Tafsir of Surah Taa-Haa 20:72

﴿قَالُوا لَن نُّؤْثِرَكَ عَلَىٰ مَا جَاءَنَا مِنَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالَّذِي فَطَرَنَا فَاقْضِ مَا أَنتَ قَاضٍ إِنَّمَا تَقْضِي هَٰذِهِ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا﴾

Translation of the meaning

They said, "Never will we prefer you over what has come to us of clear proofs and [over] He who created us. So decree whatever you are to decree. You can only decree for this worldly life.

English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.com

The words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

من الدلائل البينات اليقينية القطعية وعلى الذي فطرنا؛ وهو خالقنا وربنا الذي لا بد لنا منه لن نؤثرك على هذه الدلائل اليقينية وعلى خالق البرية«مجموع الفتاوى» 19/167
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