What is the response to those who accuse Ibn Taymiyyah of deception regarding the date of Ja'far al-Sadiq's death, and of saying that he declared anyone who washes meat an innovator and contradicted Imam Ahmad?
Ibn Taymiyyah was a great scholar whom Allah endowed with vast knowledge and profound expertise in various fields.
Regarding the questioner's inquiries:
Firstly: What is mentioned in "Minhaj as- an-Nabawiyyah" concerning the death of Ja'far as-Sadiq in the year "eight and forty" is intended to mean "one hundred and forty-eight" (148 AH). The "one hundred" was omitted for brevity, which is a common practice among scholars when there is an indication supporting it.
Secondly: Regarding washing meat before cooking, it is stated in "Majmu' al-Fatawa" that "washing the meat of a slaughtered animal is an innovation (bid'ah)." What is meant is that the innovation lies in washing the meat as an act of worship, believing that the blood remaining in the veins is forbidden and impure and must be washed away. However, washing it for cleanliness or out of habit is not an innovation. The jurists have agreed that the blood remaining in the veins is not forbidden.
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