Statement: The People of the Sunnah are the closest of the sects to the truth
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Question:
May Allah answer you. This questioner says: What is the validity of the following statement: The people of the Sunnah are the closest of the sects to the truth?
Answer:
They are the people of the truth, not the closest. The people of the Sunnah are the people of the truth; it is not said that they are the closest to the truth, because that involves doubt. No, they are the people of the truth, definitely. Yes.
May Allah answer you. This questioner says: What is the validity of the following statement: The people of the Sunnah are the closest of the sects to the truth?
Answer:
They are the people of the truth, not the closest. The people of the Sunnah are the people of the truth; it is not said that they are the closest to the truth, because that involves doubt. No, they are the people of the truth, definitely. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/119 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (47:35)
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