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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
The land itself had very little to offer (although farming and livestock
were their main sources of income). Furthermore, the harshness of the
area did not lend itself to being a great trade route, although some
trade routes did pass through it (such as the route from Yemen to
Iraq). Difficult economic conditions can contribute greatly to
problems of political stability, as different groups resort to various
means to support themselves, such as raids against other tribes or
against any caravans that may be passing through the area. The
situation was made worse in the face of small or unequal amounts of
rain driving people to look for other sources of income. 1
The Family of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab comes from the well-known tribe
of Tameem, mentioned in the hadith:
ﻰﱠﻠ�ﺻ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﹺﻝﻮ�ﺳ�ﺭ �ﻦ�ﻣ �ﺖ�ﻌ�ﻤ�ﺳ �ﺙﻼﹶﺛ ﹸﺬ�ﻨ�ﻣ ﹴﻢﻴ�ﻤ�ﺗ ﻲﹺﻨ�ﺑ �ﺐ�ﺣﹸﺃ �ﺖﹾﻟﹺﺯ ﺎ�ﻣ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ ﹶﺓ�ﺮ�ﻳ�ﺮ�ﻫ ﻲﹺﺑﹶﺃ
�ﻦ�ﻋ
�ﺕَﺀﺎ�ﺟ�ﻭ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ ﹺﻝﺎ�ﺟ�ﺪﻟﺍ ﻰﹶﻠ�ﻋ ﻲ�ﺘ�ﻣﹸﺃ �ﺪ�ﺷﹶﺃ �ﻢ�ﻫ ﹸﻝﻮﹸﻘ�ﻳ �ﻪ�ﺘ�ﻌ�ﻤ�ﺳ �ﻢﹺﻬﻴ�ﻓ ﹸﻝﻮﹸﻘ�ﻳ �ﻢﱠﻠ�ﺳ�ﻭ �ﻪ�ﻴﹶﻠ�ﻋ ﻢﻬﱠﻠﻟﺍ
ﹲﺔ�ﻴﹺﺒ�ﺳ �ﺖ�ﻧﺎﹶﻛ�ﻭ ﺎ�ﻨ�ﻣ�ﻮﹶﻗ �ﺕﺎﹶﻗ�ﺪ�ﺻ �ﻩ�ﺬ�ﻫ �ﻢﱠﻠ�ﺳ�ﻭ �ﻪ�ﻴﹶﻠ�ﻋ
ﻢﻬﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﻰﱠﻠ�ﺻ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﹸﻝﻮ�ﺳ�ﺭ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻘﹶﻓ �ﻢ�ﻬ�ﺗﺎﹶﻗ�ﺪ�ﺻ
ﹶﻞﻴ�ﻋﺎ�ﻤ�ﺳﹺﺇ �ﺪﹶﻟ�ﻭ �ﻦ�ﻣ ﺎ�ﻬ�ﻧﹺﺈﹶﻓ ﺎ�ﻬﻴ�ﻘ�ﺘ�ﻋﹶﺃ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻘﹶﻓ ﹶﺔ�ﺸ�ﺋﺎ�ﻋ �ﺪ�ﻨ�ﻋ �ﻢ�ﻬ�ﻨ�ﻣ
Abu Hurairah said, “I have continued to love the Tribe of Tameem
ever since I heard three statements from the Messenger of Allah
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about them. I heard him
say, ‘They are the strongest of my Nation against the dajjaal (anti-
Christ).’ When their Zakat came, the Messenger of Allah (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘This is the zakat of my people.’
Aishah had a slave-girl from them and he said, ‘Free her for she is
from the descendants of Ismaaeel.’” (Recorded by al-Bukhari and
Muslim.)
Many authors trace Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab’s lineage
all the way back to the early Arab Adnaan. For the purposes here, it is
1 Al-Uthaimeen, Al-Shaikh Muhammad, pp. 12-13; Abdul-Muhsin ibn Baaz, vol.
1, p. 49.
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