SHAYKH MUQBIL BIN HAADEE AL-WAADI’EE

(rahimahullaah)

His Life, Creed and Manhaj

By  Shaykh  ‘Abdul-­‐‘Azeez  al-­‐Bura’ee

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Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez al-Bura’ee, takes us through glimpses from the life of his teacher, the great Scholar of Yemen,
Shaykh Muqbil bin Haadee al-Waadi’ee. A life full of sacrifices for the sake of Islaam. A life full of struggling for ‘ilm
(knowledge) and acting upon it.

HIS  NAME:
He   is   Abu   Abdur-­‐Rahmaan   Muqbil   Bin   Haadee   al-­‐Waadi’ee   (rahima-­‐
hullaah).

Al-­‐Waadi’ee  is   a   well  known   Arab   tribe.    It   is  well  known,  even   today,  
consisGng  of  famous  individuals.

HIS  UPBRINGING:

• The  Shaykh  grew  up  in  his  country,  Yemen.

• He  started  learning  various  sciences  of  the  Arabic  language  on  the  hands  of  the  Shee’ah.    
• Then,  he  was  blessed  by   Allaah  ta’alaa  to  go   to   the  Kingdom  of  Saudi   Arabia  where  he  learnt   the  studies  of  the  
Haraam  at  Mecca.    
• From  there  he  went   on  to   the  Islaamic   University  of  Medina.    He  went  onto  write  two   books,  one   of  which  he  
would  receive  his  Masters  in,  Asbaabun-­‐Nuzool  -­‐   AuthenGc  Sources  of  the  Reasons  Why  Things  Were  Revealed.    
The  other  was  the  regarding  the  Sciences  of  Hadeeth  -­‐  Following  in  the  NarraGons  of  Hadeeth.    
• Then   he  returned   back  to  Yemen  in  1399H,  the   Shaykh   said  his  condiGon   with   the  Shee’ah   was  like  the   condi-­‐
Gon  of  Moosa  (‘alayhis-­‐salaam)  with  Fir’awn.        

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BEGINNING  OF  HIS  DA’WAH:

In  the  beginning  of  his  da’wah  in  Yemen,  there  were  three  main  groups:
• Shee’ah.    They  had  been  in  Yemen  for  over  twelve  hundred  years.    
• Soofies,  who  had  also  been  in  Yemen  for  twelve  hundred  years.    
• Ikhwaanul-­‐Muslimeen    

The  Soofies  were  at  some  distance  from  where  the  Shaykh  was.    

Regarding   the   Ikhwaanul-­‐Muslimeen,  if   the   Shaykh   did   something   they  liked;   they  would   say  that   Shaykh  
Muqbil  is  good   and  he  is  with  us.    If  the  Shaykh  did  something  that  they  disliked,  then  they  would  call  Shaykh  
Muqbil  and  his  group  ‘takfeeries’  and  have  nothing  to  do  with  him.    

• Then  the   Shaykh  wrote   a  book  that   beat  down   all  the  innovators  and  exposed  them,  called  ‘Mukhraj  minul  
Fitnah‘  -­‐  ‘An  Exit  from  the  Trials  and  TribulaGons  that  the  Muslims  are  In.’    

• From  the  books  that  the  Shaykh  was  teaching  was:  Riyaadh  as-­‐Saaliheen.    

• Slowly,  more   and   more  students  gathered  with  the  Shaykh  to  study  these  books,  beginning  the  da’wah   of  
the  Shaykh.

• Once   the   people  became  aware   of  the  level  of  knowledge  he   was  teaching,  they  began  to  send  their  intel-­‐
ligent  children  to   learn   from   him.     These   children   are  the  present  day  Scholars,  speakers  and   those   who  
write  books  today.    

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HIS    AQEEDAH:

• The  aqeedah  of  Shaykh  Muqbil  was  the  aqeedah  of  Ahl-­‐us-­‐Sunnah-­‐wal-­‐Jamaa’ah/  the  aqeedah  of   the  Salaf  
as-­‐Saalih;  without  going  out  of  it  by  one  iota.

• He   studied   with   the   two   Shaykhs   (rahimahullaah)   -­‐   Shaykh   al-­‐Albaanee   and   Shaykh   bin   Baaz   at   the   Is-­‐
laamic  University  of  Madinah.    Shaykh  Muqbil  was  on  their  path  and  their  way.    He  would  take   that  which  
would  agree  with  the  legislaGon  and  that  which  did  not  agree  with  the  evidence,  he  would  reject.    

• His  call  was  the  call  of  the  Prophets  of  Allaah  (‘alayhis-­‐salaam);  the  call  to  Tawheed.    

• The  Shee’ah,  Soofies  and  Ikhwaanies  were  not  pleased  with  him.     They  would  accuse  him  of  many  issues,  
as  he  warned  against  them.    

★The  Shee’ah   accused  him  of  not  loving   the  family  of   the  Prophet  (sallallaahu  ‘alayhi   wa  sallam),  
even   though   the   Shaykh   gave  many  lectures  of   the   virtues  of   the   family  of   the   Prophet   (sallal-­‐
laahu   ‘alayhi   wa  sallam).     Similarly,   they   would  say  he  was  against  Ali  ibn  Taalib  and  was  on   the  
side  of  Mu’awiyyah,  which  the  Shaykh  was  innocent  of.    

★The   Soofies   would   say   he   was   against   the   allies   of   ar-­‐Rahmaan   and   the   righteous   people.    
Whereas,   the   Shaykh   was   against   their   du’aa   to   other   than   Allaah,   their   making   tawaaf   and  
slaughtering  at  the  graves.

★The  Ikhwaan  al-­‐Muslimeen  wanted  the  Shaykh  to  be   one  of  their  workers.     The  Shaykh  refused   all  
of   that   and   exposed   Ikhwaanul-­‐Muslimeen   of   their   false   and   mistaken   way,  which   is   not   the  
methodology  of  the  Salaf.  

HIS  TEACHINGS:

• The  Shaykh  did  not  fear  the  blame  of  the  blamers.     A  characterisGc  of   the   Shaykh  was  that  when  
he   decided  something   to   be  the  truth,   then   he   remained   steadfast   upon   it.    This   is  what   was  
needed   for  that  parGcular  place  and  situaGon.     The   Shaykh  would  go   city  to  city,  someGmes  be-­‐
ing  kicked   out  of   masaajid,  he  would   go   onto   another   masjid.     His  concern  was  calling  to  Allaah  
ta’alaa.    

• His  lectures  would   be  filled  with  benefits.     If   a  student   was  to   start  wriGng  down   the   benefits,  
then  he  would   have   to  start  wriGng  from  the  beginning  to  the  end  because  most   of  his  lectures  
was  discussion,  including  asking  and   hearing   the  answer.    The   person   who  was  sleeping  would  
wake   up,  the   person  who   was  negligent   would   be  made  aware.    Therefore,  his  students   were  
able  to  acquire  a  small  amount  of  knowledge  in  a  small  period  of  Gme.    

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 HIS  DA’WAH:

• The  da’wah  of  Shaykh  Muqbil    (rahimahullaah)  extended  for  23  years  in  Yemen.    

• He   wrote  many  books.    Amongst   his  books,  Sahih  al-­‐Musnaad  -­‐  those  hadeeth  that  are  not  menGoned  
in   the   two  Sahihain.    He  placed  this  in  the  musnaad  form  according  to   the  isnaad  menGoning  the  Sa-­‐
haabee;  he   also   placed   in   the   fiqh   form   in  the  manner   of  Imaam   al-­‐Bukhaaree   (rahimahullaah).    He  
followed  the  same  condiGon  as  Bukhaaree   did,  in  that  he  only  menGoned  hadeeth  that  were  sahih  by  
themselves,  or   hadeeth   that   were   sahih   because  of  other   narraGons,  or   that   were   hasan   by   them-­‐
selves.     He  had  a  book  relaGng  to   all   hadeeths   in  musnaad   form   relaGng   to   Qadr.     Also,  hadeeth   in  
musnaad  form  of  the  evidences   of  Prophethood   of  Muhammad   (sallallaahu  ‘alayhi   wa  sallam).    Also,  
he  has  many  books  responding  to  the  Raa’fidah.    He  has  checked  the  volumes  of  Ibn  Katheer.    

• Many  of  his  books  were  taken  from  recordings  that  were  wricen  down  and  produced  in  book  form.    

• His  recordings  were  in  the  hundreds.

• He  advised  the   ruler   and  the  ruled;  the  Sunni  and  the  innovator;  the  rich  and  the   poor.     He  called   to  
the  Truth.

THE  PLOTS  OF  THE  INNOVATORS:

The  Shaykh  had  many  enemies  due  to  his  call  to  the  Sunnah.    They  tried  many  means  to  harm  the  Shaykh.    

• Individuals  had   placed  50  bombs  in  a  masjid   that  the  Shaykh  was  visiGng,  hoping  that   they  would   set   them   all  
off  at  the  same  Gme.    Only  one  or  two  exploded  and  the  Shaykh  was  not  harmed.    

• Similarly,  a   man   placed  explosives  on  his   body  and  entered  the   masjid.    There   was  a  problem  with   the  explo-­‐
sives,  so  he  went   outside  of  the  masjid  to  correct  them;  while  doing  so  he  blew  himself  up  outside  of  the  mas-­‐
jid.  

• A  person  shacered  houses  of  the  students  of  the  Shaykh.

There   were  many  more   events  where   the  innovators  wanted  to   kill  and   eliminate   the  Shaykh.     This  shows  that  
the  da’wah  of  the   Shaykh  bothered   the  innovators  to  this  degree.     Yet,  the  Shaykh  was  protected   by  Allaah  ta’a-­‐
laa.

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 THE  PLOTS  OF  THE  INNOVATORS:
Other  ways  the  innovators  tried  to  harm  the  Shaykh  was  to  make  lies  on  the  Shaykh  and  his  students.    

• The   Ikhwaanul-­‐Muslimeen   claimed   that   the   Shaykh   worked   for   Israeli   intelligence,   the   musaad,  
American  intelligence  or  for  the  rulers.      

• They  accused  him  of  working  for  the  government.    However,  these   various  groups  are  the  ones  that  
want   to  enter   the  parliament.     Whereas,  the  Shaykh  and   his  students  were  far  removed   from   any  
work  with  the  government.    

• They  accused   Shaykh   Muqbil,  Shaykh   al-­‐Albaanee  and   Shaykh   Rabee  wanGng  to   clear   the   way  for  
themselves   so   they  will   have   the  posiGon   amongst   the   people   and   pull   the   rug  under   the   major  
Scholars.    Shaykh  Muqbil   replied  that   the  main   body   of  the   Scholars  would  not  be  affected   by  this  
whatsoever  and  they  would  know  that  this  is  a  lie.  

• They  belicled  the  da’wah  of  the  Shaykh.

• SomeGmes  they  would   claim  to   be  the  students  of   Shaykh  Muqbil  and  were  allowed   to  talk  on   his  
behalf.

• They  would   hide  the   da’wah  of   the     Shaykh,   so   it  wouldn’t   get  out  of  Yemen.    However,  when   the  
Shaykh  went  out  of  Yemen  for  treatment,  the  da’wah  spread.    

Allaah  ta’alaa  is  aware  of  their  ploing  and  He  sees  all  that  they  do.

ACCUSATIONS  AGAINST  HIM:

• They  accuse  the  Shaykh  of  declaring  people  to  be  kuffar.    There  is  no  evidence  that  the  Shaykh  has  declared  
anyone  a  kaafir  without  any  evidence  from  the  legislaGon.

• It  is  agreed  by  all  of  Ahl-­‐us-­‐Sunnah  that  those  who  slaughter,  make  tawwaf  and  du’aa  at  the  graves  are  
mushriks.    Then  why  should  Shaykh  Muqbil  (rahimahullaah)  be  the  only  one  accused  of  this  issue?

• They  accuse  the  Shaykh  of  cursing  the  Scholars.    However,  they  are  talking  about  Turaabi,  Syed  Qutb  and  Hasan  
al-­‐Banna.    We  would  say,  “Speak  the  truth  regarding  these  individuals.”

• They  accused  him  of  being  ‘hard’,  like  Ibn  Hazm,  trying  to  make  the  Shaykh  disliked.

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EXPOSING  FALSEHOOD:
People  say,  “Why  does  the  Shaykh  have  to   talk  about   others  and  the  mistakes   of  others?     Is  it  possible  for  him  to  
quiet   in   this  regard.    Since  the  enemies  of  Islaam,  don’t  only  plot   against   the  enemies  of  the  Sunnah  but  they  plot  
against   all   the   Muslims?     Since  we  have  all  the   same  enemy,  isn’t  it   becer  that  he  is  silent   regarding  the  mistakes  
of  his  brothers?”

• It  is  not  permissible  for  the  Shaykh  to  be  silent  against  the  people  of  baaGl  (falsehood).    

• The  Salaf  did  not  stop  talking  about  exposing  the  falsehood  that  others  were  involved  in.    

• The  Prophet  (sallallaahu  ‘alayhi  wa  sallam)  talked  about  the  munafiqeen.  

The  people  of  the  Sunnah  cannot  possibly  be  silent  about  the  falsehood  of  the  people  of  innovaCon.

THE  DA’WAH  IN  YEMEN:

• By  the  grace  of  Allaah  ta’alaa  the  people  of  Yemen  have  accepted  the  da’wah  of  the  Shaykh.

• The  Prophet  (sallallaahu  ‘alayhi  wa  sallam)  has  praised  Yemen  in  many  ahadeeth.    

• There  are  30  centres  of  learning  in   Yemen;  each  having  a  direct  student  of  the  Shaykh,  or  a  student  of  a  
student  of  the  Shaykh  over  the  camp.

• There  are  many  masaajid  in  Yemen.

• The  people  of  Yemen  travel  with  the  da’wah,  spreading  the  da’wah  in  the  ciGes  and  villages  of  Yemen.

• Many   books   have   been   wricen   by  the  students   of   the   Shaykh   or   the   students   of   the   students   of   the  
Shaykh.

• Ikhwaanul-­‐Muslimeen  have  been  there  for  over  50  years,  not  progressing  and  now  are  backing  up.

• Abdul   Rahmaan   Abdul  Khaaliq  developed  a  group   to  pull   Shaykh   Muqbil  with  their  wealth;  no   one  is  lis-­‐
tening  to  their  da’wah.

• The  Soorooies  tried  to   get  to  Yemen,  as  it   has  good   strategically  located   mountains,  so  they   could   over-­‐
throw  governments.    However  their  da’wah  has  been  in  a  state  of  loss.

The  da’wah  that   is  established,  the  da’wah  that  is  calling  the  masses,  the  da’wah  that  is   achieving  some-­‐
thing,  is  the  da’wah  of  the  Shaykh  Muqbil  (rahimahullaah).    

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 HOW  IS  THE  DA’WAH  SUPPORTED  MATERIALISTICALLY?:

• The  da’wah  of  Shaykh  Muqbil  was   funded  by  the  Shaykh  himself,  his  students  and  good  right-­‐
eous  people  who  wanted  to  spend  upon  the  da’wah  of  the  call  to  Allaah  ta’alaa.    

• The  da’wah  has   never   been  supported  by  the   kings  or   rulers  of  any  country,  rather   it   is  sup-­‐
ported   by   Ahl-­‐ul-­‐Khair   (people   that   are  good).     They  want   the   Deen   of  Allaah   to   be   estab-­‐
lished,  so  they  use  their  wealth.    

• The   enemies  of   the   da’wah   knew  this.     They   would   approach   them   and  discouraged   them.    
Some  listened  to  them  and  some  did  not.        

We  need   to   spend   upon   our   brothers,   we  need   to   support   the   da’wah   with   our   wealth,  if  we  
want   to  spread   the  Haqq,  if  we   want   the  spread  of  Tawheed,   if  we  want   the  Sunnah  to  be  ap-­‐
parent  among   the  people,  if  we  want   to   help   the  Sunnah.    Allaah   has   blessed  each   of  us  with  
something.    We   should  use  that  for  the  sake  of  Allaah  ta’alaa.    We   should  support  the  da’wah  in  
Yemen   and   the   da’wah   of  the  people   of  Sunnah   and  Tawheed   from   those   who   are  upon   the  
Salaf  as-­‐Saalih  all  around  the  world.    

A   book   has   been   wricen   by   one   of   his   students,   Ahmad   bin   Mansoor   (consisGng   of   400   pages),   on   the   life   of  
Shaykh  Muqbil   bin  Haadee.    The  Shaykh   died  in   Jeddah  and  buried   in  Mecca.    He  died  of  a  liver  disease  in   1421H    
(2001)  (rahimahullaah).

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FROM  THE  QUESTIONS  ASKED:

1. What  was  the  last  advice  that  the  Shaykh  gave?

This  was  wricen  ten  days  before  the   Shaykh  passed  away  (rahimahullaah).    In  it  he  advised   two  Shaykhs  that  they  
should  be  in  charge.     He  advised   the   students   with   ikhlaas  to  Allaah  ta’alaa  and  knowledge.     He  advised  with  con-­‐
sultaGon   with  issues  amongst   them,  menGoning  five  names  of  those   who  should  be   consulted.    The  advice  is   writ-­‐
ten  in  3  or  4  pages,  where  we  can  read  in  detail  for  ourselves,  inshaa’Allaah.    

2. How  does  one  give  money  to  the  fund  the  centre  of  the  Shaykh  students?

Contact  the  Shaykhs  of  the  centres.

3. Who  where  the  Scholars  of  Shaykh  Muqbil  from  India  or  Pakistan?

He  does  not  know  of  any  that  exist.    

4. Who  are  the  main  students  of  the  Shaykh  today?

There  are  many  of  them  over  the  thirty  centres.    (refer  to  the  audio  for  the  names  of  those  menGoned)

5. Many  Saudi   brothers   are  leaving  the   camp  because  of   the   people  of   Hizbiyyah   are   _____,  is   this  true?     Do  
you  suggest  that  we  sCll  come  to  the  camp  to  seek  knowledge?

There  are  no  means  for   the  people   of  hizbiyyah  in   the  centres  of  Shaykh  Muqbil   to  make  trouble.    There   are  stu-­‐
dents  from  all  over  the  world.    Those  who  want  to  seek  knowledge   should  go  and  learn.    Don’t  listen  to  the  lies  and  
statements  of  the  hizbees.

6. I  want  to  go  to  Yemen  with  my  family.    Which  camp  would  you  advise  me  to  go  to?

He  advises  him  to  go  to  the  camp  of   the  non-­‐Arabs,  so  they  would  help  him,  as  they  could  speak  English.    There  are  
600  families,  so  he  should  come  by  himself  and  make  sure  there  is  space  for  his  family  first.    

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7. Some  people  argue  that  Shaykh  Muqbil  was  with  them  on  their  da’wah.      Can  you  please  give  some  clarity?

The  innovator  can  claim  whatever  he  wants  to  claim.    The  Shaykh  was  never  with  the  people  of  takfeer;  nor   was  he  
with  those  who  like  to  overthrow  the  rulers.    He  was  against  the  people  of  fitnah  and  against  their  way.    

8. Does  the  Shaykh  have  a  link  with  Usaamah  bin  Ladin?

Shaykh  Muqbil  (rahimahullaah)  has  no  connecGon  with  Usaamah  bin  Ladin.     Shaykh  Muqbil  has  a  Gtle  in  one  of  his  
books,  that  the  head  of  the  fitnah  is  Usaamah  bin  Ladin.    Usaamah  bin  Ladin  tried  to  get  many  of  the  Scholars  to  be  
with   him,  so   he   could   use  them  to   spread   his   innovaGon.     Usaamah   tried   to   get   Shaykh   Muqbil   to   declare   the  
leader  of  Yemen  as  a  kaafir.    Shaykh  Muqbil  did  not  do  so.    

9. Can  you  tell  the  stance  of  the  Shaykh  regarding  Juhimaan.

This  individual   was  a  student   of   the  Shaykh.    However,  he   took  up  this  idea  of   a  false  mahdee.    Then   the  Shaykh  
was  innocent  of  them  and  had  no  connecGon  with  this  fitnah.    

There  are  seven  books  wricen  by  Juhimaan  acributed  to  Shaykh  Muqbil.    The  Shaykh  said  that  he  was  innocent   of  
this.    He  would  have  one  read  to  him  with  mistakes  in   the  Arabic   language.    He   said   that  I   am  above  this   type   of  
mistake  in  the  Arabic  language,  therefore  innocent  of  this  macer.    Juimaan  would   do  some  things  then  pass  on  the  
blame  to   Shaykh  Muqbil.    The  Shaykh  would  exit   Yemen  and  was  prevented  because   Saudi   thought  he   had   a  con-­‐
necGon   to  those  books  wricen.     He  was   prevented   from  making  Hajj  and   ‘Umrah  unGl  they  were   made   aware   of  
his  innocence.    

10. Did  Ibn  Baaz’s  correct  his  book  ‘Makhraj  min’al  Fitan?’

He  personally  does  not  know  of  anything  that  Shaykh  Ibn  Baaz  has  said  regarding  this.

11. What  did  Shaykh  Muqbil  say  about  Dawood  Burbank  and  Abu  Khadeejah?

He  does  not  know.     You   can  ask  them  what  the   Shaykh  said   about  them.     As  for  Abu  Talhah  and   Abu   Khadeejah,    
and   their  sGcking  to  the  Sunnah,  then  they  are  not  waiGng  for   someone   to   say  that  they  are  good.    Even  if  they  are  
not  known  by  anyone  from  Ahl-­‐us-­‐Sunnah,  they  are  known  by  Allaah  ta’alaa.    

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12. How  was  the  Shaykh  with  the  call  of  Zandaani?

Shaykh  Muqbil   is  from  the  Sunnah   and   this  person  is  from  the   Ikhwaan   al-­‐Muslimeen.    Therefore,  there  is  a   great  
difference.     Shaykh   Muqbil  has  a  detailed  criGcism   about  this  man.     Zandaani  was  asked   if   he   agreed  with  democ-­‐
racy.     He   replied  that   he  did,   along  with  the  Scholars  of   Yemen.    So  Shaykh  Muqbil   responded  by  saying   who  was  
he  to  talk  upon  the  tongues  of  the  ‘Ulema  of  Yemen.    He  has  many  contradicGons  that  could  go  into  great  detail.

13. Should  Scholars  use  the  words  like  ‘a  barking  dog’  to  describe  the  people  of  innovaCon?

Shaykh  Muqbil  has  been  preceded  in  the   usage  of   the  term  ‘dog‘     by  Allaah  ta’alaa   in  the  Qur’aan.    Allaah  has  said  
that   the  person  who  doesn’t  act  upon  his  knowledge  is  like  a  dog.     If  you  give  him  what   he  wants  he  will  sGck  out  
his  tongue  and  if  you  leave  him  he  will  sGck  out   his  tongue,  to   this  effect.    Allaah   has  also  compared  them  to  don-­‐
keys.    He  said  this  regarding  the  statement   made  when  there   where  elecGons  in  so  called   Israel,  or   occupied  Pales-­‐
Gne.    The  Jews  won  by  a  large  percentage,  so  he   said  that  even  though  he   had  a  weak  party  he  was  able  to  get  this  
great   percentage.    The  statement  made   was   that  if   Allaah  ta’alaa   Himself  had   presented  Himself  to   creaGon,  He  
would  not  get  that.    In   this  regard   Shaykh  Muqbil  called   him   a  hounding  or   barking  dog.    Ibn  ‘Uthaymeen  said  that  
he  was  an  apostate  and  the  ruler  should  kill  him.    

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