What is the meaning of Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab's statement: "Most of what is in the branches of the books of the later scholars contradicts the texts of the Imam"?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the meaning of the words of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab when he said that most of what is in the branches and other books of the later scholars contradicts what is narrated from Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him)?
Answer:
Yes, it is everything in the books of the madhhab, all of it, from the words of Imam Ahmad, the derivations and the rules. It is all from the words of Imam Ahmad, but they formulate rules and derive rulings based on his words and his madhhab; it may be correct, or it may not be correct. Yes, so you do not take what is in al-Iqna' or al-Kashshaf or the books of the madhhab as it is, until you check it against the evidence.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the meaning of the words of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab when he said that most of what is in the branches and other books of the later scholars contradicts what is narrated from Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him)?
Answer:
Yes, it is everything in the books of the madhhab, all of it, from the words of Imam Ahmad, the derivations and the rules. It is all from the words of Imam Ahmad, but they formulate rules and derive rulings based on his words and his madhhab; it may be correct, or it may not be correct. Yes, so you do not take what is in al-Iqna' or al-Kashshaf or the books of the madhhab as it is, until you check it against the evidence.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [643 -939]ما معنى قول محمد بن عبد الوهاب: إن أكثر ما في الفروع من كتب المتأخرين مخالف لنصوص الإمام.. — youtube.com
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