MUSTAHAB
Mustahab means something which Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’ did once or twice throughout his lifetime. A person who does not perform it will not be tormented or reproached (in the Hereafter). Nor will he be deprived of shafâ’at (intercession in the Hereafter) for not performing it. Examples of it are: Performing nâfila (supererogatory) namâz, nâfila fasting, performing ’Umra, performing nâfila Hajj, and nâfila almsgiving.
WAHHÂBISM AND ITS REFUTATION BY THE AHL AS-SUNNA (I)
Although they say they are Muslims, Wahhâbîs, also called Najdîs, are one of the groups who have departed from the Ahl as-Sunna.
Ahmed Cevdet Paşa, a statesman, and Eyyûb Sabrî Paşa [d. 1308 (1890 A.D.)], Rear-Admiral during the time of the thirty- fourth Ottoman sultan ’Abd al-Hamîd Khân II (1258-1336 [1842- 1918], buried in the shrine of Sultan Mahmûd in Istanbul) ‘rahmatullâhi ta’âlâ ’alaihim’, each wrote a history book, in which they explained Wahhâbism in full detail. The following is derived, for the most part, from the latter’s book, who translated the information form Ahmad Zaynî Dahlân’s book entitled “Fitnat al-Wahhâbiyya.” He passed away in 1308 (1890 A.D.].
Wahhâbism was established by Muhammad ibn ’Abd al- Wahhâb. He was born in Huraymila in Najd in 1111 [1699 A.D.] and died in 1206 [1791 A.D.]. Formerly, he had been to Basra, Baghdad, Iran, India and Damascus with a view to travelling and trade. He was in Basra when, in 1125 [1713A.D.], he succumbed to a snare set by Hempher, whowas only one of the numerous British spies, and served as a tool in the British plans to (destroy Islam). He published the absurdities prepared by the spy in the name of Wahhabism. Book named "Confessions of A British Spy" gives detailed information on the establishment of Wahhabism. There he found and read books written by Ahmad Ibn Taymiyya of Harrân (661- 728 [1263-1328], d. in Damascus), the contents of which were incompatible with the Ahl as-Sunna. Being a very cunning person, he became known as ash-Shaikhan-Najdî. His book entitled Kitâb at-tawhîd, which he prepared in cooperation with British spies, was annotated by his grandson, ’Abd ar-Rahmân, and was interpolated and published in Egypt with the title Fat-h al-majîd by a Wahhâbî called Muhammad Hamîd.