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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
“Do not overly praise me like the Christians overly praised the son of
Mary. I am His slave-servant, so say, ‘Servant of Allah and His
Messenger.’” (Recorded by al-Bukhari.)
In a number of hadith, the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) also warned about the words one uses while
expressing the issue of “will.” For example, in one such hadith, a
person said to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),
“Whatever Allah has willed and what you will.” The Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) told him,
�ﻩ�ﺪ�ﺣ�ﻭ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ َﺀﺎ�ﺷ ﺎ�ﻣ ﹾﻞ�ﺑ ﹰﻻ�ﺪ�ﻋ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ�ﻭ ﻲﹺﻨ�ﺘﹾﻠ�ﻌ�ﺟﹶﺃ
“Have you made me and Allah equals? Instead, [you should say] what
Allah alone wills.” 1
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went
even further to prevent any road to shirk. For example, Thaabit ibn al-
Dhahhaak reported:
ﻰ�ﺗﹶﺄـﹶﻓ ﹶﺔ�ﻧﺍ�ﻮ�ﺒﹺﺑ ﺎﹰﻠﹺﺑﹺﺇ �ﺮ�ﺤ�ﻨ�ﻳ ﹾﻥﹶﺃ �ﻢﱠﻠ�ﺳ�ﻭ �ﻪ�ﻴﹶﻠ�ﻋ ﻢﻬﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﻰﱠﻠ�ﺻ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﹺﻝﻮ�ﺳ�ﺭ �ﺪ�ﻬ�ﻋ ﻰﹶﻠ�ﻋ ﹲﻞ�ﺟ�ﺭ �ﺭﹶﺬ�ﻧ
ﻰﱠﻠـ�ﺻ �ﻲﹺﺒ�ﻨﻟﺍ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻘﹶﻓ ﹶﺔ�ﻧﺍ�ﻮ�ﺒﹺﺑ ﺎﹰﻠﹺﺑﹺﺇ �ﺮ�ﺤ�ﻧﹶﺃ ﹾﻥﹶﺃ �ﺕ�ﺭﹶﺬ�ﻧ ﻲ�ﻧﹺﺇ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻘﹶﻓ �ﻢﱠﻠ�ﺳ�ﻭ �ﻪ�ﻴﹶﻠ�ﻋ ﻢﻬﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﻰﱠﻠ�ﺻ �ﻲﹺﺒ�ﻨﻟﺍ
ﹶﻥﺎﹶﻛ ﹾﻞ�ﻫ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ ﻻ ﺍﻮﹸﻟﺎﹶﻗ �ﺪ�ﺒ�ﻌ�ﻳ �ﺔ�ﻴ�ﻠ�ﻫﺎ�ﺠﹾﻟﺍ �ﻥﺎﹶﺛ�ﻭﹶﺃ �ﻦ�ﻣ �ﻦﹶﺛ�ﻭ ﺎ�ﻬﻴ�ﻓ ﹶﻥﺎﹶﻛ ﹾﻞ�ﻫ �ﻢﱠﻠ�ﺳ�ﻭ �ﻪ�ﻴﹶﻠ�ﻋ ﻢﻬﱠﻠﻟﺍ
�ﻙﹺﺭﹾﺬ�ﻨﹺﺑ �ﻑ�ﻭﹶﺃ �ﻢﱠﻠ�ﺳ�ﻭ �ﻪ�ﻴﹶﻠ�ﻋ ﻢﻬﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﻰﱠﻠ�ﺻ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ ﹸﻝﻮ�ﺳ�ﺭ ﹶﻝﺎﹶﻗ ﻻ ﺍﻮﹸﻟﺎﹶﻗ �ﻢ�ﻫ�ﺩﺎ�ﻴ�ﻋﹶﺃ �ﻦ�ﻣ �ﺪﻴ�ﻋ ﺎ�ﻬﻴ�ﻓ
�ﻡ�ﺩﺁ �ﻦ�ﺑﺍ �ﻚ�ﻠ�ﻤ�ﻳ ﻻ ﺎ�ﻤﻴ�ﻓ ﻻ�ﻭ �ﻪﱠﻠﻟﺍ �ﺔ�ﻴ�ﺼ�ﻌ�ﻣ ﻲ�ﻓ ﹴﺭﹾﺬ�ﻨ�ﻟ َﺀﺎﹶﻓ�ﻭ ﻻ �ﻪ�ﻧﹺﺈﹶﻓ
During the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him), a man made an oath to slaughter a camel at a
place called Buwaanah. He came to the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him) and said, “I have made an oath to slaughter a
camel at Buwaanah.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) asked, “Did there used to be an idol worshipped there
during the Days of Ignorance?” They answered, “No.” The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) then asked, “Did there
used to be one of their celebrations at that place?” They answered,
“No.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
1 Recorded by Ahmad. According to Ahmad Shaakir, its chain is sahih. See
Shaakir, footnotes to ibn Hanbal, vol. 2, p. 423.
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