The narrations regarding unity and the weakening of some of them
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The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Question:
The questioner says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, the importance of unity, but some scholars weaken the hadiths that encourage unity, such as the hadith of division, and the hadith: “Obey the ruler even if he beats your back and takes your wealth.”
Answer:
My brother, did not Allah the Exalted say:[Ali 'Imran 3:103]? Hold fast to the rope of [Ali 'Imran 3:64] all together [Ali 'Imran 3:64] and do not fall apart, until He said: [Ali 'Imran 3:105]. And what came in the Sunnah regarding the prohibition of division is not all weak; they are authentic hadiths, authentic hadiths. And even the weak ones, if they agree with what is in the Qur'an, are cited as evidence and used to support it. And there is no good in division, no good in division in any way, and unity is mercy. Yes.
May Allah reward you.
Question:
The questioner says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, the importance of unity, but some scholars weaken the hadiths that encourage unity, such as the hadith of division, and the hadith: “Obey the ruler even if he beats your back and takes your wealth.”
Answer:
My brother, did not Allah the Exalted say:
And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided
وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُواSay, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]."
اللَّهَSay, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]."
وَلَاAnd do not be like the ones who became divided and differed after the clear proofs had come to them. And those will have a great punishment.
وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُوا وَاخْتَلَفُوا مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ وَأُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
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