Condemning a Misguided Innovator

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

The Shafi’i jurist, Imam Shibab ad-Din Abu al-‘Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hajr al-Haytsami (r.a.), wrote in his Fatawa al-Haditsiyyah, “ibn Taymiyyah is a servant which Allah Forsook, Misguided, Blinded, Deafened, and Debased.  That is the declaration of the a’immah who have exposed the corruption of his positions and the mendacity of his sayings.  Whoever wishes to pursue this must read the words of the mujtahid imam, Abu al-Hasan as-Subki, of his son Taj ad-Din Subki, of the imam al-‘Izz ibn Jama’ah and others of the Shafi’i, Maliki, and Hanafi shuyukh.” 

He continued, “It must be considered that he is a misguided and misguiding innovator and an ignorant fanatic whom Allah Treated with His Justice.  May He Protect us from the likes of his path, doctrine, and actions!  Know that he has differed from people on questions about which Taj ad-Din ibn as-Subki and others warned us.”