Some people argue that Ibn Taymiyyah retracted his stance on Tawassul being haram and that he also did not deem all forms of Istighatha to be Shirk based on an event that took place in his life.
Ibn Taymiyya RH wrote a Hadith in his book Sirat al Mustaqeem.....
"A person came to the blessed grave of the Messenger of Allah ( صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم ) and requested food from the Prophet ( صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) and sat down. After a while a Hashmi [a member of the Prophet’s – صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم ] family came to him. He had with him a tray of food, and said, “this food has been sent by the Prophet, ( صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) and with it he gave a message: Eat it and leave from here because whoever loves us does not make this kind of desire”. (Iqtida as-Sirat al Mustaqim, pg. 290).
He RH also wrote.....
"Some people came to the grave of our Prophet Mohammad ( صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم ) and requested something, and their needs were fulfilled. In the same way, the pious people can also fulfill the needs of people – and we do not deny this." (Iqtida as Sirat al-Mustaqim, – pg. 373)
Did ibn Taymiyya RH view istighatha as unproblematic based on these accounts?
I need to go back to the book to see what he immediately said before and after citing these narrations, but what he clearly says in the book is that sometimes Allah responds to the call of these individuals as a fitnah for them. And that getting your request answered isn't proof of its permissibility. Makes sense seeing how even kuffar get their requests answered as well.
Ibn Taymiyyah has too many clear statements prohibiting these actions. It's unacademic to ignore all those and selectively focus on these.
Ibn Taymiyya RH wrote a Hadith in his book Sirat al Mustaqeem.....
"A person came to the blessed grave of the Messenger of Allah ( صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم ) and requested food from the Prophet ( صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) and sat down. After a while a Hashmi [a member of the Prophet’s – صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم ] family came to him. He had with him a tray of food, and said, “this food has been sent by the Prophet, ( صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) and with it he gave a message: Eat it and leave from here because whoever loves us does not make this kind of desire”. (Iqtida as-Sirat al Mustaqim, pg. 290).
He RH also wrote.....
"Some people came to the grave of our Prophet Mohammad ( صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم ) and requested something, and their needs were fulfilled. In the same way, the pious people can also fulfill the needs of people – and we do not deny this." (Iqtida as Sirat al-Mustaqim, – pg. 373)
Did ibn Taymiyya RH view istighatha as unproblematic based on these accounts?
I need to go back to the book to see what he immediately said before and after citing these narrations, but what he clearly says in the book is that sometimes Allah responds to the call of these individuals as a fitnah for them. And that getting your request answered isn't proof of its permissibility. Makes sense seeing how even kuffar get their requests answered as well.
Ibn Taymiyyah has too many clear statements prohibiting these actions. It's unacademic to ignore all those and selectively focus on these.
Ibn Kathir also authored a talkhees of ibn Taymiyyah’s refutation to al-Bakri