zakariya_w
14-11-2004, 09:41 PM
Regarding Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab then he is from the tribe Banoo Tameem (of which most of the inhabitants of the Najd in Saudi Arabia are from), let us see what Abu Hurayrah (radiyallaahu anhu) said about the tribe of Banoo Tameem after hearing the words of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) regarding this tribe:
“I have loved the people of the tribe of Banoo Tameem, ever since I heard three things the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said about them. I heard him saying, ‘These people (of the tribe of Banoo Tameem) would stand firm against the Dajjal.’ When the Saddaqat from that tribe came, the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘These are the Saddaqat (charitable gifts) of our folk.’ A’ishah had a slave girl from that tribe, and the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said to A’ishah, ‘Manumit her as she is a descendant of Ismaa'eel.’” (Reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree)
In the most famous Sharh (explanation) of Saheeh al-Bukhaaree entitled ‘Fath al-Baaree’ by Ibn Hajr al-Asqalaanee (rahimullah) he mentions regarding the aforementioned hadeeth: "This hadeeth also contains a clear mention of the excellence and superiority of Bani Tameem."
And in the hadeeth of Ikrimah, "Do not say of Banoo Tameem anything but good, for indeed they are the severest of people in attacking the Dajjal." (Musnad of Imaam Ahmed bin Hanbal)
As for the hadeeth about the fitnah coming from Najd then this is authentic, but we have to understand the hadeeth before we comment on it or use it to discredit a person. Before we quote what the classical scholars have said concerning this hadeeth we will cite the hadeeth in question.
The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Shaam. O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Yemen." The people said, "O Messenger of Allaah, and our Najd?" I think the third time the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said, "There (in Najd) will occur earthquakes, trials and tribulations, and from their will appear the Horns of Satan." (Reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree )
How can one prove by this hadeeth that the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) was referring to Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab since it is obvious to anyone who has an open heart that the hadeeth is general and not specific? Furthermore, the hadeeth is included in Imaam al-Bukhaaree’s Saheeh under the chapter heading, ‘The afflictions from the east’, and other hadeeth’s under this chapter heading in Saheeh al-Bukharee include the following:
From the father of Saalim: The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) stood up besides the pulpit (and pointed towards the east) and said: [B]"Afflictions are there! Afflictions are there! From where appears the horn of Satan" or he said, "the horn of the Sun." (Reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree )
From ibn Umar that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) saying while facing the east: [B]"Indeed afflictions are there, from where appears the Horn of Satan." (Reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree )
What does the word Najd mean? Linguistically in the Arabic language it means a raised or elevated land, so the Arabs referred to lands that were elevated as Najd. At the time of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) there were 13 places known as Najd (according to the book 'Najd Qarnu ash-Shaytaan']. One of the most commonly referred to areas as Najd at the time of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) was Iraq.
So the ‘Najd’ in question actually refers to a place east of Madinah (as seen in the aforementioned hadeeth’s), and this place is Iraq from which the reasons behind this are numerous and clear, and from amongst the classical scholars who said that this ‘Najd’ means Iraq are: Imaam al-Khattaabee, Imaam al-Kirmaanee, al-Aynee, Imaam an-Nawawee, Imaam ibn Hajr and others.
Let us refer once again to Ibn Hajr al-Asqalaanee’s famous Sharh (explanation) of Saheeh al-Bukhaaree entitled ‘Fath al-Baaree’, in which he mentions: [B]“Al-Khattaabee said: 'The najd in the direction of the east, and for the one who is in Madinah then his Najd would be the desert of Iraq and it's regions [baadiya al-Iraq wa Nawaaheehaa] for this is to the east of the people of Madinah. The basic meaning of Najd is that which is raised / elevated from the earth in contravention to al-Gawr for that is what is lower than it. Tihaamah [the coastal plain along the south-western and southern shores of the Arabian Peninsula] is entirely al-Gawr and Makkah is in Tihaamah.’” Ibn Hajr continues, “By this [saying of al-Khattaabee] the weakness of the saying of ad-Daawodee is understood that 'Najd is in the direction of Iraq' [min Naahiya al-Iraq] for he suggests that Najd is a specific place. This is not the case, rather everything that is elevated with respect to what adjoins it is called Najd and the lower area called Gawr."
And if we know anything about the history of Islaam then we will realise that most of the fitnah in the East came bore its fruits in Iraq. To mention just some of the fitnah: The martyrdom of Alee (radiyallaahu anhu), the martyrdom of the grandson of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam), the first battle between the Muslims occurred in Iraq, many of the first innovations and deviant sects appeared in Iraq (such as the Qadariyyah – as a hadeeth related in Saheeh Muslim shows) and much more.
If we turn to other hadeeth’s that are similar in wording to the hadeeth regarding Najd then we are left without a doubt that the ‘Najd’ in question is indeed Iraq, and we will cite just one from the many here:
Ibn Abbaas (radiyallaahu anhu) said that the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) supplicated and said, “O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Shaam and Yemen." A person from amongst the people said, "O Prophet of Allaah and Iraq?" He said, "Indeed there is the Horn of Satan, and the trials and tribulations will come like mounting waves, and indeed harshness / coarseness is in the east." (Reported by at-Tabaraanee in al-Kabeer)
“I have loved the people of the tribe of Banoo Tameem, ever since I heard three things the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said about them. I heard him saying, ‘These people (of the tribe of Banoo Tameem) would stand firm against the Dajjal.’ When the Saddaqat from that tribe came, the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘These are the Saddaqat (charitable gifts) of our folk.’ A’ishah had a slave girl from that tribe, and the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said to A’ishah, ‘Manumit her as she is a descendant of Ismaa'eel.’” (Reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree)
In the most famous Sharh (explanation) of Saheeh al-Bukhaaree entitled ‘Fath al-Baaree’ by Ibn Hajr al-Asqalaanee (rahimullah) he mentions regarding the aforementioned hadeeth: "This hadeeth also contains a clear mention of the excellence and superiority of Bani Tameem."
And in the hadeeth of Ikrimah, "Do not say of Banoo Tameem anything but good, for indeed they are the severest of people in attacking the Dajjal." (Musnad of Imaam Ahmed bin Hanbal)
As for the hadeeth about the fitnah coming from Najd then this is authentic, but we have to understand the hadeeth before we comment on it or use it to discredit a person. Before we quote what the classical scholars have said concerning this hadeeth we will cite the hadeeth in question.
The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Shaam. O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Yemen." The people said, "O Messenger of Allaah, and our Najd?" I think the third time the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said, "There (in Najd) will occur earthquakes, trials and tribulations, and from their will appear the Horns of Satan." (Reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree )
How can one prove by this hadeeth that the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) was referring to Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab since it is obvious to anyone who has an open heart that the hadeeth is general and not specific? Furthermore, the hadeeth is included in Imaam al-Bukhaaree’s Saheeh under the chapter heading, ‘The afflictions from the east’, and other hadeeth’s under this chapter heading in Saheeh al-Bukharee include the following:
From the father of Saalim: The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) stood up besides the pulpit (and pointed towards the east) and said: [B]"Afflictions are there! Afflictions are there! From where appears the horn of Satan" or he said, "the horn of the Sun." (Reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree )
From ibn Umar that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) saying while facing the east: [B]"Indeed afflictions are there, from where appears the Horn of Satan." (Reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaaree )
What does the word Najd mean? Linguistically in the Arabic language it means a raised or elevated land, so the Arabs referred to lands that were elevated as Najd. At the time of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) there were 13 places known as Najd (according to the book 'Najd Qarnu ash-Shaytaan']. One of the most commonly referred to areas as Najd at the time of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) was Iraq.
So the ‘Najd’ in question actually refers to a place east of Madinah (as seen in the aforementioned hadeeth’s), and this place is Iraq from which the reasons behind this are numerous and clear, and from amongst the classical scholars who said that this ‘Najd’ means Iraq are: Imaam al-Khattaabee, Imaam al-Kirmaanee, al-Aynee, Imaam an-Nawawee, Imaam ibn Hajr and others.
Let us refer once again to Ibn Hajr al-Asqalaanee’s famous Sharh (explanation) of Saheeh al-Bukhaaree entitled ‘Fath al-Baaree’, in which he mentions: [B]“Al-Khattaabee said: 'The najd in the direction of the east, and for the one who is in Madinah then his Najd would be the desert of Iraq and it's regions [baadiya al-Iraq wa Nawaaheehaa] for this is to the east of the people of Madinah. The basic meaning of Najd is that which is raised / elevated from the earth in contravention to al-Gawr for that is what is lower than it. Tihaamah [the coastal plain along the south-western and southern shores of the Arabian Peninsula] is entirely al-Gawr and Makkah is in Tihaamah.’” Ibn Hajr continues, “By this [saying of al-Khattaabee] the weakness of the saying of ad-Daawodee is understood that 'Najd is in the direction of Iraq' [min Naahiya al-Iraq] for he suggests that Najd is a specific place. This is not the case, rather everything that is elevated with respect to what adjoins it is called Najd and the lower area called Gawr."
And if we know anything about the history of Islaam then we will realise that most of the fitnah in the East came bore its fruits in Iraq. To mention just some of the fitnah: The martyrdom of Alee (radiyallaahu anhu), the martyrdom of the grandson of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam), the first battle between the Muslims occurred in Iraq, many of the first innovations and deviant sects appeared in Iraq (such as the Qadariyyah – as a hadeeth related in Saheeh Muslim shows) and much more.
If we turn to other hadeeth’s that are similar in wording to the hadeeth regarding Najd then we are left without a doubt that the ‘Najd’ in question is indeed Iraq, and we will cite just one from the many here:
Ibn Abbaas (radiyallaahu anhu) said that the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) supplicated and said, “O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Shaam and Yemen." A person from amongst the people said, "O Prophet of Allaah and Iraq?" He said, "Indeed there is the Horn of Satan, and the trials and tribulations will come like mounting waves, and indeed harshness / coarseness is in the east." (Reported by at-Tabaraanee in al-Kabeer)