The Najdi Rejection of the Prophet’s (s.a.w.) Glad Tidings

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Wahhabism is the protestant reformist movement that arose in the Najd, claiming to be true Muslims, and declaring actual Muslims to be heretics and polytheists.  The basis of this accusation is their literalist interpretation of Scripture, and limited conception of Divine Oneness, claiming any form of intermediation to be polytheism.  To them, seeking intercession and a means to God is idolatry and a negation of monotheism.

The founder of the Wahhabi sect, Muhammed ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab is genealogically descended from Banu Tamim.  Historically, they were known to be rebellious, and disrespectful of the Prophet (s.a.w.).

Sayyidina ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (r.a.) narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w.) said, “O Allah!  Bless our Sham and our Yemen.”

Some people said, “Our Najd as well.”

The Prophet again said, “O Allah!  Bless our Sham and Yemen.”

They said again, “Our Najd as well.”

When this happened the third time, the Prophet said, “There will appear earthquakes and afflictions, and from there will come the horn of Satan.”

Sayyidina  ‘Imran ibn Husayn al-Khuza’i (r.a.) narrated that some people of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet (s.a.w.), and he said to them, “O Bani Tamim!  Rejoice with glad tidings.”

They said, “You have given us glad tidings, now give us something.”

On hearing that, the colour of his face changed.  Then the people of Yemen came to him, and he said, “O people of Yemen!  Accept the good tidings, as Bani Tamim has refused them.”

The Yemenis said, “We accept them.”

Then the Prophet (s.a.w.) started taking about the beginning of Creation, and about Allah’s (s.w.t.) Throne.  In the meantime, a man came to Sayyidina ‘Imran (r.a.), and told him his camel had run away, so he had to leave.  Sayyidina ‘Imran (r.a.) said, “I got up and went away, but l wish I had not left that place.”

These examples of their insolence and arrogance mean it is no surprise at the number of false prophets, rebels and heretics that arose in the Najd over the centuries, culminating in the Wahhabi fitnah of Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab.

Prior to the current Khwarij, the Wahhabi sect, the original Khwarij was started by Dzu al-Khuwaysirah Hurqus ibn Zuhayr at-Tamimi, the same Banu Tamim that ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab came from centuries later.

Sayyidina Abu Salamah ʿAbdullah ibn ‘Abd al-Asad al-Makhzumiy (r.a.) related that Sayyidina Abu Sa’id Sa’id ibn Malik al-Khazraji al-Khudri (r.a.) said, “While the Prophet (s.a.w.) was distributing zakat, ‘Abdullah ibn Dzu al-Khuwaysirah at-Tamimi came and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, be just!’

He said to him, ‘Woe to you!  Who will be just, if I am not just?’

‘Umar ibn al-Khattab said, ‘Give me permission to cut off his head!’

He said, ‘Leave him.  He has companions whose prayer will makes yours seem paltry and whose fasting makes yours seem paltry.  They will pass through the diyn like the arrow passes through game.  One looks at his arrowhead, and there is nothing on it.  Then he looks at the mount of its head, and there is nothing on it.  He will look at its shaft, and there is nothing on it.  Then he will look at its feathers, and there will be nothing on them, for it has been too fast for excrement and blood.  Their sign will be a black man, one of whose arms is like a woman’s breast, or a piece of meat palpitating.  They will emerge when there are parties among the people.’”  This is recorded in Swahih al-Bukhari.