Advice on Joining the Group of the Salafis
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The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah
The questioner:
the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. A call was made to His Eminence the Shaykh, Abdul Aziz ibn Baz, in Taif on Thursday after the midday prayer, from the town of al-Arta'iyah. Peace be upon you, His Eminence the Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz. Yes. The question, Shaykh, is important. My question is, Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah grant you success and him. I ask you by Allah, to whom there is no god but He, to tell me the word of truth and justice regarding the Islamic groups present on the scene, from the Salafis and the Tabligh and the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamic groups, such that they are pulling me between them, and I have suffered a great deal from them, and every one of these groups bothers me and wants me to be in their ranks, on their methodology and their way that they have drawn up for themselves and their followers; because each of these groups believes that the truth is with them and that their methodology is the correct one. I want to join the people of truth among them, so which group, Your Eminence the Shaykh, do you advise me to join and belong to? And I also want you to mention to us the scholars of the group you advise us to join and belong to? Which country? Which country? I? I live in which country? I am speaking to you from al-Arta'iyah, okay.
The Shaykh:
In any case, adhering to a specific group is not appropriate, it is not permissible, or rather, adhere to the Shari'ah, what Allah said, what the Messenger said, adhere to the Shari'ah and the Sunnah. But the best of the groups today are the Salafis, the supporters of the Sunnah, those who follow the way of the righteous Salaf, and like the supporters of the Sunnah in Egypt, and the supporters of the Sunnah in Sudan, and their like who cling to the Sunnah and honor it, meaning they cling to the Book and the Sunnah, whether they call themselves supporters of the Sunnah, or call themselves Salafis, or do not call themselves anything, the important thing is that their concern is clinging to the Book and the Sunnah, making them the criterion, and being eager to act by them. As for merely being partisan for the group.
seeing his satisfaction with her anger, no, this is not appropriate, and it is necessary to make the evidence of the Shari'ah the criterion, he must have insight, and ask about what is difficult for him, and not join these people with total guarantee, but join them in truth and good. As for the Muslim Brotherhood or the Tabligh group, no, first, they have some errors, but like the Salafis, they care for the Book and the Sunnah, the ministry of prayer and the Sunnah in the known places. The result is, look at the brothers who care for the Qur'an and the Hadith, perish with them, those who care for the Qur'an and the Hadith, perish with these, search with them, study with them, search for the athar with them, ask the people of knowledge about what is difficult for you,
The questioner:
Yes, meaning, Shaykh, join the methodology of the Salafiyyah?
The Shaykh:
The companions of the Prophet and their followers with excellence, this is the path.
The questioner:
Okay, Shaykh, can you direct us to the names of the Salafi scholars with whom we participate in unity and cooperation in reviving the methodology of the righteous Salaf?
The Shaykh:
The one who has no shirk in anything, they say do not write Shaykh Muhammad Ali on the right, it has become your provision. They. The request of al-'Aliyan, the merchant from the Shaykh, a large group of others from the brothers, for them is good and blessing.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh, may Allah reward you, Shaykh. May Allah welcome you.
Yes.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah
The questioner:
the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. A call was made to His Eminence the Shaykh, Abdul Aziz ibn Baz, in Taif on Thursday after the midday prayer, from the town of al-Arta'iyah. Peace be upon you, His Eminence the Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz. Yes. The question, Shaykh, is important. My question is, Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah grant you success and him. I ask you by Allah, to whom there is no god but He, to tell me the word of truth and justice regarding the Islamic groups present on the scene, from the Salafis and the Tabligh and the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamic groups, such that they are pulling me between them, and I have suffered a great deal from them, and every one of these groups bothers me and wants me to be in their ranks, on their methodology and their way that they have drawn up for themselves and their followers; because each of these groups believes that the truth is with them and that their methodology is the correct one. I want to join the people of truth among them, so which group, Your Eminence the Shaykh, do you advise me to join and belong to? And I also want you to mention to us the scholars of the group you advise us to join and belong to? Which country? Which country? I? I live in which country? I am speaking to you from al-Arta'iyah, okay.
The Shaykh:
In any case, adhering to a specific group is not appropriate, it is not permissible, or rather, adhere to the Shari'ah, what Allah said, what the Messenger said, adhere to the Shari'ah and the Sunnah. But the best of the groups today are the Salafis, the supporters of the Sunnah, those who follow the way of the righteous Salaf, and like the supporters of the Sunnah in Egypt, and the supporters of the Sunnah in Sudan, and their like who cling to the Sunnah and honor it, meaning they cling to the Book and the Sunnah, whether they call themselves supporters of the Sunnah, or call themselves Salafis, or do not call themselves anything, the important thing is that their concern is clinging to the Book and the Sunnah, making them the criterion, and being eager to act by them. As for merely being partisan for the group.
seeing his satisfaction with her anger, no, this is not appropriate, and it is necessary to make the evidence of the Shari'ah the criterion, he must have insight, and ask about what is difficult for him, and not join these people with total guarantee, but join them in truth and good. As for the Muslim Brotherhood or the Tabligh group, no, first, they have some errors, but like the Salafis, they care for the Book and the Sunnah, the ministry of prayer and the Sunnah in the known places. The result is, look at the brothers who care for the Qur'an and the Hadith, perish with them, those who care for the Qur'an and the Hadith, perish with these, search with them, study with them, search for the athar with them, ask the people of knowledge about what is difficult for you,
The questioner:
Yes, meaning, Shaykh, join the methodology of the Salafiyyah?
The Shaykh:
The companions of the Prophet and their followers with excellence, this is the path.
The questioner:
Okay, Shaykh, can you direct us to the names of the Salafi scholars with whom we participate in unity and cooperation in reviving the methodology of the righteous Salaf?
The Shaykh:
The one who has no shirk in anything, they say do not write Shaykh Muhammad Ali on the right, it has become your provision. They. The request of al-'Aliyan, the merchant from the Shaykh, a large group of others from the brothers, for them is good and blessing.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh, may Allah reward you, Shaykh. May Allah welcome you.
Source
سلسلة لقاءات مع العلماء - اللقاء الأول — archive.org (34:55)
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