He has been retrospectively described as "the most significant exponent of the traditionalist approach in Sunni Islam," with his "profound influence affecting almost every area of" traditionalistic Sunni thought.
On je bio retrospektivno opisan kao „najznačajniji eksponent tradicionalističkog pristupa u sunizmu”, sa „dubokim uticajem koji je dotakao gotovo svako područje” ortodoksne sunske misli.