Refutation of the Criticism of the Treatise on the Nullifiers of Islam

Question:
One of the students of knowledge says that Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab’s composition of his treatise on the nullifiers of Islam and its distinct nature is a specific matter that no previous scholar of knowledge had done before him; rather, they used to write on the principles of faith. He also says that this treatise of his was not presented to the scholars of his time, as previous authors did when they presented their treatises to those before them and to the scholars who preceded them. He further states that it is not permissible to educate a student of knowledge from the beginning based on these nullifiers, among other things he said. So what is the answer, may Allah preserve you?

Answer:
First, did Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab bring these nullifiers from his own opinion, or from the words of the scholars of knowledge? He brought them from the words of the scholars of knowledge; he did not bring them from his own opinion or from his independent legal reasoning. They are found in the books of the scholars of knowledge. He covered all the nullifiers; he covered only ten, and he said these because they are frequently encountered. Otherwise, the nullifiers are many, and he did not cover anything from his own opinion. The second point is that it is not necessary to present them to people; they must be presented to the Book and the Sunnah. It is obligatory that they be presented to the Book and the Sunnah, so whatever agrees with the Book and the Sunnah is accepted. And does he not cite the evidence for every nullifier? Does he not cite the evidence for every nullifier from the Book and the Sunnah? So it is not necessary to present them to people; rather, they are presented to the Book and the Sunnah. If they have evidence from the Book or from the Sunnah, then they are valid, even if they were not presented to anyone. Where does this statement that he is making come from? This is the statement of one who follows his desires, one who is ignorant.
Also, his statement that they are not shown to people because they understand them incorrectly—we say: teach them, teach them and make them understand them and study them with them. Are they not to be tested with ignorance? If they do not study these matters, they will appear to people and kill them later, because they did not learn. So it is necessary to teach them, and it is necessary to educate them in these matters. They do not declare people disbelievers for everything without guidelines. These are guidelines for declaring someone a disbeliever. If they do not know them, they declare people disbelievers absolutely for everything and kill them. But, glory be to Allah, does not desire blind and deafen?
These people have a desire against the people of the oneness of Allah, so they like to create confusion for the people of the oneness of Allah. Likewise, we said that it is not necessary to present them to people, but rather they are presented to the Book and the Sunnah. The Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) presented them to the Book and the Sunnah, and he cited the evidence for every nullifier from the Book and the Sunnah. Second, these nullifiers are agreed upon; there is no disagreement among them. The Shaykh did not bring nullifiers about which there is disagreement, but rather he brought nullifiers that are agreed upon among the scholars of knowledge.
Yes, so there is no need to present them, and they are agreed upon. As for presenting them to the pretenders to knowledge, the half-learned, and the people of desires, this is not presented to them. They do not deserve to have these matters presented to them because they are not qualified for them. As for the firmly grounded scholars, they are agreed upon in these matters; they have no disagreement in this. Yes.