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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab “Say: ‘Call on those besides Him whom you fancy. They have neither the power to remove your troubles from you nor to change them.’ Those whom they call upon do desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord, even those who are nearest: they hope for His Mercy and fear His Wrath: for the Wrath of your Lord is something to take heed of” (al-Israa 56-57). These verses are addressed to everyone who prays to anyone other than Allah. In fact, that one who is prayed to [be he an angel, prophet or righteous person] is himself seeking a means of approach to Allah, hoping for His mercy and fearing His punishment. This verse applies to anyone who prays to any deceased or absent person from among the prophets or righteous. The person has indeed prayed to someone who cannot rescue him nor has he any power to remove any harm… 1 Finally, Abu Butain refuted the claim of Dawood who said that it is virtually agreed upon that one may pray to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to be rescued and helped. Abu Butain stated, Then he claims that seeking help in the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) during times of hardship was something well-known and acted upon among the Companions and the Followers. Hence, he is attributing to the best of generations something that they, of all people, remained the furthest away from. It is sufficient to refute all these misconceptions by quoting Allah’s words [relating to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)], Σ¬ΩΤ∏⎯∅Κς… 〉Œ⇒Ρ® ⎯⎡ς√Ω⎝ &ϑðΣ/≅… ƒ∫:†Ω→ †Ω∨ ‚Πς�ΜΞ… …ΘΖ≤Ω∂ ‚Ω�Ω⎝ †_Τ⊕πΤ⊃ΩΤ⇓ ⎠Ψ♥πΤ⊃Ω⇒Ψ√ 〉∠Ψ∏⎯∨ςΚ… ϑð:‚� ΣΤ∈ χ≤ÿΨϒΩΤ⇓ ‚Πς�ΜΞ… η†ΩΤ⇓Κς… ⌠⇐ΜΞ… &Σ∫;⎡ΤΤΣΘ♥√≅… ƒ⎠Ψ⇒ΘΩ♥Ω∨ †Ω∨Ω⎝ Ξ⁄⎯κΤΩ�
257 The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab …_ŸΩ→Ω⁄ ‚Ω�Ω⎝ …⊥Θ≤Ω∂ ⎯ψΡ∇ς√ 〉∠Ψ∏⎯∨ςΚ… :‚Ω� ⎠ΨΠΤ⇓ΜΞ… “Say: It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to the Right Path’” (al-Jinn 21). That was his situation while he was alive, how must his situation be after death? 1 ⎯ΣΤ∈ The Question of Seeking the Prophet’s Intercession Another means by which the enemies of ibn Abdul-Wahhaab and the truth tried to make people flee from his teachings was to claim that he prohibited the seeking of the Prophet’s intercession. There is no question that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the most beloved human to every true believer. Hence, any belittling of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is going to stir the emotions of the Muslims. In this way, the enemies found a useful gate by which they could disgrace ibn Abdul-Wahhaab in the eyes of the common Muslims. 2 In particular, al-Qabbaani, ibn Dawood, al-Haddaad and others objected to ibn Abdul-Wahhaab’s views on this issue. 3 Ibn Abdul-Wahhaab addresses the claims against him concerning this issue when he wrote, If one says, “Do you reject the intercession of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and dissociate yourself from it?” Say: I do not reject it nor do I dissociate myself from it. In fact, he is the intercessor, the one whose intercession is accepted. 4 I hope for his intercession. However, all intercession belongs to Allah. Allah has said, 1 Quoted in al-Abdul-Lateef, p. 362. 2 It is interesting to note that al-Qabbaani and others claimed that the idolatry of the polytheists referred to in the Quran was not due to their taking intercessors between them and Allah. Instead, it was only because they believed that the angels and pious people were sons and daughters of Allah or it was because they prostrated to their images. Quoted in al-Abdul-Lateef, pp. 278-279. See al-Abdul-Lateef’s discussion pp. 278-286. 3 See al-Abdul-Lateef, pp. 278-286. 4 In reality, this right of intercession is a blessing from Allah that He bestows upon whomever He wills. In this way, Allah honors those righteous people and gives them a noble place. Cf., Sulaimaan ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab, p. 295.
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