The Fabricated “Golden Advice” Attributed to Al-Dhahabi: A Critical Analysis
Introduction Among the polemical tools used against Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) is a treatise known as “Al-Nasihah al-Dhahabiyyah” (The Golden Advice) or “Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiyyah” (The Golden Epistle), which is falsely attributed to the great hadith master and historian, Al-Hafiz…