The Ruling on Cursing the Hypocrites and an Explanation of the Works of Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab
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The questioner:
It occurred to me that it might be with[An-Nisa 4:145],
The Shaykh:
And if he curses them out of envy or personal hatred, this is a major sin among the major sins. Yes.
The questioner:
Or that he conveys to her that it is forgiven for him.
The Shaykh:
By Allah, we do not know the chronological order. He (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote according to the needs of the people.
But it appears that the first thing he wrote was the book al-Tawhid, because his grandson, Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan, mentioned in one of his letters that he wrote it in Basra, while he was seeking knowledge in Basra. He found the books there and found the sources, so he compiled this blessed work from them. Hmm. This is what Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan mentioned. Allah knows best. You will find it in a letter titled al-Maqamat, Maqamat al-Da'wah, meaning the stages of the da'wah (calling) of the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him).
No, only Basra. What they say that he went to Baghdad is a mistake. He was in Basra because it is the seat of the scholars, and he wanted to go from Basra to Sham, but he was unable to. No, there is a book, it appears that the author is a Shi'i, in which he praises the Shaykh and blames him, mixing praise with blame, when he praises and when he blames. Among that, he says that he went to the land of Persia and that he received philosophy from the scholars of Persia, and so on. This is a lie. Yes.
The questioner:
Does he not intend by this to tarnish the da'wah (calling) of the Shaykh and his biography? Is its name Luma' al-Shihab fi Sirat Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Or else the Shaytan, so Allah said to him, just as Abu Hamid mentioned that the number of the Anbariyyah is in it and twenty times again. Yes.
The Shaykh:
The issues present with us now are one hundred and twenty-nine issues, and the ones present with us now are one hundred and twenty-nine issues. I am telling you about a reality that is in our hands. So perhaps what I mentioned about Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman is either a slip of the pen, a slip of the pen, or a mistake by the scribe or a typographical error. Allah knows best. What is present with us now is one hundred and twenty-nine issues, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
It occurred to me that it might be with
the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire
الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِThe Shaykh:
And if he curses them out of envy or personal hatred, this is a major sin among the major sins. Yes.
The questioner:
Or that he conveys to her that it is forgiven for him.
The Shaykh:
By Allah, we do not know the chronological order. He (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote according to the needs of the people.
But it appears that the first thing he wrote was the book al-Tawhid, because his grandson, Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan, mentioned in one of his letters that he wrote it in Basra, while he was seeking knowledge in Basra. He found the books there and found the sources, so he compiled this blessed work from them. Hmm. This is what Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan mentioned. Allah knows best. You will find it in a letter titled al-Maqamat, Maqamat al-Da'wah, meaning the stages of the da'wah (calling) of the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him).
No, only Basra. What they say that he went to Baghdad is a mistake. He was in Basra because it is the seat of the scholars, and he wanted to go from Basra to Sham, but he was unable to. No, there is a book, it appears that the author is a Shi'i, in which he praises the Shaykh and blames him, mixing praise with blame, when he praises and when he blames. Among that, he says that he went to the land of Persia and that he received philosophy from the scholars of Persia, and so on. This is a lie. Yes.
The questioner:
Does he not intend by this to tarnish the da'wah (calling) of the Shaykh and his biography? Is its name Luma' al-Shihab fi Sirat Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Or else the Shaytan, so Allah said to him, just as Abu Hamid mentioned that the number of the Anbariyyah is in it and twenty times again. Yes.
The Shaykh:
The issues present with us now are one hundred and twenty-nine issues, and the ones present with us now are one hundred and twenty-nine issues. I am telling you about a reality that is in our hands. So perhaps what I mentioned about Shaykh 'Abd al-Rahman is either a slip of the pen, a slip of the pen, or a mistake by the scribe or a typographical error. Allah knows best. What is present with us now is one hundred and twenty-nine issues, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1/3/14شرح مسائل الجاهلية / الشريط الأول / جزء٣ — youtube.com (15:37)
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