THE

SUPERIORITY
OF ISLAM
BY SHAIKHUL ISLAM
MUHAMMAD IBN ABDIL
WAHHAB

Classic text discussing what is

True Islam, what has been newly
introduced and the second
strangeness of the religion
Original text by the Reviver of the
Sunnah Shaikhul Islam Muhammad
bin Abdil Wahhab At-Tamimi
Explanation by: Dr. Saalih bin Abdil
Azeez Aal-AshShaikh

FADHL Al ISLAM
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By Al Imaam Al Mujaddid Muhammad
bin Abdil Wahhab

Course Outline
Fadhl Al Islam consists of Twelve Chapters

chapter
one
Description
The Superiority
and Benefit of
Islam

chapter
three

chapter
two
Description
The Obligation
of Entering into
Islam

Description
Explanation of
What is Meant
by Islam

chapter
four

chapter
five

Description

Description

The Obligation of
Sucing with
Following the Kitaab
to the Exception of All
Else

What has Been

Mentioned About
People Leaving o
True Islam

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It is encouraged for those attending who have the ability to memorize the evidences to memorize, and
for everyone to take good notes.

FADHL Al ISLAM
By Al Imaam Al Mujaddid Muhammad bin Abdil Wahhab

Course Outline
Fadhl Al Islam consists of Twelve Chapters

chapter
six
Description
The Obligation of
Entering into the
Entirety of Islam
and Leaving off
Everything Else

chapter
seven
Description
Innovation is
Worse than the
Major Sins

chapter
eight

chapter
nine

Description
The Innovator is
Obstructed from
Repentance

Description
Innovation Leads
to Disbelief

"
It is encouraged for those attending who have the ability to memorize the evidences to memorize, and
for everyone to take good notes.

FADHL Al ISLAM
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By Al Imaam Al Mujaddid Muhammad
bin Abdil Wahhab

Course Outline
Fadhl Al Islam consists of Twelve Chapters

chapter
ten
Description
Remaining Upon
the Fitrah and
not Straying

chapter
eleven
Description
The
Strangeness of
Islam and the
virtue of the
Strangers

chapter
twelve
Description
Warning Against

Innovation

"
It is encouraged for those attending who have the ability to memorize the evidences to memorize or
attempt to do so, and for everyone to take good notes.
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By Al Imaam Al Mujaddid Muhammad
bin Abdil Wahhab

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Three Verses:
1. Al Maidah:3
2.Yunus: 104
3. Al Hadid: 28

Three Hadith

1. Hadith of Ibn Umar from Bukhari:

The Parable of this Nation and the Previous nations
Hadith of Abu Hurairah from Sahih Muslim:
2. Jumuah, the Sabbath and Sunday
with the Muslims, Jews and Christians
3. The Authentic Hadith about Simple Monotheism

Two Statements of the Salaf

1. Statement of Ubayy bin Kaab about the Sabeel and Sunnah

2. Statement of Abu Ad-Darda about the intelligent worshipper
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By Al Imaam Al Mujaddid Muhammad bin Abdil Wahhab

What is Meant by Fadhl Al Islam?

(1)Its Superiority in itself over all other religions
(2)Its Bounty and Blessing upon its adherents
(3)Its Nation is the Best of Nations
(4)It Provides the Best Evidences to give a person conviction and certainty
(5)Its Practitioner will receive a reward double the believers of previous nations
(6)They will receive Allahs forgiveness
(7)They will generally honored above other nations in the Hereafter
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The First verse:

Today I have completed for you your
religion, nalized my favor upon you
and am pleased for you with Islam as a
religion Al Maaidah 3
EXPLANATION:
What is meant by completing the religion?
1.
The Performance of the Hajj

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2. Others have said: It means the completion

of religious laws. -So all matters of belief and law
were nalized by the revelation of this verse. Whatever
could be said to have come after this verse is seen to be
further details of broader legislation before it.
Allah claried in this verse that He:
Completed the religion for us,
Finalized His favor upon us and
Is pleased for us with Islam as a religion.
Firstly: The Religion is Complete. Nothing can be
addedor subtracted. This is from its superiority
whereas other religions/ways of life are incomplete.
Rather people look for things they need but cannot nd
in their religions.
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Many nations before us entered into heresies and certain

behaviors while ignorant and sometimes while knowing
better. However Islam has fundamentals that
demonstrate its completeness and its clarity.
This clarity and knowledge provides Muslims with
security from straying from the truth like previous
nations.
The Finalization of Allahs Blessing: Religious and Worldly
Blessing
Its religious blessing has already been mentioned. As
for its worldly blessing than it causes a person to live
a good life. This includes: inner peace, outer safety,
economic prosperity, self-contentment etc. that are
requisite of having a good life. A person can never be
truly happy in this world without being pleased and
comfortable with Allah.
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Thirdly: I am pleased for you with Islam as a Religion.

Meaning he is pleased with whoever holds fast to this
Islam, is steadfast and enters into it.

Since Allah is pleased with them, they will be the

recipients of His special guidance and nearness.

Were you to look at other nations youll see that Allah

hasn't favored them as he has this nation. Therefore it

is compulsory for the Allahs bounty to be evident upon
the believer and that he doesnt behave as though he has
done Allah a favor.

From the benefits of this verse:

1.The completion fo the Shariah which is two
categories: Aqeedah and Shariah
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The means of understanding and the ultimate meaning have

already both been established. The affirmation of the objective
knowledge being complete is affirmation of the means to that end
being perfectly established. So the evidences are all provided
without needing to look elsewhere.

This proves the falsehood of the philosophers and rhetoricians who

attempt to complete the religion through their philosophy.

Some went so far as to say: The way of the Salaf is safest while the
way of the latter day philosophers is most knowledgable and wise.
Meaning- more complete! So whatever means they invent to affirm
what is already perfect are evidently false.

SECOND BENEFIT: In His saying: I am pleased FOR YOU with Islam

as a religion is a proof of a specific meaning of Islam being
intending, otherwise Islam is the religion of all Prophets. So this is a
particular Islam that a person needs to enter into in order to be
muslim, which is what was revealed after the sending of the Prophet

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The meaning of religion is what

people judge by and make their
continuous habit. It is what is
adhered to. When a person believes
and adheres to something, acting
upon it and traversing it, that is called
their Deen linguistically. Even
systems of law are linguistically called
Deen because it is the general law
followed in a scenario.

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If it opposes the Shariah, it is correct to

say that this is the religion of such and
such

Whoever adheres to anything of beliefs,

law, judgment, behavior, or dawah and
methodology in a manner opposing the
Salaf, this verse shows that we are able to
say about it: Allah isnt pleased with it as
a matter of religion.

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CHAPTER ONE- SECOND EVIDENCE:Yunus: 104

The suitability and significance of using this verse

evidence is that the Imam Al Muslih is clarifying the
benefit/bounty ( )of Islam whose proofs are clear for its
followers so that they can be free from the clutches of
harmful desires and the clutches of doubts -which is even
worse.

When confronted with confusion, the muslim doesnt

hesitate because the religion provides him with inner
vision

From the bounty of Islam is that when the people of Shirk,

innovation or misguidance cast and present doubts at the
believer, it doesnt affect him, so long as he is learning
and practicing his religion.

He responds as the Messenger did:

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Meaning: if you doubt the religion of Islam and

Monotheism I have come with: Then I dont
worship what you worship besides Allah but
rather I worship Allah who will cause you (one
day) to die. He proclaimed the statement of
monotheism which is negation and affirmation.

If you doubt my religion which is clear and

undoubtable, you have more right to doubt
your own. For indeed I worship Allah alone,
who controls your death as well as your
benefit and harm, -

I worship Allah, who will take your souls when

your lifespans are finished. I do not turn to
your weak objects of worship- statues and
idols- that control no benefit or harm for their
own selves.
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So they are more rightful to be in doubt about their beliefs.

This is from Allahs favor, that a person understands Islam correctly.

According to the strength and firmness of his practice of Islam, believing in its information and obeying orders and prohibitions, -will
be Allahs favor upon him of being firm upon Islam and refuting
doubts.

You find some common people with less knowledge having stronger
belief and not having the doubts of more educated people. No
matter how much people oppose the truth, they are upon clarity.

As long as a person knows his religion with evidence, knows

aqeedah and tawheed, Allah protects him from doubts and he
doesn't deviate.

The more he knows about Islam, the stronger and more resolute he
will be no matter what he is presented with
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Allah casts light into their hearts. He, of course, doesnt speak to them, but
He helps them and straightens them. This is a reality. Those with
knowledge of Pure Islam, Sunnah, Aqeedah and Shariah have stood firm
and benefitted, getting the reward for themselves and the community in
every time and place.

Shaikhul Islam Ibn Taimiyyah said: From what is known, is that the People
of Hadith share with every faction in what they possess of perfect qualities
and are specially characterized by qualities not found outside of them.
Whoever differs with them must resort to another method besides theirs,
such as: logic, analogy, opinion, rhetoric, investigation, inference, debate
and argument, inspiration, sensation, experience of elation and the likes of
such things. The people of hadith have the pinnacle of each of these things.
They are the most perfect of people in intellect, the most balanced in
analogy, the most correct in opinion, the straightest in rhetoric, the most
valid in investigation, the most guided in inference from evidence, the most
substantial in debate, the most complete in intuition, the most authentic in
inspiration, the sharpest in inner vision, the most correct in inner speech
and the best and greatest in experience and elation. This is the case of the
muslims in relation to all other religions. Whoever analyzes the affairs of the
world will find the muslims sharper and straighter in mind, having
accomplished in a short span of real knowledge and feats what others
accomplished over generations and centuries. Likewise is the comparison
of Ahlus Sunnah and Hadith. You find them enjoying the same things (more
than other factions).

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The scholars of Hadith possess knowledge of the religion

and strength in the presence of doubts in every time to a
degree that gives them virtue and superiority over all
others. They possess certainty that astonishes a person.
That is purely Allahs favor and by His Mercy. Those that
are with them in carrying and caring for the religion share
with them in that. Their awareness and knowledge
increases until they become firm in the presence of
doubts and confusion.

Therefore the verse proves that Islam has a tremendous

bounty/ benefit for its people. When a Muslim submits
entirely for Allah his honor strengthens and nothing can
turn him away from his religion. Rather Allah establishes
him firmly upon the resolute word of monotheism in this
life and the hereafter.

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By Al Imaam Al Mujaddid Muhammad bin Abdil Wahhab