Did Sheikh Ibn Taymiyyah have any connection with the the Wahhabi movement?
The term "Wahhabism" was coined and applied to the da‘wah (call/invitation) of Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab by the enemies of his da‘wah, in order to repel people from it. In reality, it is a da‘wah that aligns with the methodology of the righteous predecessors (Salaf as-Salih). The Shaykh's da‘wah was an extension of the da‘wah of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, relying on the Qur’an and , adhering to the methodology of the Salaf, calling to (monotheism) and renouncing (polytheism), affirming Allah’s Names and Attributes, and rejecting sectarian partisanship. Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab paid particular attention to the books of Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim. Despite this influence, the Shaykh was not a blind follower (muqallid) of Ibn Taymiyyah; rather, he followed the evidence, and he differed with him on some jurisprudential issues, which demonstrates his profound knowledge in the sciences and his extensive erudition.
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