What is the response to the claim that the scholars confronted Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab?
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Question:
He says that some people claim that Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab was not the most knowledgeable person of his time, and that the distinguished scholars were confronting him. What is your response to this statement?
Answer:
My brother, they confronted the prophets; they confronted Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. The issue is not about confrontation. Yes, the prophets found people who confronted them. Should it not be the case that the Shaykh finds people who confront him, following the example of the prophets? What is this? It is a false statement. There is evidence that those who confronted the Shaykh were in the wrong, rather, they were in falsehood, and that the Shaykh was in the right. Yes.
He says that some people claim that Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab was not the most knowledgeable person of his time, and that the distinguished scholars were confronting him. What is your response to this statement?
Answer:
My brother, they confronted the prophets; they confronted Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. The issue is not about confrontation. Yes, the prophets found people who confronted them. Should it not be the case that the Shaykh finds people who confront him, following the example of the prophets? What is this? It is a false statement. There is evidence that those who confronted the Shaykh were in the wrong, rather, they were in falsehood, and that the Shaykh was in the right. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الرد على القول بأن العلماء صادموا الشيخ محمد بن عبد الوهاب؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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