The Muslim's Position on the Groups that Divide the Ummah
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Question:
Your Excellency the Shaykh Salih, there are many questions. The substance of the question in them is about the position of the Muslim and the young man toward these groups that divide the Muslim community, the most important of which is the Muslim Brotherhood. We ask Your Eminence to clarify this, and may Allah preserve you and care for you.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Although the groups are numerous and have multiplied, there is only one group upon the truth: that upon which the Salaf (the earliest generations) were, namely the Companions, the Tabi'un (the generation after the Companions), and those who followed them with excellence. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Blessed and Exalted is He).
Praise be to Allah. Allah the Exalted has not left us in confusion, but rather He has made the truth clear to us. He the Exalted said:[Al-An'am 6:153] So Allah the Exalted has established the proof against us, clarified the straight path for us, and made the way clear. It is not sufficient for a person to know the truth within himself and recognize it by himself; rather, he must make others know it and spread it to others. This is the benefit of the scholar: that he learns, that he teaches, and that he conveys this truth to the people according to his capacity. Even if the people know the Qur'an and memorize the Qur'an and the hadiths, and they leave their explanation and clarification to the scholars, he memorizes the texts for them and they go to the scholars to have them explained to them. And every person has an obligation. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Your Excellency the Shaykh Salih, there are many questions. The substance of the question in them is about the position of the Muslim and the young man toward these groups that divide the Muslim community, the most important of which is the Muslim Brotherhood. We ask Your Eminence to clarify this, and may Allah preserve you and care for you.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Although the groups are numerous and have multiplied, there is only one group upon the truth: that upon which the Salaf (the earliest generations) were, namely the Companions, the Tabi'un (the generation after the Companions), and those who followed them with excellence. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
A group from my Ummah (the Muslim community) will remain upon the truth, manifestly, such that those who abandon them or oppose them will not harm them, until the command of Allah comes.
لا تزال طائفة من أمتي على الحق ظاهرين، لا يضرهم من خذلهم، ولا من خالفهم، حتى يأتي أمر اللهPraise be to Allah. Allah the Exalted has not left us in confusion, but rather He has made the truth clear to us. He the Exalted said:
And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way. This has He instructed you that you may become righteous.
وَأَنَّ هَٰذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
حقيقة دعوة الشيخ محمد بن عبدالوهاب وأثرها على العالم الإسلامي — af.org.sa (22:43)
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