Rabee al-Madkhali

Rabeeʿ bin Hādī ʿUmayr al-Madkhalī (Arabic: ربيع بن هادي عمير المدخلي; born 1933) is a Saudi Muslim scholar who is the eponym of the Madkhali strain of Salafism, which is influenced by his teachings.

[10] Having been an opponent of the House of Saud[11][12] but then having turned strongly pro-establishment by the early 1990s, the Saudi government promoted al-Madkhali to lead a countermovement against growing criticisms of the Kingdom's socioeconomic ills, late deliveries of farm subsidies and normalization of ties with Israel.

[15] Al-Madkhali has authored over 30 works in the field of Hadith and Islamic sciences, much of which has been compiled into a 15 volume set [16] In 1984, the book which brought him fame in the Saudi religious field, 'Manhaj Al-Anbiyah Fi Da’wah Ila Allah' (The Methodology of the Prophets in Calling to Allah), caused controversy over Al-Madkhali's criticisms of the Muslim Brotherhood and their methods in Muslim missionary work.

[17] According to Lacroix, Al-Madkhali insisted that priority must be given to correcting Islamic creed amongst the people, whereas the Muslim Brotherhood's initial focus was on political reform.

[20] Apart from his praised works in refutations, his other authorships include: 20th century Salafi scholar Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani regarded al-Madkhali to be very knowledgeable in the field of hadith, particularly in al-Jarh wal-Ta’dil.

[22] Political scientist Gilles Kepel has described Madkhali as being the perfect example of pro-regime "court scholars" in the Middle East, as opposed to more radical trends within the Salafist movement.

According to Al-Wadi'i:"From the most insightful of people concerning the [misguided] groups and their taints in this era is the brother, Shaikh Rabī’ bin Hādī, may Allāh preserve him.