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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
of Allah be upon him). On the other hand, Muhammad ibn Abdul-
Wahhaab and his followers are known for the great respect that they
pay these and all the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him). 1
The Allegation That the Horn 2 of Satan Rises from ibn Abdul-
Wahhaab’s Najd
Al-Bukhari records that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said,
ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ ﺎ�ﻧ�ﺪ�ﺠ�ﻧ ﻲ�ﻓ�ﻭ ﺍﻮﹸﻟﺎﹶﻗ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ ﺎ�ﻨﹺﻨ�ﻤ�ﻳ ﻲ�ﻓ�ﻭ ﺎ�ﻨ�ﻣﺎ�ﺷ ﻲ�ﻓ ﺎ�ﻨﹶﻟ �ﻙﹺﺭﺎ�ﺑ �ﻢ�ﻬﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ �ﺮ�ﻤ�ﻋ ﹺﻦ�ﺑﺍ ﹺﻦ�ﻋ
ﹸﻝﹺﺯﻻ�ﺰﻟﺍ �ﻙﺎ�ﻨ�ﻫ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ ﺎ�ﻧ�ﺪ�ﺠ�ﻧ ﻲ�ﻓ�ﻭ ﺍﻮﹸﻟﺎﹶﻗ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ ﺎ�ﻨﹺﻨ�ﻤ�ﻳ ﻲ�ﻓ�ﻭ ﺎ�ﻨ�ﻣﺎ�ﺷ ﻲ�ﻓ ﺎ�ﻨﹶﻟ �ﻙﹺﺭﺎ�ﺑ �ﻢ�ﻬﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ
�ﻥﺎﹶﻄ�ﻴ�ﺸﻟﺍ ﹸﻥ�ﺮﹶﻗ �ﻊﹸﻠﹾﻄ�ﻳ ﺎ�ﻬﹺﺑ�ﻭ
�ﻦ�ﺘ�ﻔﹾﻟﺍ�ﻭ
Ibn Umar said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) said, “O Allah, bless us in our Shaam and in our Yemen.” They
[the people] said, “And in our Najd?” He again said, “O Allah, bless
us in our Shaam and in our Yemen.” They [the people] again said,
“And in our Najd?” He replied, “There will be the shakings, trials and
in it the horn of Satan rises.”
Ibn Afaaliq was one of the first to use this hadith against ibn
Abdul-Wahhaab, implying that his coming was the appearance of the
horn of Satan and that they were the remnants of the followers of
Musailamah the liar and false prophet. Ibn Afaaliq wrote in his letter
to Uthmaan ibn Muammar, trying to convince him to cease his support
of ibn Abdul-Wahhaab, “As for you people of al-Yamaamah, in the
authentic hadith, it is stated that among you shall appear the horn of
Satan. You are still living in the [shade of the] evil of your liar [that is,
the false prophet Musailamah] until the Day of Judgment. In that there
is a lesson for those who reflect.” 3
1 Al-Uthaimeen (pp. 105-106) presents further arguments refuting the claim that
“Wahhabis” are similar to the Khawaarij. Also see al-Husain, pp. 273-279.
2 This could also mean, “the side of the head wherein a horn is usually found on
animals.”
3 Quoted in al-Abdul-Lateef, p. 178.
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