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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab Abdul-Wahhaab and his followers detested saying prayers for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). 1 Due to space considerations, in this work, some of the above topics will be discussed in some detail, others will be discussed briefly and others will not be discussed beyond the few points already made. The Allegation that ibn Abdul-Wahhaab Claimed Prophethood Ibn Abdul-Wahhaab wrote, “I believe that our prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the seal of the prophets and messengers. A person’s faith is not sound until he believes in his being a messenger and testifies to his prophethood.” 2 He also wrote, “The greatest [of rights upon a Muslim] are the rights of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Your testimony of faith requires you to give him the position of Messenger of Allah and seal of the prophets. You should know that if you were to raise any of the Companions to the position of prophet, you would become a disbeliever.” 3 This belief is very clear throughout his writings and the writings of his descendents, students and followers. No one could rationally claim anything else concerning ibn Abdul- Wahhaab. 4 Yet this very example shows the extent to which the enemies of ibn Abdul-Wahhaab would and do go. Some of them go beyond all acceptable limits of logic as well as scholarly integrity. Some of them have no qualms in saying things about ibn Abdul-Wahhaab that have no basis in reality and which cannot be proven by any means—save a supposed revelation from God. Ibn Afaaliq stated that Musailamah claimed prophethood by his tongue while ibn Abdul-Wahhaab claimed it by his situation and actions. Al-Qabbaani made the same type of allegation. Al-Haddaad wrote, “He would hide the claim to prophethood. Its signs would become apparent through the ‘tongue’ of his state rather than the tongue of his words. This is attested to by what the scholars stated: 1 See Umair, vol. 2, pp. 68-74. 2 Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab, Muallifaat, vol. 7, p. 10. 3 Quoted in al-Abdul-Lateef, p. 81. 4 For more details, see al-Abdul-Lateef, pp. 78-81. 226
227 The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab that at the beginning Abdul-Wahhaab 1 was passionately fond of reading about those who falsely claimed prophethood, such as the liar Musailamah, Sajaah, al-Aswad al-Ansi, Tulaihah al-Asadi and their likes.” 2 Dahlaan mentioned the same claim in his Khulaasah al- Kalaam and al-Durar al-Sanniyyah fi al-Radd ala al-Wahaabiyyah, stating, “It is apparent from Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab’s state that he was to claim prophethood. However, he did not have the ability to state that openly.” 3 Many others also made this claim. 4 The first issue, of course, is if this is something that he hid in his heart, how can anyone make such a claim about him, unless, of course, one claims knowledge of the unseen or claims to be a prophet himself? Indeed, this claim completely casts doubt upon the one who is making such a claim. Furthermore, what were the signs that ibn Abdul-Wahhaab was making such a claim in person and action rather than with his tongue? The authors mentioned above do not give any such sign. In reality, Ibn Abdul-Wahhaab’s entire life and mission was about returning to the Quran and to the Sunnah. He never, in any of his words, claimed that his statements or position were above or equal to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Indeed, as noted in Chapter 2, he readily admitted that he was a human being, prone to making mistakes and in need of the advice of the scholars around him. The point was made earlier that his writings and the writings of his descendents, students and followers are all available. Therein there is no evidence whatsoever to support the claims of lies and fabrications such as this one. Finally, it is known about ibn Abdul-Wahhaab that he was attracted to the books of Quranic commentary, hadith and so forth. There is no record from any chronicler that he grew up reading about or admiring the false prophets of old. 1 He says Abdul-Wahhaab rather than ibn Abdul-Wahhaab. 2 Quoted in al-Abdul-Lateef, pp. 82-83. 3 Quoted in al-Husain, p. 267; Umairah, vol. 2, p. 55; Yoosuf, vol. 2, p. 282. 4 See al-Abdul-Lateef, p. 83; Umairah, vol. 2, pp. 54-57. It would be lengthy to record all the false claims concerning ibn Abdul-Wahhaab. Hence, only some representative selections will be presented in this chapter.
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