Refuting the claim that Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab used to declare his opponents disbelievers
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from outside this country who says: We have a man who graduated and obtained a master's degree from the Islamic University in Madinah. He tells us, in a comparison between Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, in his lesson that there is a difference between the two Shaykhs: Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah did not declare his enemies disbelievers as Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab did with his opponents.
The Shaykh:
This is a lie about Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. The Shaykh did not declare anyone a disbeliever except one whom Allah had declared a disbeliever, and the Book and the Sunnah indicated his disbelief. The Shaykh did not declare anyone a disbeliever except one whom Allah had declared a disbeliever.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says:
The Shaykh:
He calls upon other than Allah and slaughters for other than Allah. It is clear that he is a disbeliever. The Shaykh did not declare anyone a disbeliever except people like these. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from outside this country who says: We have a man who graduated and obtained a master's degree from the Islamic University in Madinah. He tells us, in a comparison between Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, in his lesson that there is a difference between the two Shaykhs: Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah did not declare his enemies disbelievers as Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab did with his opponents.
The Shaykh:
This is a lie about Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. The Shaykh did not declare anyone a disbeliever except one whom Allah had declared a disbeliever, and the Book and the Sunnah indicated his disbelief. The Shaykh did not declare anyone a disbeliever except one whom Allah had declared a disbeliever.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says:
The Shaykh:
He calls upon other than Allah and slaughters for other than Allah. It is clear that he is a disbeliever. The Shaykh did not declare anyone a disbeliever except people like these. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1352- الرد على زعم أن الشيخ ابن عبد الوهاب كان يكفر مخالفيه - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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