The Ruling on the Muslims Gathering on Falsehood and the Meaning of the Congregation
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Question:
He says, may Allah protect you: I testify to Allah that I love you for His sake. O Shaykh, is it possible for the Muslim community to agree on falsehood? And how do we reconcile the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2167Da'if (Darussalam) with the saying of Allah the Exalted, “And if you divide into factions” [Al-An'am 6:116]? And is there a single group among the Muslims in this time?
Answer:
Yes, the Muslims have a congregation in every time, praise be to Allah. The congregation is necessary, and it is the one the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recommended in his saying, “Indeed, the hand of Allah is with the congregation.” The congregation is the one upon the truth, and it does not mean the majority. The congregation is, if they are few upon the truth, they are the congregation, even if they are two or three, until if there is one upon the truth, he is called the congregation and he is heard. This is the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), “Indeed, the hand of Allah is with the congregation,” meaning those upon the truth are the congregation, even if they are few. As for those who are upon falsehood, they are not the congregation, even if they are many. One should read this. The criterion is the truth.
As for gathering, the Ummah does not gather on misguidance, praise be to Allah. “My Ummah will not gather on misguidance.” This came in a hadith: “My Ummah will not gather on misguidance.” This means the Ummah of Islam, the Ummah of the truth. It is not the random Ummah and the confused Ummah. The intended meaning is that the people of the truth do not gather on misguidance. As for the people of falsehood, they gather on misguidance and become many, so they are the congregation, and these do not gather on extremism.
He says, may Allah protect you: I testify to Allah that I love you for His sake. O Shaykh, is it possible for the Muslim community to agree on falsehood? And how do we reconcile the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Allah's Hand is over the Jama'ah, and
يد الله مع الجماعة ومنmost of those upon the earth, they will mislead you from the way of Allah
مَن فِي الْأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِAnswer:
Yes, the Muslims have a congregation in every time, praise be to Allah. The congregation is necessary, and it is the one the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recommended in his saying, “Indeed, the hand of Allah is with the congregation.” The congregation is the one upon the truth, and it does not mean the majority. The congregation is, if they are few upon the truth, they are the congregation, even if they are two or three, until if there is one upon the truth, he is called the congregation and he is heard. This is the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), “Indeed, the hand of Allah is with the congregation,” meaning those upon the truth are the congregation, even if they are few. As for those who are upon falsehood, they are not the congregation, even if they are many. One should read this. The criterion is the truth.
As for gathering, the Ummah does not gather on misguidance, praise be to Allah. “My Ummah will not gather on misguidance.” This came in a hadith: “My Ummah will not gather on misguidance.” This means the Ummah of Islam, the Ummah of the truth. It is not the random Ummah and the confused Ummah. The intended meaning is that the people of the truth do not gather on misguidance. As for the people of falsehood, they gather on misguidance and become many, so they are the congregation, and these do not gather on extremism.
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