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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) must be believed
in regardless of the topic.
(3) Using the statements of the Companions and the consensus
and explanations of the early scholars as supportive evidence: The
Companions learned and grew up in Islam directly under the guidance
of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). There is no
question that their understanding and devotion to the faith is greater
than any generation that came later. In fact, the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) himself said,
�ﻢ�ﻬ�ﻧﻮﹸﻠ�ﻳ �ﻦﻳ�ﺬﱠﻟﺍ �ﻢﹸﺛ �ﻢ�ﻬ�ﻧﻮﹸﻠ�ﻳ �ﻦﻳ�ﺬﱠﻟﺍ �ﻢﹸﺛ ﻲﹺﻧ�ﺮﹶﻗ ﻲ�ﺘ�ﻣﹸﺃ �ﺮ�ﻴ�ﺧ
“The best of my Nation are my generation, then those who come after
them and then those who come after them.” (Recorded by al-Bukhari
and Muslim.) Indeed, the first three generations, based on the
statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),
play a special role in Islam. Their understanding and their application
of Islam must be considered the proper and correct understanding and
application of this religion that is meant for all of mankind until the
Day of Judgment. Hence, in numerous of his writings and letters, ibn
Abdul-Wahhaab insisted upon following the ways of the early pious
Muslims.
(4) Adhering to all of the relevant texts concerning an issue,
seeking to resolve any apparent contradiction between them without
discarding any of them: This is a very important issue related to
aqeedah (beliefs). Ignorance of this principle is what led many earlier
groups astray. In fact, when commenting on the verse,
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