The Meaning of “Al-Muhammad” and Adhering to the Congregation of the Muslims and Their Imam

The questioner:
Please, Yazid from Arar. Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings, how are you, Shaykh? Shaykh, regarding the forms of sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Ibrahimic form of sending blessings , does this explain “Al-Muhammad” and make it definitive that the meaning of “Al” is his descendants, and not his relatives and his family, and not his followers in his religion? And the second question is the hadith: “A group of our people will enter Paradise, their hearts like the hearts of birds.” Al-Nawawi mentioned that it means softness, so does this mean that the one who has softness, great mercy, and compassion is included in this hadith?

The presenter:
All right, thank you.

The questioner:
And the third and final matter, Shaykh. Yes. It is now in the hadith, meaning Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, in the chapter on trials, at the end of which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said . And we want you to clarify this meaning, because, Shaykh, this meaning is confused in the minds of some ignorant people and some who do not know the words of the scholars and the Salaf and their methodology in this issue of adhering to the Imam of the Muslims and their congregation, especially this leadership that rules by the Shari'ah of Allah in a time when, meaning, the enemies surround us from every side, how is it to adhere to the congregation of the Muslims and their Imam?

The presenter:
Thank you. The trials, Honorable Shaykh, when they become numerous, it is necessary to adhere to the congregation of the Muslims and their Imam.

The Shaykh:
Yes, this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised, that when the trials become numerous, Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “What do you order me to do when and the Imam of the Muslims, because in this is salvation from the trials, by the permission of Allah. Yes.