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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
fulfilled first in al-Uyainah when he had the power and the ability to
do so according to the guidelines of the Shareeah. Of course, the most
famous case at that time—much like it is becoming the most famous
case today among those who believe in “freedom and
licentiousness”—was the stoning of the adulterous woman who came
to purify herself of the crime that she had committed.
A further aspect of ordering good and eradicating evil is what
is known as jihad—the ultimate goal of which is truly nothing more
than implementing the good and putting an end to evil. Muhammad
ibn Abdul-Wahhaab also moved up to this next level when the time
was proper. Jihad and the taking or risking of lives is obviously not a
light matter. It must be resorted to only when necessary and when the
proper conditions are met. Although Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
had been threatened and his life put at risk on a number of occasions,
he never resorted to jihad until after moving to al-Diriyyah and
entering into the pact with Muhammad ibn Saud. Even then, he only
resorted to it when the enemies of his call left him no other option but
to fight and defend this noble mission. He himself stated, “We have
not fought anyone to this day save in defense of life and honor. We
have fought against those who have come against us into our land and
they do not leave us be.” 1 Furthermore, he would never fight until “the
proof was established against” a people, that is, only after the
falsehood of ascribing partnres to Allah (shirk) was conveyed to them
and yet they insisted on following shirk and refusing true monotheism
(tauheed). Thus, ibn Abdul-Wahhaab wrote after mentioning some
idolatrous practices,
These are the matters that have necessarily produced a conflict
between us and the people. The matter got to the point with them
that they declared us disbelievers, fought against us and declared
our blood and wealth legal for them to spill, until Allah gave us
support and victory over them. It is [tauheed] that we are calling
the people to and fighting them over—after we establish the proof
against them from the Book of Allah, Sunnah of His Messenger and
the consensus of the Imams of the pious predecessors. [We do all
that] in implementation of Allah’s statement,
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1 Quoted in Al-Uthaimeen, Al-Shaikh, p. 121.
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