The Reformist Calls Before Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab
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Question:
This questioner, Honorable Shaykh, actually has a question with which we will conclude this episode. He says: Were there reformist calls before Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) in establishing the oneness of Allah?
Answer:
Yes, my brother. There were the Companions, the Tabi'un, and those who followed them in excellence. A group from my Ummah (the Muslim community) will always remain manifestly upon the truth. A group from my Ummah will always remain manifestly upon the truth; those who abandon them or oppose them will not harm them. Among them were callers to Allah before the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him), callers to the oneness of Allah before him, the four Imams, and before them the great scholars who inherited this knowledge, acted upon it, and spread it. This Ummah contains much good. It is like rain; one does not know whether its benefit is in its beginning, its middle, or its end, as stated in the athar (report from a Companion or successor). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner, Honorable Shaykh, actually has a question with which we will conclude this episode. He says: Were there reformist calls before Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) in establishing the oneness of Allah?
Answer:
Yes, my brother. There were the Companions, the Tabi'un, and those who followed them in excellence. A group from my Ummah (the Muslim community) will always remain manifestly upon the truth. A group from my Ummah will always remain manifestly upon the truth; those who abandon them or oppose them will not harm them. Among them were callers to Allah before the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him), callers to the oneness of Allah before him, the four Imams, and before them the great scholars who inherited this knowledge, acted upon it, and spread it. This Ummah contains much good. It is like rain; one does not know whether its benefit is in its beginning, its middle, or its end, as stated in the athar (report from a Companion or successor). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/069 — archive.org (15:01)
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