On the issue of Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhaab, there are conflicting views given by Maulana Manzoor No'maani.

Answer

We are not in position to presently comment on M a u l a na Manzoor No'mani's conflicting views. We have never made an indepth study of Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhaab. We have criticized him on the basis of our understanding that he was the originator of Salafi'ism in Saudi Arabia.

We are not aware if Hadhrat Madani had retracted his earlier view. If he had indeed retracted, then obviously the retraction will be based on sound grounds.

If Hadhrat Maulana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi had not branded Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhaab as a deviate, it was either due to lack of information or he genuinely believed in the veracity of his view despite having information about the person. The same applies to the other Akaabireen.

It is essential to understand that Hadhrat Gangohi (Rahmatullah alayh) was not your little brother. He was not a type of molvi such as those roaming the globe today. He was in fact, a Mujtahid and a Wali of outstanding calibre. He was a great Aalim of the Haqq whom the Barelwi Qabar Pujaaris brand a 'kaafir'.

Hadhrat Gangohi and the other Akaabireen are entitled to their views. Hadhrat Gangohi was not a muqallid of Ibn Aabideen. There was no incumbency for him to adopt the view of Ibn Aabideen.

If our contemplated research – if Allah Ta'ala grants us the opportunity to make the necessary research – establishes that we have erred in branding Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhaab as a deviate, then we shall, Insha-Allah, unhesitatingly retract our view.

Right now we have no time to engage in a thorough research of the issue. In fact, this writer is hovering on the brink of Barzakh. If Allah Ta'ala grants us the taufeeq and the time to make a research, we shall do so. If our research establishes the correctness of Hadhrat Madani's retraction, if indeed he had retracted, and if our research compels us to understand that Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhaab was indeed not a deviate, then we shall retract our current view and proclaim the Haqq. May Allah Ta'ala guide and protect us from the ploys of the nafs and the snares of shaitaan. May Allah Ta'ala keep us steadfast on the Haqq.