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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The claim that Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab's call brought something new

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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. What is your view on the second statement? It is an injustice to the call of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) to say that it did not bring anything new, but rather that it brought a new style of da'wah (calling to Islam), just as the call of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) brought something new and a new method.

Answer:
He did not bring anything new in terms of knowledge; he did not bring anything new in terms of knowledge. Rather, he transmitted the knowledge from those before him and conveyed it. As for the style and method, this is not what is called knowledge; it is called the method of da'wah or the method of conveying knowledge. As for him bringing something new in knowledge, no, he did not bring anything new. He only said what Allah said, what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, what the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and what the righteous Salaf said. He did not bring anything new or innovate something new. If he had innovated something new, the people would not have accepted it from him; they would have considered him an innovator. As for his adopting a method to teach people or adopting something to encourage people, this varies according to times and varies according to countries. The method of teaching varies, but the knowledge itself never varies. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 13 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / طلب العلم وكيفيته/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:24)

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