The Intended Meaning of “The Shaykh’s Sons” in *al-Durar al-Saniyyah*
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The questioner:
In the book *al-Durar al-Saniyyah*, the phrase “the Shaykh’s sons were asked” is sometimes mentioned. The question is: who is meant by “the Shaykh’s sons”?
The Shaykh:
The sons of the Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab: ‘Abd Allah, ‘Ali, and Ibrahim. These are the Shaykh’s sons. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Does he dare?
The Shaykh:
I think the eldest is ‘Ali, for may Allah have mercy on him, he was known as Abu ‘Ali. The eldest is ‘Ali, then ‘Abd Allah, then Ibrahim, and then I think Husayn. Yes, and al-Hasan, yes, al-Hasan who is the Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan, yes, al-Hasan and Husayn, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
In the book *al-Durar al-Saniyyah*, the phrase “the Shaykh’s sons were asked” is sometimes mentioned. The question is: who is meant by “the Shaykh’s sons”?
The Shaykh:
The sons of the Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab: ‘Abd Allah, ‘Ali, and Ibrahim. These are the Shaykh’s sons. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Does he dare?
The Shaykh:
I think the eldest is ‘Ali, for may Allah have mercy on him, he was known as Abu ‘Ali. The eldest is ‘Ali, then ‘Abd Allah, then Ibrahim, and then I think Husayn. Yes, and al-Hasan, yes, al-Hasan who is the Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan, yes, al-Hasan and Husayn, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
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