I don't want to derail this thread into a debate regarding Hanbali/Athari Aqeedah. What some people claim to be the "traditional Hanbali scholars" did not necessarily see eye-to-eye with one another. We can also explain the rise of Tafwid and the "Asharization" of the school just before Ibn Taymiyyah to the political dominance of Ash'arism and the role of the Nizamiyya. I believe Ibn Taymiyyah had a profound impact on the direction of the Hanbali school even if it was somewhat indirectly.
Here's an example of what I would term a follower/sympathizer of Ibn Taymiyyah:
Originally posted by AmantuBillahi
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Ibn Kathir's Tafsir does not include any of the Kalam positions of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. However, this does not somehow mean that he was a blameworthy Mufaawid or followed a different strand from his teacher.
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