Saeed bin Wahf al-Qahtani

Died
1440 AH
Born in
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Saeed bin Wahf al-Qahtani (d. 1440 AH / 2018 CE) was a Saudi Islamic scholar, author, and preacher, best known for compiling the widely distributed devotional handbook Hisn al-Muslim min Adhkar al-Kitab wa al-Sunna (Fortress of the Muslim: Invocations from the Quran and Sunnah) .

Lineage and Family Background

His full name is Abu Abd al-Rahman Saeed bin Ali bin Wahf al-Qahtani . His mother was Nashta bint Saeed ibn Muhammad ibn Jaza'ah (c. 1345–1428 AH) of the Al Juhaysh clan of Al Sulayman, from the Qahtan tribe, who was born in the nomadic outskirts of al-Areen, east of Abha . In 1422 AH (2001 CE), he suffered the sudden loss of two of his sons, Abd al-Rahman and Abd al-Rahim, who died on the seventeenth night of Ramadan .

Education and Scholarly Activities

Al-Qahtani pursued higher academic studies in Islamic sciences, earning his master's degree from Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University with a thesis titled al-Hikma fi al-Dawa ila Allah Taala (Wisdom in Calling to God Almighty) . He subsequently completed his doctorate and engaged in Islamic propagation and scholarly authorship .

In his legal and theological writings, al-Qahtani drew extensively upon the verdicts and legal preferences of his teacher, the Grand Mufti Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz . Between 1405 and 1406 AH, he authored his major reference manual al-Dhikr wa al-Dua wa al-Ilaj bi al-Ruqa min al-Kitab wa al-Sunna (Remembrance, Supplication, and Healing through Lawful Incantations from the Book and the Sunnah), from which he extracted several concise treatises, most notably Hisn al-Muslim in 1409 AH . When later commentators published expositions on Hisn al-Muslim, al-Qahtani reviewed them to rectify perceived creedal interpretations concerning divine attributes and disputed legal positions .

Reception and Standing

Al-Qahtani's writings were widely utilized by contemporary Saudi scholars. Senior scholars such as Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan wrote introductions endorsing several of his legal and theological treatises, praising their timely clarification of Islamic principles and adherence to scriptural evidence . Other scholars, including Abdullah ibn Jibreen, reviewed and commended his instructional handbooks on ritual worship .

Death

Al-Qahtani died in 1440 AH (2018 CE).

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List of Works

  • Salat al-Mumin is a comprehensive legal manual on ritual purification and prayer. It aims to present everything needed regarding prayer and its preparatory acts, supporting each ruling directly with evidence from the Quran and the prophetic Sunnah.

  • Afat al-Lisan fi Daw al-Kitab wa al-Sunna is a treatise on Islamic ethics and speech conduct. It focuses on identifying the spiritual and social perils of the tongue while providing scriptural guidance on guarding speech in light of the Quran and the Sunnah.

  • al-Ikhtilat bayn al-Rijal wa al-Nisa is an Islamic legal treatise examining the rulings, harms, and textual evidence regarding the intermingling of unrelated men and women in Islamic jurisprudence.

  • Salamat al-Sadr is a treatise on Islamic ethics and spiritual purification. It examines the virtue of maintaining a pure heart free of malice alongside the religious dangers of rancor, envy, and social discord in light of the Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah.

  • Kayfiyyat Da‘wat al-Mulhidin ila Allah Ta‘ala fi Daw’ al-Kitab wa-al-Sunnah is a treatise on Islamic propagation methodology. It outlines concise strategies and arguments for engaging atheists in light of Islamic scripture.