قال ابن القيم في كتابه الوابل الصيب عن ابن تيمية:
وعلم الله ما رأيت أحدا أطيب عيشا منه قط، مع كل ما كان فيه من ضيق العيش، وخلاف الرفاهية والنعيم، بل ضدها، ومع ما كان فيه من الحبس والتهديد والإرهاق، وهو مع ذلك من أطيب الناس عيشاً، وأشرحهم صدراً، وأقواهم قلباً، وأسرهم نفساً، تلوح نضرة النعيم على وجهه، وكنا إذا اشتد بنا الخوف، وساءت منا الظنون، وضاقت بنا الأرض، أتيناه فما هو إلا أن نراه ونسمع كلامه فيذهب ذلك كله، وينقلب انشراحاً وقوة ويقينا وطمأنينة.
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Ibn al-Qayyim said about Ibn Taymiyyah in his book al-Waabil al-Sayyib:
Allah knows that I have never seen anyone who was more content with his life than him, despite all the hardship that he experienced, and the lack of luxury and comfort, in fact the opposite of that, and despite the imprisonment, threats and exhaustion that he faced; despite all of that, he was the happiest of people with his life, the most content, the most courageous, the most satisfied. You could see the signs of joy and happiness in his face. When we felt afraid and were expecting calamity, and we had nowhere to turn, we would go to him and as soon as we saw him and heard his voice, all those fears disappeared and were replaced with contentment, courage, certainty and tranquillity.
