How did Ibn Taymiyyah assess the report about refraining concerning the Companions and decree?
2026-10-14
T188 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Original Q&A · Complete individual question and response within a collected question
One complete individual question and response from a collected question about reports circulated by storytellers and others. The quoted report in the question is presented for assessment, not endorsed. The answer gives Ibn Taymiyyah's own assessment.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
ومما يروون عنه: "إذا وصلتم إلى ما شجر بين أصحابي فأمسكوا، وإذا وصلتم إلى القضاء والقدر فأمسكوا".
الجواب
الحمد لله، هذا مأثور بإسناد منقطع، وماله إسناد ثابت.
English translation
English translation prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited Arabic source. It is not an official translation.
Original question
Among the reports they attribute to him is: “When you come to what occurred between my Companions, refrain; and when you come to divine judgment and decree, refrain.”
Answer
Praise be to Allah. This is transmitted through a disconnected chain, and it has no established chain of transmission.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 18/384
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic collated with the cited edition and a second transcription: https://quranislam.github.io/fatwa/ibn-taymiyyah/fatwa291.html. Each individual report and its full reply is preserved within the larger collected question. Diacritics omitted and honorific glyphs expanded. Titles and scope notes are editorial.