What is the response to the claim of the people of innovation that they are upon the truth because they are few?
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Question:
Some of the people of innovation argue that their creed is the truth because they are few, and that the people of the Sunnah are upon misguidance because they are many.
Answer:
Because what is it? Their number. Repeat the question? He says: Some of the people of innovation argue that their religion is the truth because they are few, and that the people of the Sunnah are upon misguidance because they are many. My brother, as for what people are upon, if it is truth and many are upon it, that is better. And if it is falsehood, even if everyone on earth were upon it, it is still falsehood, and their number is not considered.[Al-An'am 6:116] The criterion is what they rely upon in their school of thought: if it is truth, they are the people of correctness, even if they are few; and if it is falsehood, they are the people of falsehood, even if they are many. Yes.
Some of the people of innovation argue that their creed is the truth because they are few, and that the people of the Sunnah are upon misguidance because they are many.
Answer:
Because what is it? Their number. Repeat the question? He says: Some of the people of innovation argue that their religion is the truth because they are few, and that the people of the Sunnah are upon misguidance because they are many. My brother, as for what people are upon, if it is truth and many are upon it, that is better. And if it is falsehood, even if everyone on earth were upon it, it is still falsehood, and their number is not considered.
And if you obey most of those upon the earth, they will mislead you from the way of Allah
وَإِن تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَن فِي الْأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الرد على قول أهل البدع أنهم على الحق لقلتهم؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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