The Ruling on Belonging to the Group of the People of the Sunnah and the Community
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Question:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for us, we bring in plays, songs, and these problems, and we say that these are among the methods of da'wah (calling others to Islam), among the methods of da'wah among the West. Among the West, they are among the methods of da'wah among the Muslims. Any Muslim youth hears a lot in these days of what is a cause for declaring disbelief in the religion, and a cause of the confusion of the youth, and their stopping, in many cases, from sitting with the committed youth, due to what they hear about the groups, about which many of the youth do not know. My question, I ask you by Allah, yes? My question is: What are these groups? And what is obligatory? And to which group must the Muslim youth belong? And what is the ruling on hijab (the covering prescribed for women) in Islam? We ask for your guidance, with thanks.
Answer:
This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided to, the one who does not speak from desire. He said:Sunan al-Bayhaqi 17:1232 after me. Then he said (peace and blessings be upon him): You will split into Sahih Ibn Hibban 62:615 all of them in the Fire except one. They said: Who is that, O Messenger of Allah? He said: The one who is upon what I am upon today and my Companions.
So you must adhere to the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community. And this land, praise be to Allah, and we do not declare anyone pure before Allah, indicates the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community, since more than two hundred years from the appearance of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, a successful call that has been succeeded by centuries, and an Islamic state was established upon it, so it is a successful call and a group, praise be to Allah, that is upright, so be with it, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for us, we bring in plays, songs, and these problems, and we say that these are among the methods of da'wah (calling others to Islam), among the methods of da'wah among the West. Among the West, they are among the methods of da'wah among the Muslims. Any Muslim youth hears a lot in these days of what is a cause for declaring disbelief in the religion, and a cause of the confusion of the youth, and their stopping, in many cases, from sitting with the committed youth, due to what they hear about the groups, about which many of the youth do not know. My question, I ask you by Allah, yes? My question is: What are these groups? And what is obligatory? And to which group must the Muslim youth belong? And what is the ruling on hijab (the covering prescribed for women) in Islam? We ask for your guidance, with thanks.
Answer:
This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided to, the one who does not speak from desire. He said:
Whoever among you lives will see much disagreement, so hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs
من يعش منكم فسيرى اختلافا كثيرا فعليكم بسنتي وسنة الخلفاء الراشدين المهديينThis community is upon seventy-three sects
هذه الأمة على ثلاث وسبعين فرقةSo you must adhere to the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community. And this land, praise be to Allah, and we do not declare anyone pure before Allah, indicates the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community, since more than two hundred years from the appearance of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab, a successful call that has been succeeded by centuries, and an Islamic state was established upon it, so it is a successful call and a group, praise be to Allah, that is upright, so be with it, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
الفوزان - الفتاوى المهمة لعامة الأمة — archive.org (1:09:58)
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