Preserving the Fabric of Society, Clarifying the Truth, and Warning Against Falsehood
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, here is a large collection of questions. We will start with those related to the lecture. If there is time remaining, and if you see fit, we will review some of the questions from those who seek answers regarding their jurisprudential issues. At this time, there is a point being raised through many media outlets, as you mentioned a moment ago, Your Eminence the Shaykh: enjoining good and forbidding evil, clarifying the truth, warning against falsehood, and striving to unite the word—all these are among the causes of the unity of Muslims. However, there is a new call being made by a group of people in some media outlets who say that preserving the fabric of society, even if there is diversity within it, is more important than clarifying the truth and warning against falsehood.
Answer:
This is contradictory speech. Its end invalidates its beginning, because the fabric of society and the fabric of Muslims is not established except upon correct principles. It is not established without the principles brought by the Book and the Sunnah, which the scholars of Islam recorded in the books of creed: tawhid (the oneness of Allah). No gathering occurs except through them. “Hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided.” He did not say, “Gather and do not divide,” but rather, “Hold firmly to the rope of Allah, the rope of Allah, all together and do not become divided.” Therefore, no gathering or social fabric is achieved except upon the Book and the Sunnah, no matter what they say. This is not rectified except by rectifying the creed. It is the most important thing. Disagreement in creed is not something in which tolerance is permitted, but disagreement in secondary matters and jurisprudence may be easier. However, disagreement in creed—no, tolerance is not permissible in it, because no gathering occurs with it. No gathering occurs between a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) and a monotheist. No gathering occurs between a Sunni and an innovator. This does not happen at all, no matter how much he tries. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, here is a large collection of questions. We will start with those related to the lecture. If there is time remaining, and if you see fit, we will review some of the questions from those who seek answers regarding their jurisprudential issues. At this time, there is a point being raised through many media outlets, as you mentioned a moment ago, Your Eminence the Shaykh: enjoining good and forbidding evil, clarifying the truth, warning against falsehood, and striving to unite the word—all these are among the causes of the unity of Muslims. However, there is a new call being made by a group of people in some media outlets who say that preserving the fabric of society, even if there is diversity within it, is more important than clarifying the truth and warning against falsehood.
Answer:
This is contradictory speech. Its end invalidates its beginning, because the fabric of society and the fabric of Muslims is not established except upon correct principles. It is not established without the principles brought by the Book and the Sunnah, which the scholars of Islam recorded in the books of creed: tawhid (the oneness of Allah). No gathering occurs except through them. “Hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided.” He did not say, “Gather and do not divide,” but rather, “Hold firmly to the rope of Allah, the rope of Allah, all together and do not become divided.” Therefore, no gathering or social fabric is achieved except upon the Book and the Sunnah, no matter what they say. This is not rectified except by rectifying the creed. It is the most important thing. Disagreement in creed is not something in which tolerance is permitted, but disagreement in secondary matters and jurisprudence may be easier. However, disagreement in creed—no, tolerance is not permissible in it, because no gathering occurs with it. No gathering occurs between a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) and a monotheist. No gathering occurs between a Sunni and an innovator. This does not happen at all, no matter how much he tries. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-003-اجتماع الكلمة وأثره في دفع الفتن|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (48:45)
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