against it. Thus, they neither defended Islam nor defeated its enemies. Another astonishing thing is that they forsake following the infallible Messengers, who speak nothing but the truth, and turn away from following their example. Instead, they imitate and keep company with someone who opposes what the Messengers brought, although they know that he is not infallible and that he is sometimes wrong and sometimes right. Allah alone grants success in reaching the truth.

Al-Suyūtī said:

This concludes my abridgment of Ibn Taymiyyah’s book. For the most part, I have reproduced his wording verbatim, without alteration. I have omitted much from his book, which comprises twenty quires, but I have omitted nothing of importance. To Allah belong all praise and gratitude.