Praise of the 'Ulema for Shaykh Abu AbdurRahmaan Muqbil bin
Haadee al-Waadi'ee
Compiled & Translated
by
Abbas Abu Yahya
1- The ‘Allamaa The Muhadith Muhammad Nasr ud-Deen
al-Albaani
• Shaykh al-Albaani says;
'....As for the people who know about this science then they do
not have any doubt in the weakness of this type of hadeeth. Here we have Shaykh Muqbil bin Haadee
al-Yemani who mentions in his checking of 'Ibn Katheer' (v1 p.513) after
briefly speaking about the narrators of the isnaad one by one;' the
hadeeth is weak due to a break in the isnaad and because of the weakness
of UbaydAllaah bin Waleed ar-Rasaafee'
Taken from 'Silsilah ad-Da'eefah V5 p.95'
• Shaykh al-Albaani was asked about Muqbil bin Haadee al-Waadi'ee
and Rabee bin Haadee al-Madkhalee he answered with;
'We,
by no doubt praise Allaah Azza wa Jal that He has subjected/provided for
this righteous Dawa', which stands upon the Book, the Sunnah and the
methodology of the Salaf as-Saalih, many callers to Islaam in the
different Islaamic countries who establish the duty which is established by
very few of the people in the Islaamic world today.
Therefore these two shaykhs are a blessing, the two
callers to the Book, the Sunnah and what the Salaf as-Salih were upon,
who battle against those who oppose this correct Manhaj. As everyone knows (regarding those who oppose
these two shaykhs) - that this certainly emanates from two types of people; 'either from an ignorant person
or a person who follows his desires'. As for the ignorant person then it
is easy to guide him, since he thinks that he has some knowledge-so when correct
knowledge is explained to him he is guided.
This is why I have said on many occasions that many of the
organisations which are prevalent today, even though they have deviated away
from our Dawa', we find amongst them those who have sincerity - which is
more beloved to me than some of those in our Dawa'. Although it becomes clear that they are not
with us in the sincerity which is a condition for the acceptance of all good
actions.
As for the one who follows his desires, then we have no other way
for him except that Allaah Tabaraka wa Ta'ala guides him. So those
who criticise the two Shaykhs, are as we mentioned either ignorant, so they are
educated, or he who follows his desires, then Allaah's refuge is sought from
this person's evil, and we request from Allaah that He either guides him or He
breaks his back.
As
for Shaykh Muqbil, I have not read much of his works, unlike the
case of our brother Rabee. What seems
apparent is that Rabee is more active in writing than Shaykh Muqbil and vice
versa in Dawa', (Shaykh Muqbil is more involved in) mixing with the
people and inviting them to the Book and the Sunnah, admonishing them and
directing them more so than Shaykh doctor Rabee.
As for Shaykh Muqbil then the people of Makkah know their
pastures better - the news that reaches us from you is the best testimony that
Allaah has blessed him with ability which is probably unparalleled
when compared to some of the other callers to Islaam on the face of the earth
today. So we
ask Allaah Azza wa Jal that He grants the Muslims the capability to
acknowledge firstly their (i.e. the two shaykhs’) religion and that they are
far from following their desires.'
Taken from 'Silsilah hudaa wa Noor No. 851 Date
1416/7/9'
2) The Allaama The Faqeeh Ash-Shaykh AbdulAzeez bin
Baz
• A questioner from Yemen asked the Shaykh where he should go to
study knowledge.
The Shaykh answered: 'Go to Shaykh Muqbil.'
• When Shakyh Bin Baz spoke about the history of the Dawa'
in Yemen he mentioned: 'this is the result of the fruits of honesty and
sincerity.'
•
Shaykh Bin Baz would accept references -from Shaykh Muqbil.
Shaykh
Muqbil mentioned: At that time a person escaped to Riyadh and he said to Shaykh
Bin Baz: O Shaykh I'm from Ahlus-Sunnah but I don't have any documents.
Shaykh
Bin Baz said to him: 'Prove to me that you're from Ahl-us-Sunnah.'
The
man took out a piece of paper with a reference from me, upon that the Shaykh
wrote a letter for him with which he could travel to wherever he wanted.'
Taken from 'Rathaa shaykhina libin Baz p. 16'
3) Shaykh the Faqeeh Uthaymeen.
• Shaykh Uthaymeen said:
'Tell him that I regard him as a reviver of Islaam.'
Taken from 'Nubtha Mukhtasira' (p.9) by Umm Abdullaah the daughter
of Shaykh Muqbil
4)
Shaykh Muhaddith Rabee bin Haadee al-Madkhalee
• Shaykh Rabee also said:
'He is a reviver of Islaam in the country of Yemen. There has not
been, since the time of AbdurRazaq as-Sanaani until our time, anyone who has
established the Dawa' and revived it like al-Waadi'ee.'
Taken from 'Nubtha Mukhtasira' (p.9) by Umm Abdullaah the daughter
of Shaykh Muqbil
• He also said in his advice to the Salafis of Yemen and in
poetry he recited when mourning for
the Shaykh:
'This is what we express as condolence about the flag bearer of
the Sunnah and Tawheed, that caller to Allaah, the reviver in truth in
the land of Yemen. The effects of his Dawa' reached to many regions of
the earth.
I say to you
what I believe, that your country, after the best generations, came to know the
Sunnah and the Manhaj of the Salaf as-Saalih. The Sunnah appeared at different periods of
time with strength, yet still I do not know of any
period like this, with which Allaah has blessed you and the people of
Yemen at the hands of this righteous man, the Muhadith,
the Zahid, the Wara' who stamped the world and its adornment
under his feet.' Dated: 1422/5/1
Taken from 'al-Abhaaj bitarjamat al-Allama al-Muhadith Abee Abu
AbdurRahmaan Muqbil bin Hadi al-Waadi'ee wa Dar al-hadeeth bi-Damaj' p.163
• Shaykh Rabee also said: while he was paying his respects to
Shaykh Yahya al-Hajooree on the death of our Shaykh the Imam Muqbil bin
Haadee al-Waadi'ee may Allaah have mercy on him:
'May
Allaah make your reward great and give good condolences, may He forgive your
dead. Allaah gives and takes what
is His and everything has an appointed time. This is the Sunnah of Allaah Tabaraka wa
Ta'ala and all praise belongs to Allaah.
I
ask Allaah that He covers this man with His mercy and is pleased with him. This
man Zahid, the pious, whom I regard InshAllaah as a reviver in our time
from the revivers of Islaam. May Allaah
have mercy on him. He was burdened with carrying
the Dawa' and he handled its responsibility, its difficulties and
toiling with patience, Zuhud and piety.
All these means helped in spreading his Dawa' and raising his
status InshAllaah with his Lord and with the Muslims.
It is obligatory on his students that they continue on
the path of the noble Messenger -alayhi as-sallat wa sallam
- in the light of the Book and the Sunnah and upon the Manhaj
of the Salaf as-Salih - upon the actions of the Manhaj of
this man who you saw with your eyes, witnessed with your sight and came to know.
I hope that his example was a living example for you
to follow in the Deen and to hold onto in piety and Zuhud
and with patience at the harm faced in making the
word of Allaah Tabaraka wa Ta'ala high and spreading the Deen of
Allaah Azza wa Jal.
Taken from 'al-Abhaaj bitarjamat al-Allama al-Muhadith Abee Abu
AbdurRahmaan Muqbil bin Hadi al-Waadi'ee wa Dar al-hadeeth bi-Damaj' p.164
5) Shaykh Ahmad bin Yahya an-Najmee
• The Mufti of the south said when he came to visit Dar
al-hadeeth in Dammaj after the shaykh passed away. His visit was on 3rd Jumad al-Akhir 1422
A.H.:
'Praise belongs to Allaah on His Qada and His Qadr.
It is necessary to have patience since all people will die. However whoever leaves behind the likes of
this then he is not regarded as one who has died, since he has established
something, he has reformed, he has invited and he has exerted himself.
We love that he is regarded (as being) of
the virtuous people and of the pious from the highest of the Awliyah.
This is how we regard him and Allaah will take all of us to account.
However
we see all this, we see it with our own eyes, and feel it with our senses.
And
we know - alhamdulillah - that he did a lot of good, very few people can
reach what he did.
All
these centres of learning which emanated from Yemen
are goodness from his good deeds, rather from some of his good deeds.
Every person who is in charge of a centre is from his students and all of them
are examples to be followed.
There
is no doubt that anyone who establishes good or does a good action and whoever
follows that good action, then the person who initiated that good deed will
have a reward as well as the reward of the one who acts upon that deed.
Like
the Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said,
"whoever calls to goodness then he will be rewarded and he will have the
reward of the one who acts upon what he calls to from goodness. Whoever originates misguidance or calls to it
then upon him is the sin and the sin of the one who acts upon that evil.”
We ask Allaah for forgiveness and goodness. This gathering,
which we see, is nothing except from the good deeds of this great Shaykh who
called to Allaah and was patient and steadfast.
He sacrificed all that was dear and every precious thing in gathering
these faces, encouraging them to study knowledge and placing them on the
correct path-the path that Allaah Subhanahu Ta'ala ordered to follow
since He says:
((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-Muttaqoon (God fearing)))
The last of our call is that we ask Allaah Azza wa Jal that
He forgives our dead and our afflicted Ummah altogether. That Allaah
forgives him and pardon his mistakes.
We ask Allaah Azza wa Jal to forgive him his mistakes. We are completely convinced InshAllaah
that the like of these deeds are a reason for Allaah forgiving His slave.
We ask Allaah that He forgives Shaykh Muqbil and that He gives us the ability to
take him as an example in these good deeds and that we follow the path he
followed in giving the correct Dawa' to the Book of Allaah, to the
Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – and to the
actions of the Salaf as-Salih. We ask for the ability to follow this Salafi Manhaj, which is the
methodology of the Salaf -may Allaah be pleased with them. May Allaah send prayers upon our Prophet
Muhammad and his Family and his Companions.'
Taken from 'al-Abhaaj bitarjamat al-Allama al-Muhadith Abee Abu
AbdurRahmaan Muqbil bin Hadi al-Waadi'ee wa Dar al-hadeeth bi-Damaj' p.164-166
6) Shaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan
• He was asked about the Aqeedah of Shaykh Muqbil, and he
replied with:
'Yes, Shaykh Muqbil - may Allaah have mercy on him- studied here
in this country, in the Islamic University. He learnt Tawheed and
went to Yemen. He called to Allaah and to Tawheed. His Dawa' is good, as far as I have heard and as far
as the fruits from that Dawa' go. Allaah caused him to
benefit. May Allaah have mercy on him.'
Taken from 'dahar.net/vb/archive/index.php?t-15041.html' audio
link
All Praise belongs to Allaah,
may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his
companions and all those who follow his guidance.
