The controversy on this issue with its evidence dates back centuries, the radical denial stance of denying that there is evidence is new. The Salafi and Wahhabi trends in the modern era led the idea of fighting heresies and claimed adherence to texts and the work of the first Sadr.
Modern Salafists, including Rashid Rida, approach the heritage of Ahmad, Ibn Taymiyyah, and Ibn al-Qayyim very selectively. The problem stores the methodology of modern Salafism, which is one of the most prominent features that it narrows the dispute.