Excerpt from al-Sayyid Yusuf al-Rifa`i's recent epistle, Notes and references:

*Advice to Our Brothers the Ulema of Najd*

1. See there are #37 [T]
(Nasiha li-Ikhwanina `Ulama' Najd): 2. See notice on Shaykh Yusuf al-Rifa'I above [T]
3. 'Abd al-Hayy al-'Amrawi & 'Abd al-Karim Murad, al-
ADVICE TO OUR BROTHERS THE SCHOLARS OF NAJD Tahdhir min al-Ightirar bi ma Ja'a fi Kitab al-Hiwar min
by Sayyid Yusuf ibn al-Sayyid Hashim al-Rifa`i al-Manakir "Warning Against Being Fooled by the
Reprehensible Contents of the Book [by Ibn Mani'] 'A
Translation and most notes by GF Haddad [20-07-04] GF Debate with al-Maliki' "; Shaykh Rashid ibn Ibrahim al-
Haddad © Marikhi al-Bahrayny, Raf' al-Astar 'an Shubuhat wa
Dalalat Sahib al-Hiwar "Exposing the Insinuations and
Aggravations of the Author of the 'Debate with al-
[Prologue + 57 chapters + Epilogue]
Maliki"'); Al-Sayyid 'Abd Allah ibn Mahfuz al-Haddad
Ba 'Alawi al-Hadrami, al-Sunna wa al-Bid'a. Etc.[T]
Prologue 4. Narrated from Ibn 'Umar and Jarir, may Allah be
Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim pleased with them by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
5. The Ibadiyya are a Khariji madhhab founded by 'Abd
{Say: Who gives you provision from the sky and the earth? Allah ibn Ibad al-Tamimi[d. 86] who consider the
Say: Allah. Lo! we or you assuredly are rightly guided or in Muslims who differ with them to be neither mu'mins
error manifest. Say: You will not be asked of what we nor mushriks but kuffar ni'ma i.e. thankless sinners
committed, nor shall we be asked of what you do. Say: Our but not apostates, whose lives are sacred and their
Lord will bring us all together, then He will judge between us regions within Dar al-islam, and they allow
with truth. He is the All-Knowing Judge} (34:24-26). intermarriage with and inheritance from and to them.
{Lo! Allah enjoins justice and kindness, and giving to kinsfolk, Cf. Abu Zahra, Tarikh al-Madhahib al-Islamiyya (1:85,
and forbids lewdness and abomination and wickedness. He 2:54). [T]
exhorts you in order that you may take heed} (16:90). 6. Narrated from jabir ibn 'Abd Allah MAY ALLAH BE
{O my people! Yours is the kingdom today, you being PLEASED WITH THEM by Muslim. See Sayyid ' Abd
uppermost in the land. But who would save us from the wrath Allah ibn al-Siddiq al-Ghumari's Itqan al-Sun'a fi
of Allah should it reach us?} (40:29). Tahqiq Ma'na al-Bid'a.
7. Narrated by Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi ( hasan gharib sahih),
al-Nasa'I in al-Sunan al-Kubra ( 2: 479), Ibn Majah,
In the Name of Allah All-Beneficent Most Merciful
Ibn Hibban ( 9:22 #3708 , and al-Hakim (3:7 sahih al-
isnad).
All praise belongs to Allah! Blessings and greetings upon our 8. Narrated by ahmad, al-Nas'I in al-Kubra ( 2:488), al-
Master [Muhammad] the Messenger of Allah and upon his Tirmidhi from Ayyub al-Sikhtyani ( hasan gharib), Ibn
Family and most honorable Companions and all those loyal to Majah,and Ibn Hibban (:57 # 3741).
him. 9. 11 See Ibn al-Qayyim, Bada'i ( 3:135-136=2:147)
where he states that Ibn 'Aqil said: "someone asked
To proceed: Using as my point of departure the narration of me which was better, the room of the Prophet or the
the Prophet : "Religion is sincere, faithful advice. We said: Ka'ba? I replied, If you merely mean the room, then
[Faithful] to whom? He replied: To Allah; to His Book; and to the Ka'ba is better. But if you mean the room with him
His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims, and their in it then no, by Allah! Nor the Throne and its bearers,
multitude,"1 and after the publication of my book al-Radd al- nor the Paradise of "And, nor the revolving universes!
Muhkam al-Mani'2 and that of other books authored by people For in that room there is a body which, if it were
of learning,3 I waited to see if, perhaps, some of your doings weighed against this world and the next, would
and methods would change. However, nothing of the sort took outweigh it." And Imam Malik said:" The spot which
place. contains the body of the Prophet is better than
anything else, even the Seat of Authority (al-Kursi)
Therefore, since Allah Most High says in Surat al-'Asr: {By the And the Throne (al-'Arsh); then the Mosque of the
declining day, Lo! man is in a state of loss, Save those who Prophet; then Makka."[Cf.Appendix,"Disinformation"-
believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth T]
and exhort one another to endurance} (103:1-3), I decided, 10. Cf. Appendix "visitation of the Graves by Women."[T]
after the Prayer of Counsel (al-istikhâra), to address you with 11. The grave of Amina bint Wahb the Prophet's peace
this sincere faithful advice which, I hope, will be accepted. I and greetings be upon him, mother.
ask our Lord Most High to show us and you the truth for what 12. Narrated from an unnamed Companion by Abu
it is and grant us to follow it, and show us falsehood for what it Dawud and al-Bayhaqi in al-Habir (2:134); Ibn al-
is and grant us to avoid it. May He not make this matter Mulaqqin, Tuhfat al-muhtaj (2:29). The complete
confused for us lest we follow our lusts. It is Allah alone Who report states that the Prophet peace and greetings be
guides to what is right.********* upon him, asked a man to place a rock on top of ibn
Maz'un's grave ; when he was unable to move it, he
NOTE: In the book “EXPOSING THE TABLEEGHI/ rolled up his sleeves and helped Him and the
DEOBANDI – WAHABI SECT” the footnote numbering whiteness of his arms was visible. Ibn Maz'un was the
started with # 3 (instead of # 1 & # 2); and # 57 has been first of the Muhajirun buried in noble Baqi'.
skipped (from # 56 directly to # 58). 13. Cited by al-Bukhari without chain in his sahih chapter-
So where # 1 is written please read as # 3 and so on. title,"[Placing] a Stalk on Top of the Grave." Ibn Hajar
(Ali Aziez 21-04-2019) said in Fath al-Bari (3:256=1959 ed. 3:223): " Al-
Bukhari narrated it with its[sound] chain in al Tarikh
 al-Saghir (1:42)… it contains the proof for the validity 35. Cf. http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/salafi.htm or
of raising high the grave and elevating it above the http://sunnah.org/aqida/aqida11.htm, "Who and what
surface of the earth." is a Salafi?"by Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller[T]
14. Narrated from Abu Hurayra by al-Bayhaqi in his 36. Narrated from Abu Musa al-Ash'ari mmm by al-
Shu'ab(2:164) and Dala'il (1:157); al-Quda'I in his Bukhari.
Musnad (2:189); al-Hakim(1:35=1:91) sahih, al- 37. Narrated from'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr rr by al- Bukhari and
Dhahabi concurred. Al-Bazzar (3:114) and al- Muslim, cf. similar narration from Anas in al- Bukhari.
Tabarani in al-Saghir and al-Awsat (1:168) narrate it 38. Cf. Sunnah.org/history/Scholars/imam_alghazali.htm
as:"I was sent only as a mercy offered"with Sahih or http://www.abc.se/~m9783/ghaz_e.html[T]
narrators as per al-Haythami(8:257). 39. www.geocities.com:0080/Athens/parthenon/6343/bio_
15. See al-Maliki's The prophets in Barzakh (ASFA index/A/a40.html. on the authenticity of the actual
publications) for documentation of these sound ibana:
narrations and http://x65.deja.com/[ST_rn=ap]/getdoc.xp?An=61517
http://x53.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=635632055&CON 9737.1&CONTEXT=961711083.1645936742&hitnum
TEXT=962118110.742064258&hitnum=0[T]. =4. On the Ash'ari school :
16. On their destruction of Albanian Kosovar religious sunnah.org/aqida/alashaira.htm.[T]
monuments, graveyards, and Ottoman-style 40. Narrated form Tamim by Muslim.
mosques,see Stephen Suleiman Schwartz,"Letter 41. Narrated by Abu Dawud, Ahmad, and others.
from the Balkans" in The Muslim Magazine vol.3(1-2 42. Also narrated from 'Ali by al-Daraqutni; Abu Hurayra
winter/spring 2000) p. 25-26,section titled,"Reaction to by Ibn Majah and Abu ya'la: 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amir by
Wahhabi Reconstruction."[T] Abu Dawud and al-Nasa'i.
17. http://www.angelfire.com/pa/durood/cover.html&sunn 43. Mawquf: "Stopped." A Chain arrested at the
ah.org/ibadaat/dalail_khairat/dalail_alkhayrat_frame.h Companion narrator without explicit attribution to he
tm[T]. Prophet, peace and greetings be upon him. munqati:
18. See Appex.,"The Prophet's peace and greetings be "cut up" A chain missing two successive links or
upon him, Qunut Against Najd."[T] missing only the Successor-link.[T]
19. When he was banned from Syria before his expulsion 44. Ibn Hajar, Talkhis al-Habir(4:56)
from Saudi Arabia. He lived house arrest in Amman 45. [Same as #58] Narrated by Ahmad and the six except
until his death in 1999. Cf. Appendix,"Albani&co." [T]. Abu Dawud.
20. He reiterates this foolishness in his Tahdhir al- 46. Cf.
Sajid,Hijjat al-Nabi, and Manasik al-Hajj wa al- http://www.sunnah.org/history/Scholars/ibn_arabi.htm
'Umra.[T] and
21. Part of a hadith narrated from Abu Hurraya by http://www.sunnah.org/aqida/gh/ibnarabi/ibnarabi.htm
Bukhari. [T]
22. English text at 47. Narrated from Abu Hurayra by Malik, Ahmad, Muslim,
members.xoom.com/solly999/scarf.html. see its al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad and Abu Dawud.
explaination in Shaykh H.Kabbani's Encyclopedia of 48. Hence they deny that Ibn al-Qayyim authored al-Ruh!
Islamic Doctrine (2:83-141). Cf.below, n.178.[T] 49. These pulpits can be seen represented around the
23. Ibn Kathir, Tafsir(2:306) and al-Bidaya (1:180).[T] Ka'ba in pre-Wahhabi drawings and pictures of
24. First among them Imam al- Habib al-'Aydarus al- Makka. [T]
'Adani [Abu Bakr ibn ' Abd Allah (d. 911)] the blessing 50. Cf. above, note 5. [T]
of Aden and Hadramawt, Allah have mercy on him! 51. On the parents of the Prophet peace and greetings be
Allah thwarted their plans and his shrine was renewed upon him, being saved see the refutation of al-Jaza'iri
and blessed dome rebuilt. by 'Amrawi and Murad, wa'iz Ghayr Mutta'iz( " A
25. See Bakr Abu Zayd in appx."Albani and Company" [T] Heedless Admonisher"); al-Suyuti's fatwas in Majmu '
26. See Appendix," Light of the Prophet, peace and Tis' Rasa'il and al-Hawi li al-Fatawa;Kabbani,
greetings be upon him[T] Encyclopedia (2:143-159); and al-Barzanji, Sadad al-
27. Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim. Din wa sidad al-Dayn fi Najat al-Abawayn al-
28. Narrated by Muslim Sharifayn.[T]
29. See http://sunnah.org/msaec/articles/arnaut.htm. [T] 52. But see Ibrahim Rif'at Basha ,Mir'at al-
30. Hashiya 'ala Tafsir al-jalalayn (v.5:18-19), passage Haramayn(1:397).[T]
describing modern kharijism from which were 53. Ibn 'Umar: "The Prophet, peace and greetings be
removed the words,"namely, a sect in the Hijaz upon him, wore a silver ring on his hand …[that] fell in
named Wahhabis": the well of Aris. (Al-Bukhari). See also Ibrahim Rift'at
http://www.masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/masudq3.htm [T]. Basha, Mir'at al-Haramayn (1:398-399).[T]
31. More probably ijabat al-Ghawth bi Bayan Hal al-Abdal 54. Shaykh Mustafa ibn al-Sayyid Ibrahim al-Basir al-
wa al-Ghawthin Ibn 'Abidin's Rasa'il (2:264-284). [T] Maghribi told me the entire holdings of this library was
32. For other tampering see Appendix,"al-Albani" under whisked off by the truckload to a remote desert
Bin Baz [T] location and burnt. [T]
33. "The Beast shall come out and with her is Sulayman's 55. Cf. al-Bukhari , book of zakat, from Anas ibn Malik (
sealring and Musa's rod..'Narrated from Abu Hurayra radia Allahu anhu ) "Abu Talha was the largest owner
by al-Tirmidhi (hasan gharib)and Ahmad.[T] of date palms among the Ansar in Madina and the
34. Cf. Shaykh H. Kabbani's Encyclopedia (4:135-156) dearest of all his plantations to him was Bir Ha'. It lay
and opposite the Mosque and the Messenger of Allah
http://sunnah.org/ibadaat/tawassul_3.htm#Tabarruk. (peace and blessings be upon him) used to enter it
[T] and drink from its water, which was fresh and sweet.."
Also in Muslim, book of zakat.