gibril fouad haddad born  arabic جبريل فؤاد حداد‎ arabic pronunciation [gɪbriːl fʊɑːd ħaddad] is a lebanese-born islamic scholar hadith expert muhaddith author and translator of classical islamic texts he was featured in the inaugural list of  most influential muslims and has been called "one of the clearest voices of traditional islam in the west" a "prominent orthodox sunni" and a "staunch defender of the traditional islamic schools of law" he holds ijazas from over  scholars across the muslim world he resides with his family in brunei darussalaam and is a visiting fellow at the sultan omar ali saifuddin center for islamic studies university brunei darussalam he is also a staunch critic of wahhabism and salafism