Advice regarding the proliferation of Islamic groups

Question:
Islamic groups have multiplied within a single country; here is the Muslim Brotherhood, here is the Tabligh group, here is the Salafi group, the Renewal group, and the group of strict scholars. Each group disparages the others and tries to entice and recruit a large number of people. What is Your Eminence’s advice regarding this? You have heard the Shaykhs’ words on this matter, and there is no doubt that the proliferation of groups poses a great danger.

Answer:
It is obligatory for them to be one, to cooperate in righteousness and piety, to advise one another, and not to harm one another, nor to bear one another ill will, but rather to advise one another and cooperate in piety. Allah the Exalted says: And He, the Exalted, says: So the goal is obedience to Allah and His Messenger, and calling people to obey Allah and His Messenger. It is obligatory for these groups—the Tabligh groups, the Salafi groups, the Muslim Brotherhood groups, and others—it is obligatory for them to cooperate in piety, and to advise one another with gentleness, good words, and a good manner, not with violence, harshness, or accusations. Among the calamities is that they accuse one another, so they become divided and harm the general public, to the point that the general public is confused by this, not knowing whom to follow among them, or whom to obey among them. It is obligatory for all groups that the goal be obedience to Allah and His Messenger, not merely the acquisition of wealth or the increase of followers, but rather that the goal be obedience to Allah and His Messenger. If this is the goal of each of them, they will unite on this and the water skin. However, if there are other goals, such as following desires, seizing people's wealth, or other things, or rebelling against the state, or otherwise, these are different desires that harm the Muslims and harm themselves; they harm the groups themselves. It is obligatory for all of them to follow the truth. There is no doubt that the Salafi groups, who follow the righteous predecessors and point to the way of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in creed, morals, and deeds, are the best of the groups, and the best of the group if they are sincere in that and upright, because the righteous predecessors are the best of the nation, those who followed the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the way of his Companions, so they obeyed the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), applied his Shari'ah, left what he forbade, and rose to piety, advising one another and enjoining truth. This is the good path, or it benefits the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is obligatory for the Muslim Brotherhood group, the Tabligh group, the Liberation group, and every group, whatever name it calls itself, it is obligatory for all of them that their goal be obedience to Allah and His Messenger, and following the Shari'ah wherever they are, and not to form factions against their brothers for the sake of desire or for the sake of wealth. This is the obligation for everyone. And it is obligatory for the authorities in any country where these people are found to gather them and advise them, and to direct the scholars to look into their affairs so that they may guide them to the Shari'ah direction, and so that they do not dispute and do not