Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specify the misguided sects?
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The questioner : Our Shaykh, may Allah bless you, some scholars mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify any sect other than the Khawarij in the hadith Sunan Ibn Majah 3991Hasan (Darussalam), so they said that perhaps the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify them in order to maintain the affection among Muslims.
The Shaykh : Hmm.
The questioner : So how is this statement to be understood? And is specifying the number like the saying of Allah the Exalted[At-Tawbah 9:80], meaning declaring someone a disbeliever, or is it
The Shaykh : The verse has no connection to the topic of sects, but I did not understand the statement of the person you are referring to, whom you said is among the scholars, who said that he did not specify the sects, why?
The questioner : It came in other hadiths that he specified only the Khawarij, and they said that perhaps it is so that, for example, the affection between Muslims remains, and there is no fabrication or something of that nature.
The Shaykh : And how does this align with the Salaf boycotting the people of innovation and cutting them off, indeed fighting them a great jihad in the path of supporting the Sunnah over innovation,
and my nation will split into seventy-three sects.
وستفترق أمتي على ثلاث وسبعين فرقةThe Shaykh : Hmm.
The questioner : So how is this statement to be understood? And is specifying the number like the saying of Allah the Exalted
If you should ask forgiveness for them seventy times
إِن تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةًThe Shaykh : The verse has no connection to the topic of sects, but I did not understand the statement of the person you are referring to, whom you said is among the scholars, who said that he did not specify the sects, why?
The questioner : It came in other hadiths that he specified only the Khawarij, and they said that perhaps it is so that, for example, the affection between Muslims remains, and there is no fabrication or something of that nature.
The Shaykh : And how does this align with the Salaf boycotting the people of innovation and cutting them off, indeed fighting them a great jihad in the path of supporting the Sunnah over innovation,
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1285 — d3watuna.com (30:05)
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