The Problems with Kitaab ut-Tawheed

Salamun ‘alaykum, the following notes are a scribble up from my read of Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab’s Kitaab ut-Tawheed. They are short and breif, and I do not go in depth nor offer refutation. However, one can clearly see the theological blunders, discrepancies, bad opinions, takfeer, and permissability to spill the blood of innocent Muslims.

You can discuss any point you wish where I can touch on the subject further, and offer a solid refutation from the people of knowledge who have already refuted the self proclaimed mujtahid.

• Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab claimed to know the issue of tawheed better than the majority of the Sahaabah. Chapter 1, Kitaab ut-Tawheed

• Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab claims that the Ash’ariyah have denied the Attributes of Allah but gives no explanation to what Attributes, how they have denied them, etc. he just makes a claim and offers no explanation to back his claim. See chapter 2, point no. 12 Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab, in chapter 2, point 12 of his Kitaab ut-Tawheed. His grandson does not even care to explain in Fath ul-Majeed, p. 49. Again in chapter 16, point no. 20 Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab repeats the same accusation but does not explain. Such a matter of tawheed merits an explanation.

• Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab blindly follows Ibn Taymiyah and Ibn Qayyum in their dividing tawheed into two. Fath ul-Majeed, English translation p.8, the Prophet nor the Sahaabah nor anybody from the first three generations ever categorized tawheed in this fashion. Indeed the first three generations was on the complete teaching of tawheed, whereas the innovators have introduced matters into tawheed and then used their innovated theology as a springboard to takfeer and kill innocent Muslims, past and present

• In Chapter 23, Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab argues that Muslims worship idols. By using An-Nisaa ayah 51, however who was this ayah revealed about? Also the ayah in al-Maa’idah ayah 60, again who was this revealed about? Point no. 7 of this same chapter claims that Muslims will practice idol worship.

• According to Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab and the understanding he passed down to his grand-sons, those who do tawassul via the Prophets and the Righteous are in a depth of kufr much worser than the depth of kufr than that of the pagans of Makkah. p. 37 – 38, Fath ul-Majeed. This understanding is seen further in chapter 18 where Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab argues that Abu Jahl knew and understood the kalimah better than Muslims who understand the principles and essentials of Islam, see Fath ul-Majeed, p. 206. Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab demonstrates his understanding further in point no. 5 when he claims that that “The disbelievers are more guided than the faithful believers” see Fath ul-Majeed p. 240

• By misinterpreting the hadeeth “the supplication [du’a] is worship” to mean “all and every du’a is worship” Wahhabis promote the idea that whosoever “calls upon other than Allah” are complete mushrikeen and disbelievers. Therefore those who call upon the Messenger by saying “Yaa RasulAllah” or the righteous by saying “Ya ‘Abdul Qaadir” are complete disbelievers according to the Wahhabi creed. See Fath ul-Najeed p. 67, p. 86, p. 93; Kitaab ut-Tawheed, Chapter 14: point no. 10 and 11. In fact, the whole of chapter fourteen is dedicated to those who call upon Prophets and saints, labeling such people who “call upon them” as kuffar and mushrikeen.

• Chapter 14 also argues that whosoever calls upon Prophets or the righteous should “Declare his repentance or otherwise be killed”, this is also the understanding found within Fath ul-Majeed, p. 180

• It can be seen in chapter 6 of Kitaab ut-Tawheed, and the context of the chapter and the “evidences” that Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab has used the permissibility to kill Muslims who display great respect for their Elder Shaykhs and teachers, or whoever admitted to following one of the four madh-habs by labeling themselves Hanafi, Maliki, Shaafi after their respective Imaam. Both of these acts Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab deemed as shirk and from that premise declared lawful the spilling of blood of any Muslim and even the taking of their property. According to the Wahhabi creed, anybody who does not accept the hadeeth of the “Salafis” as the “stronger evidence” and continues to follow another hadeeth in favour of it, or depending on the knowledge of the scholar that transmitted and utilized this hadeeth within the madh-hab, then the Imaam and his madh-hab has committed shirk. See Pgs 369-372 Fath ul-majeed The suggestion that Muslims worship the four Imaams can be further seen on pgs. 373 to 374 of Fath ul-Majeed

• Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab contradicts the guidance of Islam which tells us that a Muslims blood is inviolable except for three cases. A. the murder of another, b. adultery, c. apostasy. Wahabi creed teachers “Merely pronouncing the statement “there is no god but Allah” cannot make ones property or blood invioliable” This is the understanding of Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab and his grandsons. See Fath ul-Majeed p. 102

• In great excitement at spilling the blood of Muslims who the Wahhabis deem as mushriks, Abdur Rahmaan burst out with joy “What a great issue! What a clear statement! What a decisive reason! He then further demonstrates this understanding by quoting the ayah of Allah “Kill the mushrikeen wherever you find them” see Fath ul-Majeed, P. 103. Only the Khawaarij would use a passage of the Qur’an in this fashion!

• ‘Abdur Rahmaan also makes the folly of comparing the Muslim believers who “call upon other than Allah to the apostates who denied the Zakah. We see this when he said: Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and the honorable companions of the Prophet Muhammad waged war against those people who refrained from paying the due Zakah, they must be fought as they would be regarded as renegades and apostates.” See Fath ul-Majeed pgs 104-105 The Wahhabi creed claims that the Muslims who “call upon others besides Allah” are more worthy of killing than those who denied the Zakah [Kashf ush-Shubuhaat]

• A person is allowed to by “taken by force” and even put to death should he reject the Wahhabi call, it is a case of embrace Wahhabism or die. p. 73 Fath ul-Majeed

• Wahhabis can murder anybody they deem to be a disbeliever or a hypocrite for ‘Abdur Rahmaan states “It is permissible to kill the one who shows himself to be a disbeliever or a hypocrite” See Fath ul-Majeed, p 384 chapter 39. This means Wahhabis can kill anybody they like without any ameer of governmental body. All they have to do is set up the accusation, and without any court of law, no display of mercy, a person is put to death. History shows us that not only this has happened, but will also continue to happen anytime a Wahhabi decides to have their way.

• Chapter 63 Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab uses the passages from An-Nahl to suggest that Muslims have broke their covenant with Allāh and according to Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab it is permissible to fight and kill them “as they disbelieve in Allāh” see point no. 4 in chapter 63 p. 505 of Fath ul-Majeed

• Chapter 15 argues that the Prophet is incapable of helping from beyond the grave. The Khawaarij misuse ayah 23 from Surah as-Saba [22] to argue that Allah has denied the Prophet the ability to hear. Usul ut-Tafseer shows us this ayah was revealed about the Kuffar. How can anybody use an ayah that was revealed about the kuffar and then apply it to the best of creation? Only the Khawaarij are known for such ayah misinterpretation! This is their corrupt understanding, as Wahhabi creed teaches “Because they are dead and are unaware”. See Fath ul-Majeed, p. 177, Abdur Rahmaan follows his grandfather in the corrupt opinion that the dead cannot hear when he said:“This is true regarding the living man, who can do and observe things. However, dead people cannot sense those who invoke them and also cannot bring any benefit or harm…” p. 405 chapter 42. Secondly, Tareekh [Islamic history] has shown us again and again how the Prophet has heard and came to help those who have asked for his help, even though he is in the baarzakh.

• Chapter 19 argues the false analogy of worshipping the Prophet as the Christians did with Jesus, see Fath ul-Majeed, p. 215; in Chapter 66 Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab suggests that it is shirk to call upon the Prophet with the title master, and they also argue that milaad un nabi is shirk pgs. 518-519

• Chapter 22 argues that you cannot face the grave whilst doing any form of du’a, and that you cannot make intention to visit the Prophet, but to only visit the three holy masaajid. See Fath ul-Majeed, p. 237

• loud dhickr is considered as heresy pg. 45

• Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab implies that the Prophet and the Sahaabah taught shirk by teaching people to perform ruqyah and ta’weez, see chapter 3, Kitaab ut-Tawheed, point no. 5. And chapter 7, point no. 2. And point no. 7. This is one of the many reasons why “Kitaab ut-Tawheed” should really be called “Kitaab ush-Shirk”. Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab’s grandson also implies that whosoever uses ta’weez is a complete mushrik. See Fath ul-Majeed, p. 53

• In Chapter 44 Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab implies that a Jew corrected the Prophet in his knowledge of tawheed by brandishing a hadeeth in which a Jew came to the Prophet and accused him of doing shirk. Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab, instead of refuting this Jew he takes the position of this Jew against the Prophet by brandishing the happening and making his desired points from it Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab wrote concerning this point “The Jews knew what shirk ul-asgahr is” Thus by implying that the Jews were correct in saying that the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wasallam was upon shirk . The shirk the Prophet was accused of was swearing by the Ka’bah. Abdur Rahmaan further confirms this when he says: “This proves that swearing by the Ka’bah is shirk, and the Prophet did not reject the statement of the Jew who said to him ‘verily you commit shirk”see Fath ul-Majeed pgs 409-412

• In Chapter 50 p. 435 onwards Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab levels the accusation of shirk against Adam by using a fabricated hadeeth.

• Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab denies 800 years of authentic scholarship see Fath ul-Majeed, p. 357 however his very own grandsons correct his notion on p. 359 and correct the import of the given hadeeth

• Chapter 67 Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab certainly promoted the anthropomorphic creed, point no. five he suggests that Allah has two hands, left and right. See Fath ul-Majeed p. 523. Other Wahhabi publications argue that Allah has two right hands.

21 Responses to The Problems with Kitaab ut-Tawheed

  1. says:

    In the narration by the route of Ibn ^Umar the Prophet said:

    which means: <> This hadith and the previous one apply very well to the Wahhabis

  2. says:

    In the narration by the route of Ibn ^Umar the Prophet said:
    which means: <> This hadith and the previous one apply very well to the Wahhabis.

  3. says:

    Salamun ‘alaykum wa Rahmahtullah

    Dear brother in islam keep steadfast to your way of warning from the misguided groups. As you can see none of them have any refutation to a single one of what you exposed of them, but instead they resort to name calling and so forth. This is there way and we must continue to warn from them perhaps then they will start to ask questions and seek and when they do they will find many resources that refute Abdul wahhab and the Wahhabi sect. Many scholars refuted him during his time including his own shaykh.

    Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Sulayman al-Kurdiyy{7} was among the authors who wrote refuting Ibn ^Abdul-Wahhab. He was Ibn ^Abdul-Wahhab’s own shaykh. Among what he said is as follows:

    O Ibn ^Abdul-Wahhab, I advise you, for the sake of Allah, ta^ala, to hold your tongue regarding the Muslims. If you hear from anyone who asks for help from other than Allah that one has the power to effect things without the Will of Allah, then teach him the right thing about this issue, and show him the proofs which state no one other than Allah brings things from non-existence into existence. The one who rejects that is blasphemous. You have no right to label the majority of the Muslims as blasphemers{8} while you are deviant from the majority of the Muslims. In fact, it is more reasonable to consider the one who deviates from the majority of the Muslims as a blasphemer then to consider the Muslims as a nation as blasphemers–because the deviant one has followed a path other than the path of the believers.

    In Surat an-Nisa’, Ayah 115, Allah said:
    وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ الرَّ‌سُولَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الْهُدَىٰ وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ‌ سَبِيلِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ نُوَلِّهِ مَا تَوَلَّىٰ وَنُصْلِهِ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ وَسَاءَتْ مَصِيرً‌ا ﴿١١٥﴾

    This ayah means: [Whomever contends with the Messenger after the right path was exposed to him and follows other than the way of the believers, Allah will leave him to whatever he followed and put him in Hell (Jahannam)].

    note:Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Sulaym al-Kurdiyy was the one who wrote al-Hashiyah on the explanation of Ibn Hajar to the text of Bafadl

  4. aliabbasjp says:

    where does your chapter 44 come in here :

    I hope you are not lying brother.

    Are you paid by some western jewish agencies to release these utter false propaganda, if yes then fear Allah SWT you are trading your hereafter with a very small price!
    I have read kitab tawhid and you utterly lied !

    for the readers please read this:

    • you may have posted twice.

      I will be back with you soon after I refresh mt research of chapter 44

    • vtbaz says:

      Chapter 44 exists in this version. It was the first result when doing a Google search. Even more problematic in this version is the section entitled “Important Issuesof the Chapter”, is the first lesson to be derived: “1) The Jews were aware of the consequences of minor Shirk.” So, Jews were aware of shirk, but the Prophet (saw) and the sahabah weren’t.

      The version you have has mysteriously removed 2 chapters, as stated on its contents page. The particular chapter in the edited version you posted is Chapter 43. Its there.

  5. aliabbasjp says:

    where does your chapter 44 come in here :

    I hope you are not lying brother.

    Are you paid by some western jewish agencies to release these utter false propaganda, if yes then fear Allah SWT you are trading your hereafter with a very small price!
    I have read kitab tawhid and you utterly lied !

    for the readers please read this:

    • You ask questions and then slam down a conclusion?

    • muhammedalirazavi says:

      Are you paid by some western jewish agencies to repeat same stupidity over and over again? if yes then fear Allah SWT you are trading your hereafter with a very small price!

      • Is that really the best you could come up with?
        Obviously you lack the power of intellectual deduction

        It does not take much to figure out that a cheap underfunded blog like this is not highly paid by the Jews.

        Look through the hadeeth, and you tell me about the people who run around saying “Fear Allah” …

        Indeed I smell a Kharijite before me.. scram if you have no facts

        • muhammedalirazavi says:

          Salam alayqum wa rahmatullah wa baraakat.

          Brother it was direct at you.It was directed at the Wahhabi aliabbasjp. Your nose is smelling something wrong. I am Sunni, Sufi, Barelwi, Razavi, follower of Sayyidi wa Sanadi, mujadidi ala Hadhrat al Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelwi rahimullah alayhi ta’ala.

  6. says:

    I believe heart & soul that a Muslim is only a Muslim; he can never think another branch— every branch is Misguided by the Leader who is definitely misguided by (1) the Shaitaan, (2) his Nafse, Or, (3) the Enemy of Muslims. So, I declare that if any group believe that they are better or the best than another— they are obviously Misguided. Every muslim should believe, ” I am a muslim, devoted only to the Rasool’s Teachings but not to Wahhabi, Banna, Moududi etc., who are the Leaders of Fitnah. May Allaah ! guide us on SiraatalMustakeem.

    • Salamun ‘alaykum, ameen, I agree

      We should have hope and stick to the rope of Allah [which is the way of the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wasallam, his Sunnah and those who are upon that]

      Unity is only upon that which is correct.

  7. Mohammed ibn Abdullah says:

    the book of al tawhid had nothing but quran and hadith and Im holding it in my hand right now ur laying

    • says:

      Salamun ‘alaykum wa Rahmahtullah dear brother in Islam

      I am quoting from the commentary by his grand-son Abddur Rahmaan, its called Fath ul-Majeed, the photo above is the exact copy, except where I am quoting the Arabic version.

      It may hold Qur’an and Sunnah, but not the true understanding that is held by the first three generations.

      You more than welcome to prove where you think I am lying.

      • says:

        ok lets see u said :
        (• Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab claimed to know the issue of tawheed better than the majority of the Sahaabah. Chapter 1, Kitaab ut-Tawheed)

        and chapter 1 :

        CHAPTER No: 1
        At- Tauhid (The Oneness of Allah)
        Allah the Almighty said:
        “And I (Allah) created not the Jinns and men except they should worship Me (Alone).”
        (51:56)
        And He stated:
        “And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger
        (proclaiming): ‘Worship Allah (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) Taghut (all false deities
        etc. i.e. do not worship Taghut besides Allah).’ ”
        (16:36)
        And He said:
        “And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful
        to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them
        a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour. And lower
        unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: ‘My Lord! Bestow on
        them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was small.’ ”
        (17:23, 24)
        And He said:
        “Worship Allah and join none with Him in worship.”
        (4:36)
        And He said:
        “Say (O Muhammad May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him ): Come, I will recite
        what your Lord has prohibited you from: Join not anything in worship with Him; be good and
        dutiful to your parents; kill not your children because of poverty -We provide sustenance for you
        and for them; come not near to shameful sins (illegal sexual intercourse, etc.) whether committed
        openly or secretly, and kill not anyone whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause
        (according to Islamic law), This He has commanded you that you may understand. And come not
        near to the orphan’s property, except to improve it, until he (or she) attains the age of full
        strength; and give full measure and full weight with justice. We burden not any person, but that
        which he can bear. And whenever you give your word (i.e. judge between men or give evidence,
        etc.), say the truth even if a near relative is concerned, and fulfill the Covenant of Allah. This He
        commands you, that you may’ remember. And verily, this is My Straight Path, so follow it, and
        follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you away from His Path. This He has ordained for
        you that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious).”
        (6: 151-153)
        Ibn Mas’ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
        Whoever wishes to ascertain the very will of Prophet Muhammad (May the peace and
        blessing of Allah be upon him) on which the Prophet has put his seal, let him read the Statement
        of Allah:
        “Say (O Muhammad (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) ): Come, I will
        recite what your Lord has prohibited you from: Join not anything in worship with Him… (up to)
        …And verily, this is My Straight Path.”
        It is narrated that Mu’adh bin Jabal (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
        I was riding behind the Prophet (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) on a
        donkey and he said to me “O Mu’adh, do you know what is the right of Allah on his slaves and
        what is the right of the slaves upon Allah?” I responded: “Allah and His Messenger know best.”
        He continued, “The Right of Allah upon His slaves is to worship Him Alone and never to
        associate anything with him. The right of slaves upon Him is not to punish any person who does
        not associate anything with Him.” I said: “O Allah’s Messenger, may I not give the glad tidings to
        the people?” He replied: “No. Do not inform them lest they rely on (this promise and lapse in
        their service to Him)1.” [The above Hadith is mentioned in two Sahih Books (Al-Bukhari and
        Muslim)].

        i dont see him claim anything and his grandson is only explaning this so how can he claim stuff through his grandson explanation ????!!!!!!!!!
        so yeah ur laying (One of the greatest sins in Islam)

        • Try looking to point number 15, and if you are so quick to jump to conclusions with your 1 second attempt of a study and refutation, then you are the liar, lying to yourself and others

          Chapter 1. Tawheed: The Sahaabah ignorant of Creed?

          In the very first chapter of Kitaab ut-Tawheed, Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab implies that most of the Sahaabah did not know the rights due to Allah, and the rights due to His creation.

          When discussing about the hadeeth of Mu’aadh Ibn Jabal and the rights due to Allah’s servants, Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab commented “Most of the Sahaabah did not know about this issue!” [see point 15, chapter 1, Kitaab ut-Tawheed, p.7 English translation of Fath ul-Majeed by Dar ul-Munaarah, or p. 34 of the Arabic edition of Fath ul-Majeed]

          The implications here is that Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul Wahhab explicitly claimed to know the science of tawheed better than the Sahaabah.

          The Sahaabah being the best of generations had to know about such very important issues as these issues are part of the science of tawheed. To say the majority of the Sahaabah did not know such an issue, even till this day, is to say they was ignorant of Allah’s infinite mercy which is a violation of tawheed.

          The fact that this hadeeth was known and compiled refutes Muhammad Ibn ‘Adul Wahhab’s suggestion that the Sahaabah did not know about a fundamental point of salvation. Mu’adh Ibn Jabal did in fact teach this hadeeth to many of the Sahaabah before his passing.

          • says:

            in p.34 of the Arabic version there is no explanation of any hadith Fath ul-Majeed is an explanation of Kitaab ut-Tawheed
            in the original book there is nothing except quran and sunnah .

            • yes it is there – keep looking – read the whole chapter if you have too – all because it is not there in your edition does not mean it is not there in my edition. If you ask kindly i may just scan you the whole chapter for lets say £3.00 gbp of my time connecting the scanner and bothering to do the research notes for you. If you would like this service, it is available.

              There is no need to give me an education on the book Fath ul-Majeed, I know what it is and I know it is the actual understanding of Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab’s work passed down directly to his grand-son Abdur Rahmaan, so really there is no pressing need to tell me that Fath ul-Majeed is an explanation of Kitaab ut-Tawheed”

              Another thing about the book as you claim, you are wrong. Sorry to be the one to inform you, but there is much more than Qur’an and Sunnah in Fath ul-Majeed, and as you said it is an “explanation” i.e. a sharh, so you really do contradict your own words by suggesting this book is nothing but Qur’an and Sunnah. That is unless you deem Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab and his grand son to be Prophets…

    • says:

      where is the very word ‘tawhid’ in Al Qur’an? We know that the Holy Qur’an is in Arabic and the Book Kitab Al Tawhid is also in Arabic. So the title at least should have Quranic vocabulary.

      • Salamun alaykum, the scholars have derived the the term tawheed from a a verb used in the hadeeth of Rasul Allah sal allahu alayhi wasallam when he sent Muadh Ibn Jabal to teach the people of Yemen. Hence it is from the Sunnah. There are many terminologies we use today that are not found within the Qur’an, e.g Tassawuf, Aqeedah, etc etc

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