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The Muslim's Obligation Regarding the Proliferation of Islamic Groups

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Question:
A questioner asks: What is the Muslim's obligation regarding the proliferation of Islamic groups?

Answer:
There is only one group, and that is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions were upon, as he said, and you will split into
This community is upon seventy-three sectsهذه الأمة على ثلاث وسبعين فرقة
Sahih Ibn Hibban 62:615
all of which will be in Hell apart from oneكلها في النار إلا واحدة
Sunan Ibn Majah 3993Sahih (Darussalam)
They asked: Who are they? He said: They are the
I and my Companionsأنا عليه وأصحابه
one group. The Muslims are one group, not sects, not parties, and not factions; rather, they are one ummah (the Muslim community) and one group. Yes.
Source 75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 11- — archive.org (1:32:03)

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