Sa'id Foudah

Sa'id Foudah
Sa'id Foudah
سعيد فودة
Personal life
Nationality	Jordan, Palestine
Main interest(s)	'Aqidah, Kalam, Logic
Notable work(s)	Al-Kashif al-Saghir 'An 'Aqa'id Ibn Taymiyya
Education	University of Jordan, Jordan University of Science and Technology, World Islamic Sciences and Education University
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Shafi'i
Tariqa	Shadhili
Creed	Ash'ari
Profession	Professor and investigator (muhaqqiq)
Muslim leader
Teacher	Nuh al-Qudah
	Influenced by Al-Ash'ari, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Al-Kawthari, Al-Tahawi, Al-Baqillani, Al-Juwayni, Al-Ghazali, Al-Baydawi, Al-Shahrastani, Al-Taftazani, Al-'Izz b. 'Abd al-Salam, 'Ala' al-Din al-Bukhari, Baha' al-Din al-Ikhmimi, Muhammad b. Yusuf al-Sanusi, Ahmad al-Dardir, Mustafa Sabri;
	Influenced 'Abd al-Qadir Muhammad al-Husayn;
Website	www.aslein.net

Sa'id 'Abd al-Latif Foudah (Arabic: سعيد عبد اللطيف فودة) is a Palestinian-Jordanian Shafi'i-Ash'ari scholar of Islamic theology (kalam), logic, legal theory (usul al-fiqh), and the Chief Theology and Philosophy Advisor to the Imam al-Razi Chair at the King Hussein bin Talal Mosque in Amman, Jordan, who is best known for his criticism of the Wahhabi movement and Ibn Taymiyya (d. 728/1328) and his followers.

Sheikh Sa'id Foudah had significant influence in combating Wahhabi extremism, having grown up in an environment where criticizing figures glorified by Wahhabis, such as Ibn Taymiyya, was strictly forbidden and could lead to severe consequences.

His book, Al-Kashif al-Saghir, in particular sparked considerable controversy and faced strong backlash. However, it paved the way for others to openly critique Wahhabi beliefs.