وَمَنْهَجُAnd the methodالشَّيْخِof the SheikhالسَّعْدِيِّAl-Saadiهُوَisأَنَّهُthat heكَثِيرًاoftenمَاwhatيَتَبَنَّىhe adoptsآرَاءًopinionsشَيْخِof SheikhالْإِسْلَامِIslamابْنَIbnتَيْمِيَةَTaimiyyaوَتَلْمِيذِهِand his studentابْنَIbnالْقَيِّمِAl-Qayyimوَيُرَجِّحُهُمَاand he prefers themعَلَىoverالْمَذْهَبِthe schoolالْحَنْبَلِيِّHanafiفَلَمْSo there was notيَكُنْwasعِندَهُat himالْجُمُودُrigidityتَجَاهَtowardsمَذْهَبٍthe madhhabمُعَيَّنٍcertainبَلْratherكَانَhe wasمُتَجَرِّدًاimpartialلِلْحَقِّto the truthوَقَدْAnd it has beenانْطَبَعَتْimprintedفِيهِin himهَذِهِthisالصِّفَةُcharacteristicوَانْتَقَلَتْand was transferredإِلَىtoتَلْمِيذِهِhis studentمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadالصَّالِحِthe righteousالْعُثَيْمِينَAl-Othaymeen
The method of Sheikh Al-Saadi is that he often adopts the opinions of Sheikh Islam Ibn Taimiyya and his student Ibn Al-Qayyim, and he prefers them over the Hanbali school. So he did not have rigidity towards a certain madhhab, rather he was impartial to the truth, and this characteristic was imprinted in him and transferred to his student Muhammad Al-Salih Al-Othaymeen.
وَلَاAnd there is noبَأْسٌharmفِيinأَنْthatنَذْكُرَwe mentionأَمْثِلَةًexamplesلِبَعْضِfor someالْمَسَائِلِissuesالَّتِيthatخَالَفَhe differsشَيْخُنَاour SheikhأَبُوAbuعَبْدِ اللَّهِAbdullahالْعُثَيْمِينَAl-Othaymeenفِيهَاin itشَيْئًاsomethingمِنْهَاfrom it
And there is no harm in mentioning examples for some of the issues that our Sheikh Abu Abdullah Al-Othaymeen differed in it.
١-1-يَرَىhe seesشَيْخُSheikhالإِسْلَامِIslamابْنَIbnتَيْمِيَةَTaimiyyaأَنَّthatالْجَمَاعَةَthe congregationشَرْطٌconditionلِصِحَّةِfor the correctnessالصَّلاَةِof the prayerوَيَرَىand he seesشَيْخُنَاour Sheikhأَنَّهَاthat itوَاجِبَةٌis obligatory
1- Sheikh Islam Ibn Taimiyya sees that the congregation is a condition for the correctness of the prayer, while our Sheikh sees that it is obligatory.
٢-2-يَرَىhe seesشَيْخُSheikhالإِسْلَامِIslamأَنَّthatالْمُتَمَتِّعَthe one who performs Hajj with easeفِيinالْحَجِّHajjيَكْفِيهِis sufficient for himسَعْيٌthe ritual walkالْعُمْرَةِof umrahعَنْforسَعْيِthe ritual walkالْحَجِّof Hajjوَيَرَىand he seesشَيْخُنَاour Sheikhأَنَّthatسَعْيُthe ritual walkالْعُمْرَةِof umrahلَاdoes notيَكْفِيsufficientعَنْforسَعْيِthe ritual walkالْحَجِّof Hajj
2- Sheikh Islam sees that the ritual walk of umrah is sufficient for the ritual walk of Hajj, while our Sheikh sees that the ritual walk of umrah is not sufficient for the ritual walk of Hajj.
٣-3-يَرَىhe seesشَيْخُSheikhالإِسْلَامِIslamجَوَازٌpermissibility
3- Sheikh Islam sees the permissibility
سَفَرَof travelingالْمَرْأَةِa womanبِلَاwithoutمَحْرَمٍa male relativeمَعَwithالأَمْنِsafetyوَيَرَىand he seesشَيْخُنَاour Sheikhعَدَمَnotجَوَازٌpermissibilityسَفَرَof travelingالْمَرْأَةِa womanبِلَاwithoutمَحْرَمٍa male relativeمُطْلَقًاabsolutely
and sees that our Sheikh does not allow traveling for a woman without a male relative, absolutely.
٤-4-يَرَىhe seesشَيْخُSheikhالإِسْلَامِIslamجَوَازٌthe permissibilityالْجَمْعَcombiningبَيْنَbetweenالأُخْتَيْنِthe two sistersمِنَofالرَّضَاعِmilk kinshipوَيَرَىand he seesشَيْخُنَاour Sheikhالْتَّحْرِيمَforbiddanceلِعُمُومِdue to the generalityحَدِيثٍhadithيُحَرِّمُprohibitsمِنَfromالرَّضَاعِmilk kinshipمَاwhatيُحَرِّمُprohibitsمِنَfromالنَّسَبِlineage
4- Sheikh Islam sees the permissibility of combining between the two sisters of milk kinship, while our Sheikh sees the forbiddance due to the general hadith: 'What is prohibited by blood relations is also prohibited by milk kinship.'
٥-5-يَرَىhe seesشَيْخُSheikhالإِسْلَامِIslamجَوَازٌthe permissibilityدَفْعَpaymentالزَّكَاةَof zakatفِيinقَضَاءِsettlingدَيْنٍthe debtالْمَيِّتِof the deceasedالَّذِيwhoلَمْdid notيُخْلِفْleave behindوَفَاءًany inheritanceوَيَرَىand he seesشَيْخُنَاour Sheikhعَدَمَnotالجَوَازَthe permissibility
5- Sheikh Islam sees the permissibility of paying zakat in settling the debts of the deceased who left no inheritance, while our Sheikh sees it as not permissible.
٦-6-يَرَىhe seesشَيْخُSheikhالإِسْلَامِIslamجَوَازٌthe permissibilityتَعْفِيرَdustingالْوَجْهَthe faceبِالتُّرَابِwith dirtتَذَلُّلًاin humilityلِلَّهِto Allahفَيَسْمَعُand he hearsأَنَّthatالْوَجْهَthe faceلَاdoes notيُعْذَرُbe excusedبِالْغُبَارِby dust
6- Sheikh Islam sees the permissibility of dusting the face with dirt in humility before Allah, while our Sheikh sees that the face must not be excused with dust.