Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab Studied under a Naqshbandi Shaykh
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The principal teacher of the heretic, Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab, was Shaykh Muhammad Hayyat as-Sindhi ( r.a. ). Shaykh Muhammad Hayyat as-Sindhi ( r.a. ) was a Sufi of the Naqshbandi Order. It was Shaykh as-Sindhi ( r.a. ) who introduced ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab to the works of Shaykh Taqi’ ad-Din Ahmad ibn ‘Abd al-Halim ibn Taymiyyah ( r.a. ), a shaykh of the Qadiri Order. ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab delved into the works of Shaykh ibn Taymiyyah ( r.a. ), including the works the author himself repudiated as heretical. He borrowed from them, synthesised them, and created his own sect. Shaykh Muhammad Hayyat as-Sindhi ( r.a. ) ultimately repudiated Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab, and his heretical ideas.