وسمعت صاحبنا الحافظ الحجة ، القاضي شهاب الدين أحمد بن علي بن حجر الشافعي يقول: جرى بيني وبين بعض المحبين لابن عربي منازعة كثيرة في أمر ابن عربي ، حتى نلت منه لسوء مقالته ، فلم يسْلَ ذلك بالرجل المنازع لي في أمره ، وهددني بالشكوى إلى السلطان بمصر ، بأمر غير الذي تنازعنا فيه ، ليتعب خاطري ، فقلت له : ما للسلطان في هذا مدخل ! ألا تعال نتباهل ، فقل أن تباهل اثنان ، فكان أحدهما كاذباً إلا وأصيب ، قال : فقال لي : بسم الله ، قال : فقلت له : قل : اللهم إن كان ابن عربي على ضلال فالعني بلعنتك ، فقال ذلك ، وقلت أنا : اللهم إن كان ابن عربي على هدى فالعني بلعنتك ، وافترقنا ، قال : ثم اجتمعنا في بعض متنزهات مصر في ليلة مقمرة ، فقال لنا : مرّ على رجلي شيء ناعم ، فانظروا فنظرنا فقلنا : ما رأينا شيئاً ، قال : ثم التمس بصره ، فلم يرَ شيئاً .هذا معنى ما حكاه لي الحافظ شهاب الدين بن حجر العسقلاني .
I heard our companion al-Haafiz al-Hujjah al-Qaadi Shihaab al-Deen Ahmad ibn ‘Ali ibn Hajar al-Shaafa’i say: there were many disputes about Ibn ‘Arabi between me and one of those who like Ibn ‘Arabi, until I insulted him because of the bad things that he had said, but that did not make the man change his mind. He threatened to complain about me to the Sultaan in Egypt with regard to a matter that was different from that which we were arguing about, just to cause trouble for me. I said to him: the Sultaan has nothing to do with this! Come, let us make Mubaahalah [call our sons, our wives and ourselves and pray and invoke the Curse of Allaah upon those who lie – cf. Aal ‘Imraan 3:61]. It is very rare, when people make Mubaahalah and one of them is lying, for that one to go unpunished. So he said to me, ‘Bismillaah’ [i.e, he agreed]. And I said to him: ‘Say: O Allaah, if Ibn ‘Arabi is misguided, then curse me with Your Curse’ – so he said that. Then I said, O Allaah, if Ibn ‘Arabi is rightly-guided, then curse me with Your Curse. Then we parted. Then we met in a park in Egypt on a moonlit night, and he said to us, Something soft touched my leg, look! So we looked but we did not see anything. Then he checked his eyes and he could not see anything (i.e., Allaah had afflicted him with blindness). This is the meaning of what Al-Haafiz Shihaab al-Deen ibn Hajar al-‘Asqallaani told me.
[Aqeedah Ibn ‘Arabi wa Hayaatuhu by Taqiy al-Deen al-Faasi, p. 75,76, Tanbeeh ul ghabi of Muhaddith Burhan ul din al baaqiee page 136 and 137 and Hafidh Sakhawee in the Tarjuma of Hafidh ibn e Hajar Asqalani]
Professor Dr. Muhammad Mas'ud Ahmed, M.A. Phd.said:
Source of Sufi website: http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Articles/English/ilm_e_Ghaib.htm
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Allah's Apostle and I entered the house of Maimuna. A roasted mastigure was served. Allah's Apostle stretched his hand out (to eat of it) but some woman said, "Inform Allah's Apostle of what he is about to eat." So they said, "It is mastigure, O Allah's Apostle!" He withdrew his hand, whereupon I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Is it unlawful?" He said, "No, but this is not found in the land of my people, so I dislike it." So I pulled the mastigure towards me and ate it while Allah's Apostle was looking at me.[Bukhari,Volume 7, Book 67, Number 445]
وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ لَا يَعْلَم مِنْ الْمُغَيَّبَات إِلَّا مَا عَلِمَهُ اللَّه تَعَالَى .
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وإنما أنكر عليها ما ذكر من الإطراء حيث أطلق علم الغيب له وهو صفة تختص بالله تعالى قال تعالى قل لا يعلم من في السماوات والأرض الغيب إلا الله وقوله لنبيه قل لا أملك لنفسي نفعا ولا ضرا إلا ما شاء الله ولو كنت أعلم الغيب لاستكثرت من الخير وسائر ما كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يخبر به من الغيوب بإعلام الله تعالى إياه لا أنه يستقل بعلم ذلك كما قال تعالى عالم الغيب فلا يظهر على غيبه أحدا إلا من ارتضى من رسول وسيأتي مزيد بحث مسألة الغناء في العرس بعد اثني عشر بابا
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He reprimanded her of her praise because she applied the knowledge of ghayb to him without qualification, and this is an attribute unique to Allah (Exalted is He!). Allah (Exalted is He!) says "Say (O Muhammad): None in the heavens and the earth knoweth the Unseen save Allah" (27:65), and His statement to His Prophet "Say: For myself I have no power to benefit, nor power to hurt, save that which Allah willeth. Had I knowledge of the Unseen, I should have abundance of wealth" (7:188); and all that the Prophet informed from the unseen matters was through Allah's teaching him, not because he independently had that knowledge as Allah (Exalted is He!) said "the Knower of the Unseen, and He revealeth unto none His secret, Save unto every messenger whom He hath chosen" (72:27-28)(translation taken from the post of Ibn Arabi who was debating with deviants)
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al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar wrote a lengthy biography of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on them both) in his book al-Durar al-Kaaminah, at the beginning of which he said:
" .. وتحول به أبوه من حران سنة 67 ، فسمع من ابن عبد الدائم والقاسم الأربلي والمسلم ابن علان وابن أبي عمر والفخر في آخرين ، وقرأ بنفسه ونسخ سنن أبي داود وحصل الأجزاء ونظر في الرجال والعلل ، وتفقه وتمهر ، وتميز وتقدم ، وصنف ودرس وأفتى ، وفاق الأقران ، وصار عجباً في سرعة الاستحضار وقوة الجنان والتوسع في المنقول والمعقول والإطالة على مذاهب السلف والخلف .. "
His father took him with him from Harraan in 667 AH, and he learned from Ibn ‘Abd al-Daa’im, al-Qaasim al-Arbili, Muslim ibn ‘Allaan, Ibn Abi ‘Umar and al-Fakhr, among others. He read by himself and copied Sunan Abi Dawood, and he studied al-rijaal (narrators of hadeeth) and al-‘ilal (faults in hadeeth). He acquired deep knowledge, and he distinguished himself and went ahead of others. He wrote books, taught and issued fatwas, and he surpassed his peers. He had an amazing ability to recollect quickly; he was courageous; he had a deep knowledge of textual and rational matters; and he was able to discuss matters in detail on the basis of the views of earlier and later scholars [Al-Durar al-Kaaminah fi A’yaan al-Mi’ah al-Thaaminah (1/168)]
Islam QA says in fatwa no: 96323
Note: Although the texts that we have quoted or referred to, which contain the words of al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allaah have mercy on him) or which were quoted by al-Haafiz from others, speak of respect for Shaykh al-Islam and highlight his status in the field of religious knowledge, that does not mean that al-Haafiz did not differ with Shaykh al-Islam at all in some fields of knowledge, or that he never criticized him, because it usually happens that scholars refute one another, without that necessarily meaning that the one who refutes another does not respect or appreciate the status of the latter, let alone accuse him of innovation or misguidance. Long ago, Imam Maalik (may Allaah have mercy on him) spoke his famous words: “Anyone’s opinion may be accepted or rejected, except the occupant of this grave” or words to that effect – meaning the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
8. Related Links
b) Ibn Hajr, an-Nawawi and al-Qurtubi Refute the Kalam Theology of the Ash'arite Theologians And Their Claim Regarding the First Obligation
http://www.asharis.com/creed/articles/ublmv-ibn-hajr-an-nawawi-and-al-qurtubi-refute-the-asharite-theologians.cfm
c) Ibn Hajr al-Asqalani's Mention of the Ash'ari Sect By Name in Fath ul-Baaree - Part 1-2-3-4
http://www.asharis.com/creed/articles/osliq-ibn-hajr-al-asqalanis-mention-of-the-ashari-sect-by-name-in-fath-ul-baaree---part-1.cfm
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