Why do some scholars cite the words of the Sufi Ibn Hajar al-Haytami despite his declaring Ibn Taymiyyah an infidel? Is there another scholar with the same name? And what is the ruling on his declaring Ibn Taymiyyah an infidel?
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Ibn Hajar al-Haytami was a Shafi'i jurist with knowledge of . His books contain abundant good and excellent investigations. A student of knowledge should benefit from them while avoiding what he contradicted the in. As for his declaring Ibn Taymiyyah to be misguided and an innovator, it is a slip on his part that is rejected, for Ibn Taymiyyah's standing in knowledge and in support of the religion is clear, and many have praised him, such as Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani. Al-Alusi conducted a valuable arbitration between the two shaykhs in his book "Jala' al-'Aynayn."
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