Ibn Taymiyyah was a firm believer of Tajsim (anthropomorphism). In one of his sermon, he (Ibn Taymiyyah) said
“God descended from his throne”. And while he was reading these words, he emphasized the meaning by descending a few steps, from the pulpit and continued by saying, “just as I am descending here (ka-nuzuli hadha)”
al-Dahabi and Ibn Hajjar al-Asqalani
Ibn Taymiyyah did not follow any of the Sunni school of taught in fiqh. He practiced Ejtehad and derives his own rulings. He also accepted qiyas as a method to derive Islamic laws.
Al-Sayuti quoted Ibn Taymiyyah
“These philosophers, as far as their teachings and living is concerned, are among the lowest people. The disbelieving Jews and Christians are to be preferred to them; the entire philosophy of these philosophers is not even on the level with Jews and Christians after accomplished falsification of their religious writings, much less does it attain the level before this forgery”
Al-Maqrizzi Khitat
Because of this and other teachings, Ibn Taymiyyah was frequently imprisoned and had to suffer much persecution from the officially recognized theologians. Yet, he had a considerable number of admirers among the Hanbalites and other Muslims both during his life and after his death.
On account of his opposition to al-Asharites philosophy of religion, and his independence of the orthodox legal schools, the one party condemned him as a heretic who left the consensus (kharij
an ijma al-ummah), while others considered him worthy of the highest honors and called him the greatest Muslim of his time.
The following book was used as a reference
http://researchintoothersects.blogspot.com/2011/03/read-book-about-zahiri-islamic-law.html
He's loved by Wahabis aka 'Salafis' and most non-Wahabi Sunnis quote him because of his 'high status.'
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