The Ruling on Students of Knowledge Criticizing Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We hear from some students of knowledge criticism of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab.
Answer:
They are not students of knowledge. They criticize scholars and imams; they are not students of knowledge. These are students of fame, students of fame. As for a student of knowledge, he is shy and realizes that he is speaking about the people of knowledge, as I mentioned to you recently. He says: We hear from some students of knowledge criticism of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding his position that one who hates anything from what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) brought is an apostate, and it is one of the nullifiers of faith. This is what the Shaykh said from his own opinion. This is in the Book of Allah. He said, Exalted and Majestic:[Muhammad 47:9] So whoever hates anything from what came from Allah and His Messenger and dislikes it, he is a disbeliever, [Muhammad 47:9].
And in the other verse:[Muhammad 47:26]. And before it, it says: Indeed, those who turned back on their heels. Yes. Before this verse. [Muhammad 47:25]. Satan made it attractive to them and delayed them. [Muhammad 47:26] [Muhammad 47:27] [Muhammad 47:28].
So the Shaykh did not bring anything from his own opinion; this is in the Qur'an. Yes,[Muhammad 47:26-28]. So the greatest obedience is for him. The Shaykh did not bring anything from his own opinion; this is in the Qur'an. May Allah reward you. The one who is a student of the people of knowledge who picked up on the Shaykh when he said this is not a student of knowledge. He is either ignorant or misguided.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We hear from some students of knowledge criticism of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab.
Answer:
They are not students of knowledge. They criticize scholars and imams; they are not students of knowledge. These are students of fame, students of fame. As for a student of knowledge, he is shy and realizes that he is speaking about the people of knowledge, as I mentioned to you recently. He says: We hear from some students of knowledge criticism of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding his position that one who hates anything from what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) brought is an apostate, and it is one of the nullifiers of faith. This is what the Shaykh said from his own opinion. This is in the Book of Allah. He said, Exalted and Majestic:
That is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالَهُمْThat is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالَهُمْAnd in the other verse:
That is because they said to those who disliked what Allah sent down, "We will obey you in part of the matter." And Allah knows what they conceal.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا لِلَّذِينَ كَرِهُوا مَا نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ سَنُطِيعُكُمْ فِي بَعْضِ الْأَمْرِ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِسْرَارَهُمْIndeed, those who reverted back [to disbelief] after guidance had become clear to them
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ارْتَدُّوا عَلَىٰ أَدْبَارِهِم مِّن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْهُدَىThat is because they said to those who disliked what Allah sent down, "We will obey you in part of the matter." And Allah knows what they conceal.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا لِلَّذِينَ كَرِهُوا مَا نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ سَنُطِيعُكُمْ فِي بَعْضِ الْأَمْرِ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِسْرَارَهُمْThen how [will it be] when the angels take them in death, striking their faces and their backs?
فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَارَهُمْThat is because they followed what angered Allah and disliked [what earns] His pleasure, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ اتَّبَعُوا مَا أَسْخَطَ اللَّهَ وَكَرِهُوا رِضْوَانَهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالَهُمْSo the Shaykh did not bring anything from his own opinion; this is in the Qur'an. Yes,
(26) That is because they said to those who disliked what Allah sent down, "We will obey you in part of the matter." And Allah knows what they conceal. (27) Then how [will it be] when the angels take them in death, striking their faces and their backs? (28) That is because they followed what angered Allah and disliked [what earns] His pleasure, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا لِلَّذِينَ كَرِهُوا مَا نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ سَنُطِيعُكُمْ فِي بَعْضِ الْأَمْرِ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِسْرَارَهُمْ فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ اتَّبَعُوا مَا أَسْخَطَ اللَّهَ وَكَرِهُوا رِضْوَانَهُ
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