The Shaykh’s opinion on *A Concise Biography of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)* by Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab
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The questioner : Our Shaykh, how wonderful it would be if the biography were difficult to obtain in “A Concise Biography” by Ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab, and if it were authenticated and its hadiths were extracted, it would be very beneficial. He condensed the biography into a simple, single-volume summary, so if you were to authenticate the hadiths, it would be extremely beneficial. The book is available to us, meaning it is in our hands...
The Shaykh : Do you know where this summary comes from?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : From *Zad al-Ma’ad*, and he did not seek out what is authentic. I fear that if the land is inhabited, they will create a problem for us. If the land is inhabited, Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab is not able to distinguish the authentic from the weak, because this is not his field. And of course, we say this in order to give every person his due. It is sufficient for him in terms of honor, glory, and pride that he spread the call to the oneness of Allah in the regions of Najd, where polytheism was firmly established there. As for believing that every scholar is, as they say in our region of Sham, “So-and-so is like a Chinese plate to us; wherever you strike it, it rings,” no, that is imaginary talk. This summary truly needs to be sifted.
The Shaykh : Do you know where this summary comes from?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : From *Zad al-Ma’ad*, and he did not seek out what is authentic. I fear that if the land is inhabited, they will create a problem for us. If the land is inhabited, Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab is not able to distinguish the authentic from the weak, because this is not his field. And of course, we say this in order to give every person his due. It is sufficient for him in terms of honor, glory, and pride that he spread the call to the oneness of Allah in the regions of Najd, where polytheism was firmly established there. As for believing that every scholar is, as they say in our region of Sham, “So-and-so is like a Chinese plate to us; wherever you strike it, it rings,” no, that is imaginary talk. This summary truly needs to be sifted.
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