Chains leading to Imam Muhammad bin Abdulwahhab

An interesting find, these are two chains which end with Imam Muhammad bin Abdulwahhab, may Allah have mercy on him and his family. These chains start from Imam Ahmad and Ibrahim al-Kurani respectively.

The Hanbali Chain

IMAM AHMAD IBN HANBAL> ABU BAKR AHMAD BIN MUHAMMAD BIN AL-HAJJAJ AL-MARRUDHI> ABU BAKR AHMAD BIN MUHAMMAD BIN HARUN AL-KHALLAL> ABU BAKR ABDUL AZIZ BIN JAFAR BIN AHMAD> ABU ABDULLAH AL-HASAN BIN HAMID AL-BAGHDADI AL-WARRAQ> QADI ABU YA'LA> IMAM ABUL-KHATTAB MAHFUDH BIN AHMAD AL-KALWADHANI> IMAM ABU BAKR AHMAD BIN MUHAMMAD BIN AHMAD AL DINAWRI> IMAM IBN AL-MANNI> IBN QUDAMAH> IBN ABI UMAR> SHAYKHUL ISLAM IBN TAYMIYYAH> IBN QAYYIM> IBN RAJAB> IBN AL-LAHHAM> ABU SHA'R> 'ALA' UD-DEEN ABU AL-HASAN ALI IBN SULAYMAN AL-MARDAWI> 'ALA' UD-DEEN ABU AL-HASAN ALI IBN SULAYMAN AL-MARDAWI> SHIHAB AL-DIN AHMAD BIN ABDULLAH AL-ASKARI SHAYKHUL ISLAM AL HAJJAWI> AHMAD AL-WAFA-I AL-MUFLIHI> IBN BALBAN> MUHAMMAD BIN ABDUL BAQI AL-BA'LI> ABDULLAH BIN IBRAHIM BIN SAIF> MUHAMMAD BIN ABDULWAHHAB

The Path of Sufism and Zuhd

IBRAHIM AL-KURANI AL-NAQSHBANDI AL-SHATTARI> ABU TAHIR AL-KURDI> MUHAMMAD HAYYAT AL-SINDHI AL-NAQSHBANDI> MUHAMMAD BIN ABDULWAHHAB 

Important note: Imam Muhammad bin Abdulwahhab never considered himself to be a Sufi or an ascetic. However, he did praise asceticsm (and in a sense, Sufism) but not the modern kind of nonsense Sufi things that we see. For more information, check out our article on the Imam.