بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(Fatwa: 675/675/M=1434)
Nearly 150-175 years ago, a Jamah was attributed towards Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahab in Arabia. This jamah differed in some views from that of four Imams. This jamah wanted to capture the land, but the government fought it and defeated it in 1233 Hijrah. This jamah earned much insult. At the same time in India the people attached to Hadhrat Shah Waliullah Dehlavi (رحمة الله عليه) prepared for Jihad and fought the enemies of Islam at various places. The English forged this tern Wahabi to defame them and said that they belonged to Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab Najdi’s group, and sought fatwa against them from Bida’ti Ulama. Now the situation is that a person who follows the religion brought by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) maintaining its limit and follows sunnah and avoids bid’ah he is termed to be Wahabi and is defamed that he does not love the holy Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) rather blasphemes the holy Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم). [Fatwa Mahmoodiya 4/372, published Meerut] What more do you want to know, ask it to your local Ulama.
Allah knows Best!
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband