Dealing with the People of Innovation and Those Who Label the Caller Wahhabi
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Question:
When we see some of the people of innovation committing innovations, we advise them against these innovations, but they do not listen to us and call us Wahhabis. What is your opinion on dealing with these people?
Answer:
You must teach people what is good and warn them against evil, religious innovations (bid'ah), and acts of associating partners with Allah (shirk). If they accept, praise be to Allah, and you will have the reward of the call and the reward of acceptance from that person. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4609Sahih (Al-Albani).
And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his cousin 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him):Sahih al-Bukhari 3701 If he accepts, praise be to Allah, and the one who called him will have a great reward with Allah, equal to the reward of the one who was called. If he does not accept, then the caller has fulfilled what is required of him by explaining the advice, teaching, and guidance, and the outcome is in the hand of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). One does not stop calling people to teach them what is good just because they label him as a Wahhabi, or that, or that. This never deters a Muslim. There is no such thing as a Wahhabi and a non-Wahhabi; the people of the Sunnah are all, praise be to Allah, one single community.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab did not bring anything new that is attributed to him. Rather, he brought what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) called to, and his Companions followed, and the people of the Sunnah and the community followed. So he did not bring anything new; rather, he renewed this religion. He is among the renewers of this religion. It does not matter to you if they label you as a Wahhabi as long as you are upon the truth and upon the right path. Titles have no value. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
When we see some of the people of innovation committing innovations, we advise them against these innovations, but they do not listen to us and call us Wahhabis. What is your opinion on dealing with these people?
Answer:
You must teach people what is good and warn them against evil, religious innovations (bid'ah), and acts of associating partners with Allah (shirk). If they accept, praise be to Allah, and you will have the reward of the call and the reward of acceptance from that person. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If anyone summons other to follow right guidance, his reward will be equivalent to that of the people who follow him, without their rewards being diminished in any respect on that account
من دعا إلى هدى كان له من الأجر مثل أجور من تبعه لا ينقص ذلك من أجورهم شيئاAnd he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his cousin 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him):
for by Allah, if one man is guided on the right path (i.e. converted to Islam) through you, it would be better for you than (a great number of) red camels.
الله عنه والله لأن يهدي الله بك رجلا واحدا خير لك من حمر النعمShaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab did not bring anything new that is attributed to him. Rather, he brought what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) called to, and his Companions followed, and the people of the Sunnah and the community followed. So he did not bring anything new; rather, he renewed this religion. He is among the renewers of this religion. It does not matter to you if they label you as a Wahhabi as long as you are upon the truth and upon the right path. Titles have no value. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
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