The Response to Those Who Criticize on the Issue of Hating What the Messenger Brought
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The questioner:
We hear from some students of knowledge criticizing Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding his consideration that whoever leaves,
The Shaykh:
Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you. We hear from some students of knowledge criticizing Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab.
The Shaykh:
They are not students of knowledge. Those who criticize scholars and imams are not students of knowledge; these are students of fame. As for a student of knowledge, he is shy and embarrassed to speak about the people of knowledge, as I mentioned to you recently. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you. We hear from some students of knowledge criticizing Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding his consideration that whoever hates something of what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) brought is an apostate and a negator of the negators of Islam.
The Shaykh:
What the Shaykh said was not from his own opinion; it is in the Book of Allah. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Muhammad 47:9] So whoever hates something of what came from Allah and His Messenger and dislikes it, then he is an apostate. [Muhammad 47:9] And in the other verse: [Muhammad 47:26] in some matters, and Allah knows their secrets. Before that, it says: Indeed, those who turned back [Muhammad 47:25-28] so He nullified their deeds. So the Shaykh did not bring anything from his own opinion; this is in the Qur'an. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The student of the people of knowledge who disparages the Shaykh when he said this about the Table Spread (al-Ma'idah) is not a student of knowledge. Is this a day of ignorance or misguidance? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
We hear from some students of knowledge criticizing Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding his consideration that whoever leaves,
The Shaykh:
Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you. We hear from some students of knowledge criticizing Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab.
The Shaykh:
They are not students of knowledge. Those who criticize scholars and imams are not students of knowledge; these are students of fame. As for a student of knowledge, he is shy and embarrassed to speak about the people of knowledge, as I mentioned to you recently. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you. We hear from some students of knowledge criticizing Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding his consideration that whoever hates something of what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) brought is an apostate and a negator of the negators of Islam.
The Shaykh:
What the Shaykh said was not from his own opinion; it is in the Book of Allah. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
That is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالَهُمْThat is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالَهُمْThat is because they said to those who disliked what Allah sent down, "We will obey you
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا لِلَّذِينَ كَرِهُوا مَا نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ سَنُطِيعُكُمْ(25) Indeed, those who reverted back [to disbelief] after guidance had become clear to them - Satan enticed them and prolonged hope for them. (26) That is because they said to those who disliked what Allah sent down, "We will obey you in part of the matter." And Allah knows what they conceal. (27) Then how [will it be] when the angels take them in death, striking their faces and their backs? (28) That is because they followed what angered Allah and disliked [what earns] His pleasure, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ارْتَدُّوا عَلَىٰ أَدْبَارِهِم مِّن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْهُدَى الشَّيْطَانُ سَوَّلَ لَهُمْ وَأَمْلَىٰ لَهُمْ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا لِلَّذِينَ كَرِهُوا مَا نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ سَنُطِيعُكُمْ فِي بَعْضِ الْأَمْرِ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِسْرَارَهُمْ فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ اتَّبَعُوا مَا أَسْخَطَ اللَّهَ وَكَرِهُوا رِضْوَانَهُThe questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The student of the people of knowledge who disparages the Shaykh when he said this about the Table Spread (al-Ma'idah) is not a student of knowledge. Is this a day of ignorance or misguidance? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 02 من 17 / شرح العقيدة السفارينية / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (49:04)
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