What is your opinion on describing Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab as the second truthful one?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There are copies of a letter by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. There are copies of a letter by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab on the creed of the people of al-Qasim being distributed in this mosque. It is written at the beginning: "Said the Shaykh of Islam, the learned scholar, the man of divine knowledge, and the second truthful one." The question is: What is your opinion on describing Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab as the second truthful one?
Answer:
They said that Imam Ahmad is also the second truthful one because he supported Islam during the time of fitnah, just as Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) supported Islam on the day of apostasy. So Abu Bakr al-Siddiq supported Islam on the day of apostasy after the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Imam Ahmad supported Islam on the day of hardship, on the day of the claim that the Qur'an is created. So he resembles the position of al-Siddiq. The position of Imam Ahmad resembles the position of al-Siddiq in supporting Islam at a time of need. So there is no blame in this, even if no one is like al-Siddiq in every respect, but in some respects, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There are copies of a letter by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. There are copies of a letter by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab on the creed of the people of al-Qasim being distributed in this mosque. It is written at the beginning: "Said the Shaykh of Islam, the learned scholar, the man of divine knowledge, and the second truthful one." The question is: What is your opinion on describing Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab as the second truthful one?
Answer:
They said that Imam Ahmad is also the second truthful one because he supported Islam during the time of fitnah, just as Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) supported Islam on the day of apostasy. So Abu Bakr al-Siddiq supported Islam on the day of apostasy after the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and Imam Ahmad supported Islam on the day of hardship, on the day of the claim that the Qur'an is created. So he resembles the position of al-Siddiq. The position of Imam Ahmad resembles the position of al-Siddiq in supporting Islam at a time of need. So there is no blame in this, even if no one is like al-Siddiq in every respect, but in some respects, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 48 - ما رأيكم في وصف الشيخ محمد بن عبد الوهاب بالصديق الثاني؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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