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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
not have the right to wrong him. Indeed, the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) has warned,
�ﺔ�ﻣﺎ�ﻴ�ﻘﹾﻟﺍ �ﻡ�ﻮ�ﻳ �ﺕﺎ�ﻤﹸﻠﹸﻇ �ﻢﹾﻠﱡﻈﻟﺍ
“Wrongdoing [shall be] darkness on the Day of Resurrection.”
(Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim.) When speaking about another
person, such as ibn Abdul-Wahhaab or his followers, one should
remember the Prophet’s teaching,
�ﻪ�ﺿ�ﺮ�ﻋ�ﻭ �ﻪﹸﻟﺎ�ﻣ�ﻭ �ﻪ�ﻣ�ﺩ �ﻡﺍ�ﺮ�ﺣ ﹺﻢ�ﻠ�ﺴ�ﻤﹾﻟﺍ ﻰﹶﻠ�ﻋ ﹺﻢ�ﻠ�ﺴ�ﻤﹾﻟﺍ ﱡﻞﹸﻛ
“All of a Muslim is inviolable to every other Muslim, with respect to
his blood, wealth and honor.” (Recorded by Muslim.) One must also
be cautious of the Prophet’s warning,
�ﺏﺎ�ﺠ�ﺣ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ �ﻦ�ﻴ�ﺑ�ﻭ �ﻪ�ﻨ�ﻴ�ﺑ �ﺲ�ﻴﹶﻟ �ﻪ�ﻧﹺﺈﹶﻓ ﹺﻡﻮﹸﻠﹾﻈ�ﻤﹾﻟﺍ ﹶﺓ�ﻮ�ﻋ�ﺩ ﹺﻖ �ﺗﺍ
“Beware of the supplication of the wronged for between him and
Allah there is no barrier.” (Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim.)
Even if one wants to argue that ibn Abdul-Wahhaab and his followers
are not to be considered Muslims, one should be wary of speaking
untruths about them. A narration recorded by Ahmad specifically
states,
�ﺏﺎ�ﺠ�ﺣ ﺎ�ﻬ�ﻧﻭ�ﺩ �ﺲ�ﻴﹶﻟ �ﻪ�ﻧﹺﺈﹶﻓ ﺍ�ﺮ�ﻓﺎﹶﻛ ﹶﻥﺎﹶﻛ ﹾﻥﹺﺇ�ﻭ ﹺﻡﻮﹸﻠﹾﻈ�ﻤﹾﻟﺍ ﹶﺓ�ﻮ�ﻋ�ﺩ ﺍﻮﹸﻘ�ﺗﺍ
“Beware of the supplication of the wronged, even if he be a
disbeliever, for before it there is no barrier [that is, between it and
Allah].” 1
In all cases, impartiality, objectivity, scholarly integrity and
fairness are to be expected from any Muslim. This must be true even
1 Record by Ahmad. According to al-Albaani, this hadith is hasan. According to
Hamzah Ahmad al-Zain, its chain is hasan. However, it should be noted that
Shuaib al-Arnaaoot, et al., simply say that its chain is weak. See Muhammad
Naasir al-Deen al-Albaani, Saheeh al-Jaami al-Sagheer (Beirut: al-Maktab al-
Islaami, 1988), vol. 1, p. 84; Hamzah Ahmad al-Zain, footnotes to Ahmad ibn
Hanbal, al-Musnad (Cairo: Daar al-Hadeeth, 1995), vol. 10, p. 495; Shuaib al-
Arnaaoot, et al., footnotes to Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad al-Imaam Ahmad
(Beirut: Muassasah al-Risaalah, 1997), vol. 20, pp. 22-23.
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