al-Baith ala Sharh al-Hawadith
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- 1422 AH
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- مكتبة صنعاء الأثرية
al-Baith ala Sharh al-Hawadith (The Motive for Explaining the Events) is a treatise by the Yemeni Salafi hadith scholar Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadii (d. 1422 AH / 2001 CE) documenting his preaching journey across several Yemeni cities and clarifying the incidents that occurred during it .
Background and Purpose
The work originated from the transcriptions of two audio recordings that al-Wadii made following a preaching tour across Yemen . In the introduction, al-Wadii stated that he chose to publish the transcriptions because news media outlets were not conveying the truth regarding what took place during his journey, prompting him to title the treatise al-Baith ala Sharh al-Hawadith to clarify the facts directly to the Yemeni public and wider audience .
Contents and Documented Events
In the text, al-Wadii details the challenges faced by his propagation (dawah) of the Sunnah in Yemen, recounting historical opposition from adversaries, including plots against him at Jami al-Hadi in Saada where his own tribe of Wadaah and other tribesmen defended him, as well as an incident where a bazooka was fired at the residence of some students of knowledge .
The narrative outlines the itinerary and public lectures of the tour:
- Sanaa: After receiving a delegation from Ibb that included Abdul Aziz ibn Yahya al-Burai requesting a visit, al-Wadii departed for Sanaa and stayed at Jami al-Khayr, where he was hosted by Muhammad ibn Salih al-Sawmali . He delivered a lecture on the effects of Shiism and Zaydism, criticizing al-Hadi's positions regarding the Companions and refuting the suspension of judgment on Abu Bakr and Umar . He also spoke against factionalism (hizbiyyah) and democracy .
- Ibb and Mafraq Hubaysh: Moving toward Ibb, he stopped at Mafraq Hubaysh—the center of Abdul Aziz al-Burai—and spoke at the Eid prayer ground in Ibb alongside students including Abdul Musawwir from Dar al-Hadith in Dammaj . He recounts encountering vocal disturbances from affiliates of Jam'iyyat al-Hikmah and the Muslim Brotherhood in an Ibb mosque .
- Aden: The treatise recounts a bombing at Jami al-Rahman in the al-Mansurah district of Aden during al-Wadii's lecture, where an explosive mine was detonated by an individual affiliated with a militant group (Jama'at al-Jihad), killing one Salafi attendee and killing the perpetrator himself .
Poetic and Epistolary Inclusions
The treatise includes poems and letters composed by contemporaries and students responding to the Aden mosque explosion. It features poems by Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Husayn al-Abbasi , Qaid ibn Ali al-Wadii , and Abdul Aziz ibn Muhammad al-Amin al-Abdali al-Wusabi , as well as a letter of support sent by Salih ibn Abdallah al-Faqir al-Lawdari .
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