Clarification of the reference point for the Muslim community in cases of disagreement and conflict
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Q248: The questioner says: It is established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: . Will this disagreement befall the Muslim community in the last times, and will Islamic unity weaken? I ask for clarification. May Allah guide you.
A248: Its disagreement is ancient. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan al-Bayhaqi 17:1232. But praise be to Allah, there is a reference point to which we return and by which we settle this disagreement. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Mishkat al-Masabih 165Sahīh (Zubair `Aliza'i). And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: [An-Nisa 4:59]. Disagreement exists, but the standard is the Book and the Sunnah.
Whoever among you lives will see much disagreement
إنه من يعيش منكم فسيرى اختلافا كثيراA248: Its disagreement is ancient. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever among you lives will see much difference
من يعش منكم فسيرى اختلافا كثيراYou must therefore follow my sunna and that of the rightly guided Caliphs
عليكم بسنتي وسنة الخلفاء الراشدين من بعديO you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and best in result.
يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ فَإِنْ تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلاً
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