The Ruling on Saying "Sunni" and "Shi'i" and the Division
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The questioner:
By Allah, it was not completed, but let us move on to another question, class.
The Shaykh:
Sunni, he says Sunni, and Shi'ah, yes?
The presenter:
It appears so. Please, go ahead, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Sunni and Shi'ah, yes. There is a Sunni and there is a Shi'ah. There is no doubt that division and disagreement exist. There is disagreement and division that necessitates disbelief, and there is division that does not reach that. So the division varies. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
By Allah, it was not completed, but let us move on to another question, class.
The Shaykh:
Sunni, he says Sunni, and Shi'ah, yes?
The presenter:
It appears so. Please, go ahead, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Sunni and Shi'ah, yes. There is a Sunni and there is a Shi'ah. There is no doubt that division and disagreement exist. There is disagreement and division that necessitates disbelief, and there is division that does not reach that. So the division varies. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (063) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-08-13] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (23:45)
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