Ibn Abd ul-Wahhab: Allah told Prophet "Cleanse Your Deeds of Shirk"

 

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the Name of Allah, the Rahman, the Merciful

الصلاة والسلام عليك يا خاتم النبيين

Prayers and peace be upon you, Seal of the Prophets

Allah said to the Holy Prophet Muhammad, sall Allahu alayhi wasallam:

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

And your garment do purify

(Surah 74:4)

The neo-Kharijite Ibn Abd ul-Wahhab interpreted this to mean that Allah commanded the Prophet, sall Allahu alayhi wasallam, to cleanse his deeds of Shirk!

وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهّرْ أي طهر أعمالك من الشرك

(al-Usul ul-Thalathah, Dar ul-Watan, p.6)

But we Sunni Muslims believe the Prophet, sall Allahu alayhi wasallam, never committed Shirk in his life, including the period before he announced his Prophethood. The Wahhabis, however, apparently believe the Prophet, sall Allahu alayhi wasallam, was upon Shirk before Allah commanded him to “cleanse your deeds of Shirk”!