I read a biography of Hamoud bin Uqla ash-Shu?aybee and i was wondering if any of the brothers know if he was salafee since he was the teacher of salman al awdah!
He was a khaarijee takfeeree, one of the main reference points of the new wave of extreme Qutubiyyoon (along with 'Abdullaah al-Ghunaymaan, Sulaymaan al-'Ulwaan, and Naasir al-'Umar). He used to pop his head up during the times of fitnah and give bogus fataawa based on emotions and ignorance. Shaykh Faalih Bin Naafi' (and others) refuted him and stated that he is incapable of giving fatwa and is not worthy of being listened to.
If you search on sahab you will find piles of refutations of him and his khaarijee brand of iftaa'.
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"The Council of Senior Scholars in Saudi Arabia considers the "fatwa" of Hamood al-'Uqlaa ash-Shu'aybee in which he spoke about the "al-Qaa.idah" movement of Usaamah ibn Laadin "not worthy of adhering to."
"And this ruling (of the Council of Senior Scholars) refutes the fatwa of Hamood ash-Shu'aybee in addition to the number of individuals who have passed fataawa in accordance with the fatwa of ash-Shu'aybee; and such individuals include: Sulaymaan al-'Alwaan, 'Abdullaah as-Sa'd, ('Abdur-Rahmaan) al-Barraak and 'Abdullaah al-Ghunaymaan."