The Ruling on Reconciliation Between the People of the Sunnah and the Shi'ah

Question:
A questioner says: What is your Eminence’s view on those who call for reconciliation between the people of the Sunnah and the Shi'ah?

Answer:
We bring the people of truth closer together. We call upon the Muslims who are upon the truth to draw near to one another, to unite among themselves, and to be brothers, as Allah named them Muslims. As for the one who opposes the creed of the Muslims, he is our enemy, whatever name he calls himself. And as for the one who agrees with the creed of the Muslims and holds fast to it, he is our brother, whether he is Arab, non-Arab, or from any place.
The upright Muslim upon the religion is our brother, and the one who opposes the religion and the creed is our enemy, even if he calls himself this or that. There is no reconciliation between truth and falsehood; it is never possible to gather truth and falsehood together, it is never possible to gather shirk (associating partners with Allah) and tawhid (the oneness of Allah) together, it is never possible to gather kufr (disbelief) and iman (faith) together; this is not possible.
It is possible to gather in differences on issues of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) in fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence); that is possible. But as for issues of creed and issues of the principles of faith, it is never possible to gather opposites in these, yes.