأَسْتَارِthe curtainsلِإِبْطَالِto refuteاِدِّعَاءِthe claimفَنَاءِof the annihilationالنَّارِthe fire.طُبِعَتْIt was printedسَنَةَin the year١٤١٠هـ1410 AHوَسَيَأْتِيand there will comeمُنَاقَشَةٌdiscussionبَعْضُof someمَاof whatفِيْهَاis in itعِندَatدِرَاسَةِthe studyالْكِتَابِof the bookإِنْIfشَاءَHe willsاللَّهُGodص١٩-٢٥p. 19-25.
(4) It is a letter titled: 'Unveiling the Curtains to Refute the Claim of the Annihilation of the Fire.' It was printed in the year 1410 AH, and there will come a discussion of some of what is in it at the study of the book, if God wills, p. 19-25.