What is the connection of the hadith "Shall I inform you of what al-'adhdh is?" to tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
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Question:
What is the reason Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab cited the last hadith (Riyad as-Salihin 1538) in the book of Tawhid?
Answer:
Because he mentioned it in explaining types of sihr (sorcery), meaning that al-'adhdh is used to refer to sorcery. Thus, namimah (talebearing) is a type of sorcery that causes harm, even if it is not sorcery itself, but it causes what sorcery causes, which is the separation between people and hostility.
What is the reason Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab cited the last hadith (
Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Shall I tell you what 'Al-'Adhu' (falsehood and slandering) is? It is calumny which is committed among the people." [Muslim] .
ألَا أُنبِّئُكم ما العَضْهُ؟Answer:
Because he mentioned it in explaining types of sihr (sorcery), meaning that al-'adhdh is used to refer to sorcery. Thus, namimah (talebearing) is a type of sorcery that causes harm, even if it is not sorcery itself, but it causes what sorcery causes, which is the separation between people and hostility.
Source
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