The necessity of the straight path to differ from the companions of Hell

اقتضاء الصراط المستقيم لمخالفة أصحاب الجحيم هو كتاب لابن تيمية تكلم فيه عن مسائل التشبه باليهود والنصارى وأعيادهم، وهو شرح لحديث الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم: «من تشبه بقوم فهو منهم». ألف قبل سنة 715هـ.. عالج فيها المؤلف ظاهرة تشبه المسلمين بغيرهم، وبين الأحكام المتعلقة بذلك. …

Topics covered

• introduction
• The first section: the study
• Brief translation by the author
• Description of the manuscript copies of the book
• The book has its name and date of writing
• Methodology for investigating and commenting on the book
• An analytical study of some of the book’s topics
• First, the main topic of the book
• Secondly, a study of some of the book’s topics
• The first topic alerts the author to two important principles
• The third topic is the impact of imitation on the nation
• The fourth topic is basic rules for imitation
• Topic Five: Categories of people that we are forbidden from imitating
• Topic Seven: When is it permissible to imitate non-Muslims?
• The eighth topic is about innovated holidays and celebrations
• The ninth topic is in gibberish
• The tenth topic is about the concept of heresy
• The second section: The book has been verified and commented on
• Al-Hajja’s sermon from the investigator’s book
• The reason for writing the book
• A chapter on the condition of people before Islam
• The command to disobey those upon whom anger is incurred and those who go astray regarding apparent guidance
• Inference from the Qur’an about the prohibition against following unbelievers
• Evidence from the Sunnah for the prohibition of following unbelievers
• The difference told by the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace