Why must spiritual conduct remain governed by the revealed command?
2026-09-21
T92 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Selected explanation · Selected source passage(s) — fully translated
The surrounding discussion distinguishes accepting Allah’s wise decree from loving or approving a forbidden act. This selected sentence warns about error on that point among spiritual wayfarers. The English translates every displayed Arabic paragraph; this selection is not the complete surrounding work. Square brackets identify translator-supplied clarification.
النص العربي
المقتطف
وَهَذَا مَوْضِعٌ يَغْلَطُ فِيهِ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ خَاصَّةِ "السَّالِكِينَ" وَشُيُوخِهِمْ فَضْلًا عَنْ عَامَّتِهِمْ وَيَتَفَاوَتُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ بِحَسَبِ مَعْرِفَتِهِمْ بِالْأَمْرِ الشَّرْعِيِّ وَطَاعَتِهِمْ لَهُ.
English translation
English translation reviewed against the displayed Arabic by SalafAlSalih editorial preparation (AI-assisted); explanatory additions appear in square brackets or separate notes.
Selected explanation
This is a point at which many of the distinguished spiritual wayfarers and their teachers err, let alone their ordinary followers. They differ in this according to their knowledge of the revealed command and their obedience to it.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 10/484
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic passage checked against the cited volume and printed page. English reviewed against every displayed Arabic paragraph on 14 October 2026.