Editing Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (section)

===On Muslim saints===
{{See also|Wali}}
Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab strongly condemned the veneration of [[Wali|Muslim saints]] (Which he described as worship) or associating divinity to beings other than God, labeling it as ''[[Shirk (Islam)|shirk]]''.<ref name="ReferenceB"/> Despite his great aversion to venerating the saints after their earthly passing and seeking their intercession, it should nevertheless be noted that Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab did not deny the existence of saints as such; on the contrary, he acknowledged that "the miracles of saints (''karāmāt al-awliyāʾ'') are not to be denied, and their right guidance by God is acknowledged" when they acted properly during their life.<ref name="Wahhābiyya"/> Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab opposing the practice of the pilgrimage of the saint's tombs as it is considered as [[Bidʻah]] (heresy), such as the practice of the pilgrimage towards a tomb believed belong to a companion of the Prophet named [[Dhiraar ibn al-Azwar]] in the valley of Ghobaira.<ref name="Mohammad Bin Abdul Wahhab, a Slandered Reformer">{{cite book |author1=Masʻūd ʻĀlam Nadvī |translator= M. Rafiq Khan |title=Mohammad Bin Abdul Wahhab, a Slandered Reformer |date=1983|type=Muslims -- Biography -- Saudi Arabia, Wahhābīyah -- Biography -- Saudi Arabia |publisher=Idaratul Buhoosil Islamia |page=10 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rnQ6AAAAMAAJ |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>