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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
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“If you see Allah giving a human the things that he loves of this
worldly life while he is sinning, [know] that is only [him being taken]
step by step [to his destruction].” Then the Prophet (peace and
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“So, when they forgot (the warning) with which they had been
reminded, We opened to them the gates of every (pleasant) thing, until
in the midst of their enjoyment in that which they were given, all of a
sudden, We took them to punishment, and lo! They were plunged into
destruction with deep regrets and sorrows” (al-Anaam 44). 1
The Importance of Turning to Allah
On many occasions, ibn Abdul-Wahhaab stressed turning to
Allah and sincerely pleading for guidance and support. This indeed is
the key to finding the truth in the face of all of the opinions and
desires that one encounters in one’s life. In his letter to Abdullah ibn
Muhammad ibn Abdul-Lateef, he wrote, “You must turn humbly to
Allah and fall down to the ground in front of Him, especially during
the times of response [from Allah], such as the last of the night, after
the prayers and after the call to prayer. [You should also] make the
supplications passed down [from the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him)], in particular the one recorded in the Sahih that
he would say, ‘O Allah, Lord of Gabriel, Michael and Israafeel,
Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, Knower of the Unseen and
Seen, You judge between Your servants on the matters in which they
differ, guide me by Your will to the truth of that which they differ,
1 Recorded by Ahmad. According to Shuaib al-Arnaaoot, et al., this hadith is
hasan. See al-Arnaaoot, et al., footnotes to Musnad, vol. 28, p. 547.