The Ruling on the Statement: Unity of the Ranks, Not Unity of Creed

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this question says: In these days, many people have started saying this phrase, "Unity of the ranks, not unity of creed," in the face of the greatest enemy, the Jews and others. Is this statement correct?

Answer:
This is a contradiction, because the ranks cannot be unified unless the creed is unified. As for the unification of the ranks with a difference in creed, that is impossible. Allah the Exalted said:
So without the creed and without "La ilaha illa Allah," the ranks cannot be united. By "La ilaha illa Allah," it is not meant that they merely say the phrase, but that they say it and act in accordance with its implications, by making their worship sincere to Allah the Exalted, abandoning shirk (associating partners with Allah), and following the Book and the Sunnah. The ranks cannot be united unless the creed is united. If the creed is corrupted, the ranks will contradict and differ. Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.