What is the ruling on the claim that the call of Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab is the source of terrorism?
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Question:
What is the ruling on the one who says that terrorism came to us from the call of Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him)?
Answer:
They do not say that terrorism came from religion in general, from Islam; they say that he is the one who taught terrorism, and that the Qur'an taught terrorism. This is not strange for the hypocrites, the disbelievers, and the enemies of Islam, who have said even greater things about the Qur'an, about Islam, and about the Muslims since ancient times. So do not be surprised by this speech from them. The call of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab is nothing but the call of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He did not bring anything from himself. If there is terrorism in the call of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), then there is terrorism in the call of the Shaykh.
And what good terrorism it is for the disbelievers! If only we would terrify the disbelievers. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Al-Anfal 8:60] But now, the disbelievers are the ones who terrify us. The disbelievers are the ones who terrify us now with their evil, their propaganda, our weakness, and our negligence. It should have been the opposite: that the Muslims are the ones who terrify the enemies of Allah and the enemies of the Muslims.
What is the ruling on the one who says that terrorism came to us from the call of Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him)?
Answer:
They do not say that terrorism came from religion in general, from Islam; they say that he is the one who taught terrorism, and that the Qur'an taught terrorism. This is not strange for the hypocrites, the disbelievers, and the enemies of Islam, who have said even greater things about the Qur'an, about Islam, and about the Muslims since ancient times. So do not be surprised by this speech from them. The call of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab is nothing but the call of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He did not bring anything from himself. If there is terrorism in the call of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), then there is terrorism in the call of the Shaykh.
And what good terrorism it is for the disbelievers! If only we would terrify the disbelievers. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy
وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُم مَّا اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قول أن دعوة الإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب مصدر الإرهاب؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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