Some people say, "The one who joins Islamic political parties is right because he believes he is on the right path"?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people in this age say that the one who joins Islamic political parties is right because he believes he is on the right path. Is this statement correct? May Allah increase us. Explain to us by the Book and the Sunnah.

Answer:
Explain to us the truth from falsehood. So we return to the Book and the Sunnah. It is not sufficient that you think they are right or that they are correct and you make an excuse for yourself with that. No. Allah the Exalted said:

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.

فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا

[An-Nisa 4:59]

So it is not sufficient that you have a good opinion of people, or of the parties, or of the groups, until you weigh what they are upon against the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger. What agrees with the Book and the Sunnah is accepted truth, and what contradicts it is rejected. Allah has given us the scale, and praise be to Allah, by which we weigh matters: it is the Book and the Sunnah. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [505 /641] قال بعض الناس "إن الذي يدخل في الأحزاب الإسلامية على حق لأنه يظن أنه على الحق"؟ الفوزان — youtube.com

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