Clarifying Abu Taymiyyah's Message
10 July 2024 • 2.18K views

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In his Sunan, Ibn Majah rahimahullah mentions the following chapter:
باب إذا رأى الضيف منكرا رجع
Chapter: If a guest sees something objectionable, he should leave.
He then cited the following hadith under this chapter:
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رضي الله عنه قَالَ صَنَعْتُ طَعَامًا فَدَعَوْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَاءَ فَرَأَى فِي الْبَيْتِ تَصَاوِيرَ فَرَجَعَ.‏
On the authority of ‘Ali raḍhiyallāhu 'anu that he said: “I prepared a meal and invited the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He came and saw some images in the house, so he left.” [Sunan Ibn Majah (3359) - authenticated by Sheikh AbdulMuhsin Al-'Abbad]
Question: Is this extremism on the part of the Prophet ﷺ?
If not, then why is the one who follows his example in leaving a place after repeated advice and offering suitable alternatives considered an extremist?
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We saw that da'wah is more impactful if statements are backed by action - not that we advocate one thing and the management advocates another. Without going into too much detail, this is the reason why the guests decided to pack up and leave...{وأرض الله واسعة}
We ask Allah to replace us with better...{وَإِن یَتَفَرَّقَا یُغۡنِ ٱللهُ كُلࣰّا مِّن سَعَتِهِ}
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Abu Ishaq Muhammad Ibn Ahmad