Did Ibn Taymiyyah insult the Prophet's family, or did he excommunicate those who do not believe in or follow his madhhab?

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah faces numerous criticisms and accusations from his adversaries, including claims that he believed in the world's pre-eternity, that he was an anthropomorphist and likener of God to creation, that he harbored hatred for the Prophet and forbade visiting him, and that he issued egregious fatwas. However, Ibn Taymiyyah defended the Ahl al-Bayt (Prophet's household) and the Companions. Evidence for this includes his rebuttal of the Mongol مقدم (a specific leader or vanguard of the Mongols), his emphasis on the obligation of loving the Ahl al-Bayt, and his declaration that whoever harbors hatred for them incurs the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people.

Furthermore, in "Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah," he elucidated the virtues and status of Ali, affirming him as the master of every believer. He issued a fatwa stating that Ali ibn Abi Talib is among the Ahl al-Bayt and the most virtuous of them after the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. He also discussed the ruling on sending blessings upon someone other than the Prophet individually, inclining towards permissibility, while considering it an innovation if singling out one Companion for blessings, to the exclusion of others, becomes a well-known slogan. He also has a treatise on the rights of the Ahl al-Bayt. The book "Ibn Taymiyyah Was Not a Nasibi" refutes the slander that he harbored hatred for Ali.

As for the claim that he declared anyone who did not adopt his jurisprudential choices as disbelievers, this lacks evidence. He called for returning to the Qur'an and Sunnah with the understanding of the Imams, and he did not compel people to adopt his choices, which largely aligned with the majority opinions of the four Imams.