What is the validity of some people’s claim that the Salafi are a strict party that divides the Muslims?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Some people say that the Salafi are a strict party that divides the Muslims. Is this a correct statement?
Answer:
There is no doubt that this is against the Salaf; this is against the methodology of the Salaf, may Allah protect us from it. The methodology of the Salaf is what unites the Muslims; it is what united the first generation in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and reconciled their hearts. It is the creed of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), the creed of the Salaf. People only divided when they abandoned the creed of the Salaf. They became Mu'tazilah, they became Asha'irah, they became Jahmiyyah, they became, they became, and[Al-Mu'minun 23:53]. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Some people say that the Salafi are a strict party that divides the Muslims. Is this a correct statement?
Answer:
There is no doubt that this is against the Salaf; this is against the methodology of the Salaf, may Allah protect us from it. The methodology of the Salaf is what unites the Muslims; it is what united the first generation in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and reconciled their hearts. It is the creed of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), the creed of the Salaf. People only divided when they abandoned the creed of the Salaf. They became Mu'tazilah, they became Asha'irah, they became Jahmiyyah, they became, they became, and
each faction, in what it has, rejoicing.
كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2064- 4717] ما صحة قول بعضهم السلفية حزب متشدد ويفرق بين المسلمين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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