Refuting the Claim of Separating Religion from the State and Linking It to a Historical Agreement
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah be truthful with you, we are not responding to the claim that the agreement reached between Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and Prince Muhammad ibn Sa'ud (may Allah have mercy on them both with a vast mercy) was a result of what happened in Europe regarding the separation of religion from the state and the rise of secularism, where the church relinquished religious authority and the sword relinquished political authority. How should one respond to that?
Answer:
There is no need for a response. This is a false statement, and it is a blatant falsehood, refuge with Allah. We do not engage in refuting it, and it is not worth the effort of anyone who would refute it. This statement is false from its very foundation.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah be truthful with you, we are not responding to the claim that the agreement reached between Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and Prince Muhammad ibn Sa'ud (may Allah have mercy on them both with a vast mercy) was a result of what happened in Europe regarding the separation of religion from the state and the rise of secularism, where the church relinquished religious authority and the sword relinquished political authority. How should one respond to that?
Answer:
There is no need for a response. This is a false statement, and it is a blatant falsehood, refuge with Allah. We do not engage in refuting it, and it is not worth the effort of anyone who would refute it. This statement is false from its very foundation.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7/3/14 شرح مسائل الجاهلية / الشريط السابع / جزء٣ — youtube.com (0:43)
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