Beware who you take knowledge from!

Bismillaah was-salaatu was-salaamu ‘alaa rasoolillaah wa ‘alaa aalihi wa ashaabihi ajma’een.

Firstly, listed out below are some of the major heads whose deviance affected salafi da’wah greatly. Due to the great danger of their fitnah, many ‘ulemaa have strongly refuted them (including those who praised/recommended them earlier), yet it is found that many continue to defend and promote them as “Salafi mashayikh”. Alhamdulillaah, we are well aware that it is established with the Ahlus Sunnah that the ones who promotes/accompanies the deviants/innovators, are from amongst them.

Note: Of course, there are many more scholars who have spoken about the ones mentioned below and I’ve not searched and provided all of their speech. Further, this is in no way intended to engage  ourselves in refutations, rather these warnings/refutations by the ahlul-’ilm clarify to us what is correct and what is incorrect and hence aid us strengthen our ‘aqeedah and to tighten our sources (i.e. to restrict it and not leave it loose/open).

First, to clear some of the doubts and misconceptions of the people with regards to refuting the innovators:

• Shaykh Saalih al Fawzaan on the doubt, “Refutations harden the heart”
• Shaykh ‘Ubayd al Jaabiree on the doubt,  “Honour of a Muslim is sacred, so how can we speak against them?”
• Shaykh Muhammad al-Madkhalee on the doubt, “You will not be asked with regards to innovators (in the grave)”
• Shaykh Saalih al Fawzaan, “Refuting the people of falsehood is not extremism, but is al-Wasatiyyah (the middle path)
  

Major heads to beware of:

1. Ali Abdul Hameed Hasan al Halabi (& his companions Moosa Nasr, Mashhoor Hasan aal-Salmaan) - Sh. Fawzan, Ghudayyaan, Yahya Hajooree – Sh. Ahmad Bazmool – Sh. ‘Ubayd – Sh. Sa’d at Za’teree (1, 2, 3, 4), Shuyookh: Muhammad Madkhali, Ubayd, Abdullah al-Bukhari , Is Halabi a student of Albani?

2. Abul Hasan al Ma’ribee – Sh. Rabee’, Sh. ‘Ubayd, Sh. Suhaymee, Sh. Muhammad Madkhali etc.
3. Abdur Rahman Abdul Khaliq (head of Ihya Turath) – Shuyookh: Ibn Baaz, Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, Albaani, Muhammad al Banna, Rabee, Fawzan , Sh. Yahya Hajooree (#6)

4. Safar al Hawali - Shuyookh: Ibn Baaz, Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, Albaani, Muqbil, Fawzan etc.

5. Salman al ‘Awdah – Shuyook: Ibn Baaz, Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, Albaani, Muqbil, Fawzan etc.

6. Muhammad Suroor - Imam Muqbil (on Suroor, Abdul Khaliq, Huwaynee, Salman & Safar) , Sh. Yahya Hajooree (#29)

7. Adnan Ar’oor - Sh. Fawzaan , Sh. Rabee’ , Sh. Abdul Muhsin al Abbad , Sh. Ahmad an-Najmee (FN59, pg.24), Sh. Yahya Hajooree (#34)

8. Usamah al Qoosee – Shaykh Rabee , Sh. Yahya Hajooree (#25)

9. Muhammad al Maghrawee – Sh. an-Najmee, Sh. Zayd Madkhali, Sh. Ibn ‘Uthaymeen 1, 2 – Sh. Ahmad an-Najmee (FN58, pg.23) , Sh. Yahya Hajooree (#23)

10. Muhammad Hassaan – Shaykh ‘Ubayd al Jaabiree , Sh. Ahmad an-Najmee (FN57 pg.23)

11. Faalih al Harbee – Sh. Yahya Hajooree (#37), Sh.Rabee’

12. Fawzee al Bahraini – Shaykh Rabee’

Some callers who are wrongly considered reliable:

1. Suhaib Hasan – Shaykh Muqbil bin Hadee al Wadi’ee 1 , 2 - Shaykh Muhammad al-Anjaree

2. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips - Shaykh Aboo ‘Abdullaah Zaayid al-Wassaabee , Sh. ‘Ubayd al Jaabiree

3. Abu Ammar Yasir Qadhi [and everybody else in the pledge] – Shaykh Muhammad bin Hadi al Madkhali

4. Shadeed Muhammad – Shaykh Ubayd , Shaykh Falaal Isma’eel, Shaykh Rabee’, Compilation

5. Abu Usamah ad-Dhahabi – Shaykh Muhammad al-Anjaree , Shaykh Yahya Hajooree , Sh. Abu Amr Hajooree

6. Abdul Hadi al-Umari (see “Jami’at Ahle Hadees UK” below)

7. Muhammad Saalih al Munajjid - Shaykh ‘Ubayd ibn al Jabiree, Sh.Yahya/Sh.Muqbil (#35), Why Munajjid = Ikhwani

8. Jamaal Zarabozo – Compilation by Br. Abdul-ilah (w.r.t. Sh. Muhammad al Banna)

9. Anwar al-Awlaki - Shaykh Ubayd ibn al Jaabiree 1 , 2 , 3 – Shaykh Muhammad al-Aqeel

1. Zakir Naik – Shaykh Yahya Hajooree (for Audio: Link)

2. Ahmed Deedat – Compilation
3. Yusuf Estes - Shaykh Saalim al-Taweel

Organizations that claim / are considered to be reliable:

1. Ihyaa Turaath al-Islami (Kuwait) - Sh.Yahya Hajooee on working with Ihya Turath , Sh.Falaah Isma’eel, Sh.Ahmad Bazmool , Sh.Ubayd, Sh Muhammad Madkhali etc. (also refer to refutation of their leader, Abdur Rahman Abdul Khaliq),

2. Markazi Jami’at Ahle Hadees (UK) – Shaykh ‘Ubayd al Jaabiree 1 , 2, 3 – Sh. Falaah Isma’eel, Compilation

3. Muntada al-Islami – Shaykh Yahya al Hajooree ,

4. Qur’an & Sunnah Society (QSS) – Shaykh Rabee’ bin Hadee al Madkhali 1 , 2 , 3  (against QSS head - ’Abdul-Mun’im)
5. Kerala Nadavathul Mujaahideen (KNM, Kerala – India) - Shaykh ‘Ubayd ibn al-Jaabiree

Ikhwanis / Modernists whose influence has penetrated salafi da’wah:

1. Sayyid Qutb – Shuyookh: Ibn Baaz, Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, Albaani, Fawzan, Ibn al-Abbad, al-Jaamee, Rabee’, ‘Ubayd, Suhaymee etc.
2. Abu ‘Aala Mawdoodi – 1, 2, 3 (this website reference is only for this particular series of articles.)
3. Jamal ud-Deen al-Afghani, Muhammad ‘Abduh, Muhammad Rashid Rida – Imam Muqbil al Wadi’ee
4. Yusuf al Qardawi – Shuyookh: Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, Muqbil, Albaani, ‘Ubayd - Sh. Yahya Hajooree (#18) -  Link

Subhaanaka Allaahumma wa bihamdik wa ash-hadu an laa ilaaha illaa anth wa astaghfiruka wa athoubu ilayk

Wassalaamu’alaykum warahmatullaah

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