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Topic: Leaving off the name of "ABDUL-WAHHAB"
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Bismi'llaah wal hamdu lilaah was-salaatu wa salaam 'ala Rasulilaah wa ba'd:
As-Salaamu Alaikum,
I've noticed that on some of the books that have been authored by Shaykh-ul-Islaam Muhammad Bin Abdul-Wahhab (rahimahullaah) the name "Abdul-Wahhab" has been left off. For example, listing the author as Muhammad Bin Sulaiman at-Tamimi without mentioning "Abdul-Wahhab"
I'm guessing that this is due to the negative connotation that some of the people of innovations and desires (as well as the disbelievers) attach to the name(s) of Abdul-Wahhab, Wahhabi and Wahhabiyyah etc..
Some of the Ahlul-Bid'ah (especially Pakistani's involved in Jamaa'at Tableegh) have been telling the brothers that Shaykh-ul-Islaam was an extremist who killed many Muslims and that we (Salafees) are afraid of being "associated" with the name of Imaam Ibn Abdul-Wahhab. (Despite the fact that many Books, Lectures and Recordings of the Salafees mention Shaykh-ul-Islaam (by name) and openly attach themselves to his da'wah).
My question is: Was this something recommened by any of the Scholars (leaving the name Abdul-Wahhab off of the books and writings of the Imaam) due to the negative Stigma that some have attached to his name? Or is this something that some of the various Publishers in KSA took upon themselves (leaving off the name)? And lastly, how do we deal with the individuals who claim that it is a matter of deceit to leave off the name "Abdul-Wahhab" from the Imaam's writings and books?
Aboo Khaleel "Ibraheem" Bukharee Ibn Abdullaah
Michigan - USA
Yaa Ahki Faruq, Jazakum Allaahu Khairan for your post below, however my question is not in reference to naming oneself Abdul-Wahhab: I have updated my post so that my question can be better understood insha'Allaah. Again, thank you for your reply Ahki and forgive me if I wasn't clear on my question. Barak Allaahu Feek
This message was edited by ibrahim.bukhari on 2-12-04 @ 11:01 PM
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Abu'Nur'ayn Faruq As-Salafi Ibn'Fuqua
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As-Salaamu'Alaikum akhi,
Barak'Allahu'feek. In reading your question in reference to naming oneself with the attribute of Allah Abdul-Wahab (Serveant of The Giver, Most Giving). I am no one to speak in concerning finalizing your request for a fatwaa, below is some adellaa' concerning the asmaa'ee wa'sifaat of Allah and what the innovators claim disconnecting themselves from the attributes of Allah.
http://www.troid.org/articles/aqeedah/tawheed/asmaawassifaat/introduction.htm
Tamtheel (resembling) - It is to liken Allaah by saying that His Attributes are like those of the creation; such as saying that the Hand of Allaah is like our hands and His Hearing is like our hearing and His Eyes are like our eyes. (far above is Allaah from that) Allaah the Exalted said:
"There is nothing like Him. He is the Seeing, the Hearing."
So it cannot be said about His Attributes that they are comparable to our attributes or that they resemble our attributes or that they are like our Attributes. Likewise, it cannot be said that the Essence of Allaah is like our essence. So the monotheist believer affirms all of the Attributes of Allaah upon their apparent sense by Magnifying Allaah and His Greatness. The one who performs ta'ateel negates them or negates some of them and the one who likens Allaah affirms them upon a sense not befitting of Allaah, and this is only befitting of the creation. [1]
The people of the Sunnah and the Jamaa'ah do not take their faith in the fact that there is nothing like Allaah to mean that they negate from Him what He affirms for Himself such as those who go to an extreme in deanthropomorphizing Him until they make Him void of His Attributes, in trying to leave of likenesses for Him, in trying to avoid any likening of His Attributes to those of the creation. So the people of the Sunnah say that the Attributes of Allaah the Exalted are specific to Him and only He is described with them. The creation have Attributes specific to them and they are described with them. There is not similarity between the Attributes of the Creator and the attributes of the Creation. So this warning is not necessary except for those people who distort Allaah's Attributes. [2]
Shaykhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah said:
"And they do not disbelieve in the Names of Allaah and His Attributes, and they do not try to determine their modality and they do not liken His Attributes to the Attributes of the creation."
In another article on TROID, (http://www.troid.org/articles/sisters/children/newborn.htm) in reference to naming oneself and ones children...
The name should carry a good and praiseworthy meaning as the Messenger (sallallaahu ?alayhi wa sallam) said,
"On the Day of Resurrection, you will be called by your names and your fathers names, so make your names good." (Abu Dawood)
It is recommended to call oneself a servant of Allaah (Abdullaah) or the servant of any of the names of Allaah. Then it is recommended to name a child after a prophet, due to the hadeeth,
"call yourselves by the names of the Prophets" (Abu Dawood)
and the hadeeth,
"a son was born to me this night and I called him after my forefather Ibraaheem" (Muslim)
Then it is recommended to name the child after any pious person in the hope that it will become like him/her. Then it is recommended to name by any name which has good meaning.
It is forbidden to name a child with a name that denote servitude to other than Allaah, for example Abd an-Nabi, Abd ar-Rasool etc, just as it is forbidden to name them with names that are particular to the Unbelievers like George, Michael, Susan etc.
And I (Faruq As-Salafi) say, our Prophet (sal'Allahu'alayhe wa salaam) informed us of the names of Allah and commanded us to name ourselves with these names, and from these beautiful names is al-Wahab. I heard one time Dawud Adib (hafithahu'llah) say on a tape IF loving Shaikh Muhammad Abdul-Wahab and that which he was upon which was the sunnah upon the fehm of our salafus'salih is a wahabi, then verily I am a wahabi! Masha-Allah.
Baarak-Allaahu Feekum - wa sal-Allaahu wa-sallam 'alaa Nabiyyinaa Muhammad,
was-Salaam 'alaykum wa-Rahmatullaahe wa-Barakaatuh.
Abu' Salafiyoon Faruq Al-Fauzani As-Salafi 'ibn Fuqua
-From the Salafis of Columbus, Ohio-
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Abu'Nur'ayn Faruq As-Salafi Ibn'Fuqua
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Wa'laykum Salaam,
Wafeekum Baraku'Llah akhi Ibrahim.
Baarak-Allaahu Feekum - wa sal-Allaahu wa-sallam 'alaa Nabiyyinaa Muhammad,
was-Salaam 'alaykum wa-Rahmatullaahe wa-Barakaatuh.
Abu' Salafiyoon Faruq Al-Fauzani As-Salafi 'ibn Fuqua
-From the Salafis of Columbus, Ohio-
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Aboo Husaam Shaheed ibn George Williams
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