The Call of Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Shaykh al-Shawkani (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his book *al-Durr al-Nadid* that al-San'ani has a poem in which he retracted his praise of the call of Imam Muhammad.

Answer:
This is what I told you: al-Shawkani saw it and mentioned it, and it is surrounded by the same discourse that has circulated around it. We said that if it were authentic from al-San'ani—and God forbid that it be authentic—then the criterion is what it is; the criterion is the Book and the Sunnah. The Shaykh's call is clear, with no ambiguity; its principles and details are present. Find for us something in it to criticize, for truth is the believer's lost property. But, praise be to Allah, nothing was found in it but good, and nothing was found in it but truth, and Allah has benefited people through it. So it is a righteous call, and praise be to Allah. We do not declare the creation innocent or believe in their infallibility, but we say: let us challenge you to bring us something to criticize the Shaykh for.