Mahmud al-Haddad
{{Short description|Egyptian Islamic scholar}}
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Mahmud al-Haddad ({{Langx|ar|محمود الحدّاد|Maḥmūd al-Ḥaddād}}) is an Egyptian Islamic scholar of the Wahhabi movement.
Biography
Al-Haddad was born in Egypt and came to Saudi Arabia to study and preach his Wahhabi views. However, his hardline stances on several issues led to his expulsion from Saudi Arabia.{{Cite web |last=الإلكترونية |first=بوابة مرصد اليوم |date=2018-10-13 |title=الحدادية الخطر القادم.. البداية والنشأة والسمات (1) |url=https://marsadtoday.com/News/1032 |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=بوابة مرصد اليوم الإلكترونية |language=AR}}
Al-Haddad's controversial views include that Ibn Taymiyya united with the people of innovation and that the books of al-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani should be burned.{{Cite web |title=هل إطلاق كلمة الحدادية إخراجٌ لبعض المنتسبين للسلفية منها؟ – موقع الإسلام العتيق |url=https://www.islamancient.com/%D9%87%D9%84-%D8%A5%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D9%83%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%8C-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |language=ar}}{{Cite web |title=منهج الحدادية وخطورته - موقع الشيخ عصام بن عبد المنعم المري |url=http://www.alnsiha.com/posts/20 |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=www.alnsiha.com}} Fellow Wahhabi scholars Abdulaziz bin Reis Al Reis and Rabi al-Madkhali harshly criticized al-Haddad for these views.