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Originally Posted by Faizah 6. The Honorable Shaykh, the trustworthy, the ascetic, the perseverant, the esteemed scholar, Aboo Ibraaheem Muhammad bin ‘Abdil-Wahhaab al-Wasaabee al-‘Abdalee (hafithahullah): From the chiefs of the protectors of the lions den of the Sunnah never needing a physical weapon, Allah bestowed upon him tranquility and love for the Sunnah and its people, his religious exhortations are more valuable than pearls, he has a number of printed publications of the most precious and beneficial is al-Qawlul-Mufeed fee Adilatit-Tawheed (The Beneficial Word concerning the Evidences of Monotheism) then the treatises at-Tardu wal-Ib’aad ‘an Hawdhi Yawmil-Mi’aad (The Expulsion and Distancing from the Pool of the Prophet- may the peace & blessings of Allah be upon him-on the Day of Meeting), Hukum Ridhaa’il-Kabeer, al-Qawlus-Sawaabi fee Hukmil-Mihraab (The Correct Statement regarding the Ruling of the Prayer Niche), al-Jawharu fee ‘Adadi Darajaatil-Minbaar (The Essential concerning the number of Steps that the Sermon Ladder should have), and the treatise Tuhfatul-Areeb fee Ittikhaadil-‘Asaa lil-Khateeb ( The Profound Masterpiece regarding the Orator using a staff while conducting the Friday Sermon), he has a blessed center for knowledgebased studies in al-Hudaydah where he gives beneficial lessons of knowledge.[/font][/size]

FOREWORD BY THE LEARNED SHAYKH MUQBIL IBN HAADEE AL-WAADI'EE (trs. May Allah have mercy upon him)

All praise is due to Allaah. May the Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon His Messenger, upon his family and upon his Companions. I bear witness that there is no one worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad, trs. Blessings and Peace be upon him, is His slave and Messenger. To proceed:

I examined the treatise of the brother Abu Ibraheem Muhammad bin 'Abdul Wahaab Al-Wasaabe, trs. may Allah preserve him, entitled "Al-Qawl-ul-Mufeed Fee Adillatit Tawheed" and after careful study I praise Allah, the One freee from all imperfections, since He produced from our Yemeni scholars someone who establishes what Allaah has obligated upon him from the spreading of Tawheed in our Yemeni society which was praised by the Prophet, trs. Blessings and Peace be upon him, in his saying, "Belief is Yemenite, and wisdom is also Yemenite"1 (i.e. the Yemenites are well-known for their true belief and wisdom).

The Prophet, trs. Blessings and Peace be upon him, also supplicated for Yemen in his saying, "Oh Allaah bless us in our Shaam and in our Yemen." He said this three times and after every time the people of Najd said, 'and in our Najd, Oh Messenger of Allaah' He, trs. Blessings and Peace be upon him, said, "Erthquakes and tribulations (fitnah) are there and from there will rise the horn of Shaytaan."2

While I studied the book I remembered the saying:

'The nation of Bid'ah disappeared
And their rope weakened and cut
And collapsed due to the scattering of their gathering
The gathering of Iblees which was gathered.'

I am optimistic about the defeat of innovations and the innovators and indeed much good has transpired and the Sunnah has become dominant in Yemen confirming the saying of the Prophet, trs. Blessings and Peace be upon him,
"I find relief (nafasa) sent by your Lord from the direction of Yemen."1

This treatise deserves to be instilled in students in centres of learning due to the much good it contains since it is small in size and large in benefit. So may Allaah bless the efforts of the brother Muhammad ibn 'Abdul Wahaab Al-Wasaabee who accomplished this noble deed.

We ask Allaah, the One free from all imperfections, the Most High, to grant him success in undertaking the journey to rescue the societies from the superstitions which weaken their strength.

I also advise all the scholars of the Sunnah in Yemen to increase their efforts in spreading knowledge, writings and lectures. And by the Praise of Allaah this book has benefited much and it has been recommended as a syllabus for students in many of the centres for learning the Sunnah.

And few will you find on the SUnnah except that this book is in their homes. So may Allaah reward our brother Abu Ibraheem handsomely and benefit Islaam and the Muslims by him.

As for Abu Ibraheem then he is: The Shaikh Abu Ibraheem Muhammad bin 'Abdul Wahaab Al-Wasaabe Al-'Abalee established upon teaching, writing and calling to Allaah.

Allaah has given him patience and full comprehension in all the branches of hadeeth and therefore the ability to judge the authenticity and weakness of the hadeeth, as Ali ibn Al-Madeenee said, "When all the branches of a subject are not understood then its mistakes cannot be clarified."

Our Brother, Abu Ibraheem is assisted upon continuation of the journey in seeking and spreading knowledge by his Zuhd and by his concentrataion on knowledge and teaching until he, trs. May Allah preserve him, became a reference and his fatawaa and his statements became dependable, and this is by the Grace of Allaah upon him. And Allaah is the only one to bestow this Grace.

His distinguishing characteristics are as follows:

1 His intense love for the Sunnah.

2. The importance he gives to 'Aqeedah (belief).

3. The correct understanding in extracting the benefits from knowledge.

4. Extreme hatred for the detestable partisanship which splits the ranks of the Muslims.

5. When the truth becomes clear to him he bites on to it with his molar teeth and he does not care who opposes him, no matter who it is. This is necessary for the people of knowledge.

6. His extreme love for the people of the Sunnah and his extreme hatred for the innovators.

7. Humility, gentleness, midlness and perseverance for indeed he, may ALlaah preserve him, has succeeded in that, such that, the students of knowledge and the general masses love him dearly.


I ask Allaah, the Most Great, to benefit the Muslims and Islaam by us and by him. Verily He is Able to do all things.

Written by

Abu 'Abdur-Rahmaan Muqbil bin Haadee Al-Waad'ee
(Rahimahullaah - died 1422H/July 2001)