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The Aim:
The goal of this presentation is to give a glimpse of the isnad (chain) of this splinter movement called The Salafi Dawah, Ad-Dawatus Salafiyyah, or quite simply, Salafiyyah. In theory, the name implies a return to the pure Islaam which was practiced during the time of the Propet , his companions, their students, and their students. This time period is known as As Salafus Saalih (the Righteous Predecessors).
However, upon further investigation of the Salafi Dawah, we find that there is a stark contrast between what they actually claim, and what is the reality. All of them claim that Salafiyyah is a connection to the Salaf, as we will present some examples from their own publications. This is taken from a pdf file on www.salafyink.com. The title of it is: What Is Salafiyyah? The answer is by Sheikh Ahmad bin Yahya An Najmee , and when he was asked the question about what is Salafiyyah, he replied: As Salafiyyah is a connection to the Salaf In another book entitled A Brief Introduction to the Salafi Dawah, authored by JIMAS, they give a definition of who are the Salafis: Why do we call ourselves Salafis? The name Salafi refers to the one who attaches himself to that group of people about whom the Prophet , peace be upon him, said: "The best of people is my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them (i.e. the first three generations of Muslims)." [Reported by Bukhari and Muslim - Mutawaatir]
Another example is taken from www.salafipublications.com, in an articled entitled The Salafi Da'wah with Respect to Other Jamaa'ahs by Shaikh Naasir ud-Deen al-Albaanee :Salafee' is an ascription to the 'Salaf' (pious predecessors), so we have to know who the Salaf are and then what this ascription means and its importance as regards its meaning and implication. .. He further says: After this is understood, it is not possible for any Muslim but to be a Salafee, since we have understood that in attaching oneself to the Salaf one has attached himself to that which cannot err
And yet, one more example, from the same website above in the section On Ascription to the Salaf, taken from a verdict of the Permanent Committee: "Salafiyyah is an ascription to the Salaf, and the Salaf are the Companions of Allaah Messenger And "the Salafis" s (Salafiyyoon) is the plural of "Salafi", which is an ascription to the Salaf, and its meaning has already preceded.
Notice how in all of the examples cited above, they all mention that Salafiyyah or Salafee is by either a connection, attachment, or an ascription to that early time.
Question to ponder: How could one be connected, attached, or ascribed to that time period? Is it in the description itself, or is it by another means?
Wait a minute!!
How did they go from Abu Dawood (275 AH) to Ibn Taymiyyah (728 AH), and his students?? That is a difference of 453 years between the deaths of these two scholars! What happened to the rest in between, for example: Imam Tahawi (321AH) Imam Abu Mansur al Baghdadi (429AH) Imam Ghazzali (505 AH) Imam Nawawi (676AH) Ibn Daqeeq al Eid (702AH)
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Muhammad Rashid Ridaa had a magazine publication called al-Manaar. Who was influenced by this magazine? Shaykh Al Albaani! Then one day at one of the booksellers, I noticed an issue from a magazine called Al-Manaar amongst the books for sale so I bought it. In it I came across a piece of research written by as-Sayyid Rasheed [Rida] Taken from The Life of Shaikh Al-Albaani, In His Own Words The point is that the al-Manaar magazine was the thing that opened the path for me to become engaged in the science of hadith Taken from The Life of Shaikh al-Albaani, Questions and Answers
Points to Ponder
It is said that Muhammab ibn Abdul Wahhab read the books on Tafseer (exegesis), Hadith and Fiqh. With whom? It is said that From the very outset, he was greatly interested in studying the works of early scholars, particularly those of Sheikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and his noble disciple Allamah Ibn Qayyim. Early scholars? Recall that Ibn Taymiyyah died in 728AH, Ibn Qayyim died in 751 AH, Wahhab died in 1206AH. Besides Wahhab taking the initiative to study their works on his own, where is the isnad between him and them?
Summary
Since we have proven that the Salafi Dawah has its beginnings from the time of Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, who read the works of Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn Qayyim on his own, whose union with Muhammad Ibn Saud established both the Saudi royal family and the religious authority continuously up until this present time, which became influenced by the reform movement of Jamaluddin Afghani, passed on to Muhammad Abduh and Rashid Ridaa, who influenced Al Albaani, then it is safe to say that the Salafi Dawah is a movement that should rightfully be called Wahhabism!
Furthermore.
We did not wish to cause harm with this presentation, only to clarify matters, and we ask Allaah for safety. The Prophet said in supplication: "O Allah, show me the truth as the truth, and enable me to follow it. O Allah, show me show me falsehood as falsehood and enable me to stay away from it and do not let it confuse me, so I may be misguided."