SHAYKH MUQBIL BIN HAADEE AL-WAADI EE

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1 SHAYKH MUQBIL BIN HAADEE AL-WAADI EE (rahimahullaah) His Life, Creed and Manhaj By Shaykh Abdul- Azeez al- Bura ee Translated by Abu Uways Abdullaah Ahmad Alee Shaykh Abdul- Azeez al-bura ee, takes us through glimpses from the life of his teacher, the great Scholar of Yemen, Shaykh Muqbil bin Haadee al-waadi ee. A life full of sacrifices for the sake of Islaam. A life full of struggling for ilm (knowledge) and acting upon it. HIS NAME: He is Abu Abdur- Rahmaan Muqbil Bin Haadee al- Waadi ee (rahima- hullaah). Al- Waadi ee is a well known Arab tribe. It is well known, even today, consisgng of famous individuals. HIS UPBRINGING: The Shaykh grew up in his country, Yemen. He started learning various sciences of the Arabic language on the hands of the Shee ah. Then, he was blessed by Allaah ta alaa to go to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he learnt the studies of the Haraam at Mecca. From there he went on to the Islaamic University of Medina. He went onto write two books, one of which he would receive his Masters in, Asbaabun- Nuzool - AuthenGc Sources of the Reasons Why Things Were Revealed. The other was the regarding the Sciences of Hadeeth - Following in the NarraGons of Hadeeth. Then he returned back to Yemen in 1399H, the Shaykh said his condigon with the Shee ah was like the condi- Gon of Moosa ( alayhis- salaam) with Fir awn. 1

2 BEGINNING OF HIS DA WAH: In the beginning of his da wah in Yemen, there were three main groups: Shee ah. They had been in Yemen for over twelve hundred years. Soofies, who had also been in Yemen for twelve hundred years. Ikhwaanul- Muslimeen The Soofies were at some distance from where the Shaykh was. Regarding the Ikhwaanul- Muslimeen, if the Shaykh did something they liked; they would say that Shaykh Muqbil is good and he is with us. If the Shaykh did something that they disliked, then they would call Shaykh Muqbil and his group takfeeries and have nothing to do with him. Then the Shaykh wrote a book that beat down all the innovators and exposed them, called Mukhraj minul Fitnah - An Exit from the Trials and TribulaGons that the Muslims are In. From the books that the Shaykh was teaching was: Riyaadh as- Saaliheen. Slowly, more and more students gathered with the Shaykh to study these books, beginning the da wah of the Shaykh. Once the people became aware of the level of knowledge he was teaching, they began to send their intel- ligent children to learn from him. These children are the present day Scholars, speakers and those who write books today. 2

3 HIS AQEEDAH: The aqeedah of Shaykh Muqbil was the aqeedah of Ahl- us- Sunnah- wal- Jamaa ah/ the aqeedah of the Salaf as- Saalih; without going out of it by one iota. He studied with the two Shaykhs (rahimahullaah) - Shaykh al- Albaanee and Shaykh bin Baaz at the Is- laamic University of Madinah. Shaykh Muqbil was on their path and their way. He would take that which would agree with the legislagon and that which did not agree with the evidence, he would reject. His call was the call of the Prophets of Allaah ( alayhis- salaam); the call to Tawheed. The Shee ah, Soofies and Ikhwaanies were not pleased with him. They would accuse him of many issues, as he warned against them. The Shee ah accused him of not loving the family of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam), even though the Shaykh gave many lectures of the virtues of the family of the Prophet (sallal- laahu alayhi wa sallam). Similarly, they would say he was against Ali ibn Taalib and was on the side of Mu awiyyah, which the Shaykh was innocent of. The Soofies would say he was against the allies of ar- Rahmaan and the righteous people. Whereas, the Shaykh was against their du aa to other than Allaah, their making tawaaf and slaughtering at the graves. The Ikhwaan al- Muslimeen wanted the Shaykh to be one of their workers. The Shaykh refused all of that and exposed Ikhwaanul- Muslimeen of their false and mistaken way, which is not the methodology of the Salaf. HIS TEACHINGS: The Shaykh did not fear the blame of the blamers. A characterisgc of the Shaykh was that when he decided something to be the truth, then he remained steadfast upon it. This is what was needed for that pargcular place and situagon. The Shaykh would go city to city, somegmes be- ing kicked out of masaajid, he would go onto another masjid. His concern was calling to Allaah ta alaa. His lectures would be filled with benefits. If a student was to start wrigng down the benefits, then he would have to start wrigng from the beginning to the end because most of his lectures was discussion, including asking and hearing the answer. The person who was sleeping would wake up, the person who was negligent would be made aware. Therefore, his students were able to acquire a small amount of knowledge in a small period of Gme. 3

4 HIS DA WAH: The da wah of Shaykh Muqbil (rahimahullaah) extended for 23 years in Yemen. He wrote many books. Amongst his books, Sahih al- Musnaad - those hadeeth that are not mengoned in the two Sahihain. He placed this in the musnaad form according to the isnaad mengoning the Sa- haabee; he also placed in the fiqh form in the manner of Imaam al- Bukhaaree (rahimahullaah). He followed the same condigon as Bukhaaree did, in that he only mengoned hadeeth that were sahih by themselves, or hadeeth that were sahih because of other narragons, or that were hasan by them- selves. He had a book relagng to all hadeeths in musnaad form relagng to Qadr. Also, hadeeth in musnaad form of the evidences of Prophethood of Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam). Also, he has many books responding to the Raa fidah. He has checked the volumes of Ibn Katheer. Many of his books were taken from recordings that were wricen down and produced in book form. His recordings were in the hundreds. He advised the ruler and the ruled; the Sunni and the innovator; the rich and the poor. He called to the Truth. THE PLOTS OF THE INNOVATORS: The Shaykh had many enemies due to his call to the Sunnah. They tried many means to harm the Shaykh. Individuals had placed 50 bombs in a masjid that the Shaykh was visigng, hoping that they would set them all off at the same Gme. Only one or two exploded and the Shaykh was not harmed. Similarly, a man placed explosives on his body and entered the masjid. There was a problem with the explo- sives, so he went outside of the masjid to correct them; while doing so he blew himself up outside of the mas- jid. A person shacered houses of the students of the Shaykh. There were many more events where the innovators wanted to kill and eliminate the Shaykh. This shows that the da wah of the Shaykh bothered the innovators to this degree. Yet, the Shaykh was protected by Allaah ta a- laa. 4

5 THE PLOTS OF THE INNOVATORS: Other ways the innovators tried to harm the Shaykh was to make lies on the Shaykh and his students. The Ikhwaanul- Muslimeen claimed that the Shaykh worked for Israeli intelligence, the musaad, American intelligence or for the rulers. They accused him of working for the government. However, these various groups are the ones that want to enter the parliament. Whereas, the Shaykh and his students were far removed from any work with the government. They accused Shaykh Muqbil, Shaykh al- Albaanee and Shaykh Rabee wangng to clear the way for themselves so they will have the posigon amongst the people and pull the rug under the major Scholars. Shaykh Muqbil replied that the main body of the Scholars would not be affected by this whatsoever and they would know that this is a lie. They belicled the da wah of the Shaykh. SomeGmes they would claim to be the students of Shaykh Muqbil and were allowed to talk on his behalf. They would hide the da wah of the Shaykh, so it wouldn t get out of Yemen. However, when the Shaykh went out of Yemen for treatment, the da wah spread. Allaah ta alaa is aware of their ploing and He sees all that they do. ACCUSATIONS AGAINST HIM: They accuse the Shaykh of declaring people to be kuffar. There is no evidence that the Shaykh has declared anyone a kaafir without any evidence from the legislagon. It is agreed by all of Ahl- us- Sunnah that those who slaughter, make tawwaf and du aa at the graves are mushriks. Then why should Shaykh Muqbil (rahimahullaah) be the only one accused of this issue? They accuse the Shaykh of cursing the Scholars. However, they are talking about Turaabi, Syed Qutb and Hasan al- Banna. We would say, Speak the truth regarding these individuals. They accused him of being hard, like Ibn Hazm, trying to make the Shaykh disliked. 5

6 EXPOSING FALSEHOOD: People say, Why does the Shaykh have to talk about others and the mistakes of others? Is it possible for him to quiet in this regard. Since the enemies of Islaam, don t only plot against the enemies of the Sunnah but they plot against all the Muslims? Since we have all the same enemy, isn t it becer that he is silent regarding the mistakes of his brothers? It is not permissible for the Shaykh to be silent against the people of baagl (falsehood). The Salaf did not stop talking about exposing the falsehood that others were involved in. The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) talked about the munafiqeen. The people of the Sunnah cannot possibly be silent about the falsehood of the people of innovacon. THE DA WAH IN YEMEN: By the grace of Allaah ta alaa the people of Yemen have accepted the da wah of the Shaykh. The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) has praised Yemen in many ahadeeth. There are 30 centres of learning in Yemen; each having a direct student of the Shaykh, or a student of a student of the Shaykh over the camp. There are many masaajid in Yemen. The people of Yemen travel with the da wah, spreading the da wah in the ciges and villages of Yemen. Many books have been wricen by the students of the Shaykh or the students of the students of the Shaykh. Ikhwaanul- Muslimeen have been there for over 50 years, not progressing and now are backing up. Abdul Rahmaan Abdul Khaaliq developed a group to pull Shaykh Muqbil with their wealth; no one is lis- tening to their da wah. The Soorooies tried to get to Yemen, as it has good strategically located mountains, so they could over- throw governments. However their da wah has been in a state of loss. The da wah that is established, the da wah that is calling the masses, the da wah that is achieving some- thing, is the da wah of the Shaykh Muqbil (rahimahullaah). 6

7 HOW IS THE DA WAH SUPPORTED MATERIALISTICALLY?: The da wah of Shaykh Muqbil was funded by the Shaykh himself, his students and good right- eous people who wanted to spend upon the da wah of the call to Allaah ta alaa. The da wah has never been supported by the kings or rulers of any country, rather it is sup- ported by Ahl- ul- Khair (people that are good). They want the Deen of Allaah to be estab- lished, so they use their wealth. The enemies of the da wah knew this. They would approach them and discouraged them. Some listened to them and some did not. We need to spend upon our brothers, we need to support the da wah with our wealth, if we want to spread the Haqq, if we want the spread of Tawheed, if we want the Sunnah to be ap- parent among the people, if we want to help the Sunnah. Allaah has blessed each of us with something. We should use that for the sake of Allaah ta alaa. We should support the da wah in Yemen and the da wah of the people of Sunnah and Tawheed from those who are upon the Salaf as- Saalih all around the world. A book has been wricen by one of his students, Ahmad bin Mansoor (consisgng of 400 pages), on the life of Shaykh Muqbil bin Haadee. The Shaykh died in Jeddah and buried in Mecca. He died of a liver disease in 1421H (2001) (rahimahullaah). 7

8 FROM THE QUESTIONS ASKED: 1. What was the last advice that the Shaykh gave? This was wricen ten days before the Shaykh passed away (rahimahullaah). In it he advised two Shaykhs that they should be in charge. He advised the students with ikhlaas to Allaah ta alaa and knowledge. He advised with con- sultagon with issues amongst them, mengoning five names of those who should be consulted. The advice is writ- ten in 3 or 4 pages, where we can read in detail for ourselves, inshaa Allaah. 2. How does one give money to the fund the centre of the Shaykh students? Contact the Shaykhs of the centres. 3. Who where the Scholars of Shaykh Muqbil from India or Pakistan? He does not know of any that exist. 4. Who are the main students of the Shaykh today? There are many of them over the thirty centres. (refer to the audio for the names of those mengoned) 5. Many Saudi brothers are leaving the camp because of the people of Hizbiyyah are, is this true? Do you suggest that we scll come to the camp to seek knowledge? There are no means for the people of hizbiyyah in the centres of Shaykh Muqbil to make trouble. There are stu- dents from all over the world. Those who want to seek knowledge should go and learn. Don t listen to the lies and statements of the hizbees. 6. I want to go to Yemen with my family. Which camp would you advise me to go to? He advises him to go to the camp of the non- Arabs, so they would help him, as they could speak English. There are 600 families, so he should come by himself and make sure there is space for his family first. 8

9 7. Some people argue that Shaykh Muqbil was with them on their da wah. Can you please give some clarity? The innovator can claim whatever he wants to claim. The Shaykh was never with the people of takfeer; nor was he with those who like to overthrow the rulers. He was against the people of fitnah and against their way. 8. Does the Shaykh have a link with Usaamah bin Ladin? Shaykh Muqbil (rahimahullaah) has no connecgon with Usaamah bin Ladin. Shaykh Muqbil has a Gtle in one of his books, that the head of the fitnah is Usaamah bin Ladin. Usaamah bin Ladin tried to get many of the Scholars to be with him, so he could use them to spread his innovagon. Usaamah tried to get Shaykh Muqbil to declare the leader of Yemen as a kaafir. Shaykh Muqbil did not do so. 9. Can you tell the stance of the Shaykh regarding Juhimaan. This individual was a student of the Shaykh. However, he took up this idea of a false mahdee. Then the Shaykh was innocent of them and had no connecgon with this fitnah. There are seven books wricen by Juhimaan acributed to Shaykh Muqbil. The Shaykh said that he was innocent of this. He would have one read to him with mistakes in the Arabic language. He said that I am above this type of mistake in the Arabic language, therefore innocent of this macer. Juimaan would do some things then pass on the blame to Shaykh Muqbil. The Shaykh would exit Yemen and was prevented because Saudi thought he had a con- necgon to those books wricen. He was prevented from making Hajj and Umrah ungl they were made aware of his innocence. 10. Did Ibn Baaz s correct his book Makhraj min al Fitan? He personally does not know of anything that Shaykh Ibn Baaz has said regarding this. 11. What did Shaykh Muqbil say about Dawood Burbank and Abu Khadeejah? He does not know. You can ask them what the Shaykh said about them. As for Abu Talhah and Abu Khadeejah, and their sgcking to the Sunnah, then they are not waigng for someone to say that they are good. Even if they are not known by anyone from Ahl- us- Sunnah, they are known by Allaah ta alaa. 9

10 12. How was the Shaykh with the call of Zandaani? Shaykh Muqbil is from the Sunnah and this person is from the Ikhwaan al- Muslimeen. Therefore, there is a great difference. Shaykh Muqbil has a detailed crigcism about this man. Zandaani was asked if he agreed with democ- racy. He replied that he did, along with the Scholars of Yemen. So Shaykh Muqbil responded by saying who was he to talk upon the tongues of the Ulema of Yemen. He has many contradicgons that could go into great detail. 13. Should Scholars use the words like a barking dog to describe the people of innovacon? Shaykh Muqbil has been preceded in the usage of the term dog by Allaah ta alaa in the Qur aan. Allaah has said that the person who doesn t act upon his knowledge is like a dog. If you give him what he wants he will sgck out his tongue and if you leave him he will sgck out his tongue, to this effect. Allaah has also compared them to don- keys. He said this regarding the statement made when there where elecgons in so called Israel, or occupied Pales- Gne. The Jews won by a large percentage, so he said that even though he had a weak party he was able to get this great percentage. The statement made was that if Allaah ta alaa Himself had presented Himself to creagon, He would not get that. In this regard Shaykh Muqbil called him a hounding or barking dog. Ibn Uthaymeen said that he was an apostate and the ruler should kill him. 10