Contemporary Groups and Sects and the Implications of the Hadith of Hudhayfah
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Question:
This questioner asks, saying: What is the validity of the statement by the one who says that the existence of contemporary groups and sects that call people to Allah are all for the good? And does the hadith of Hudhayfah refute this claim? Please give us a ruling, and may Allah reward you.
Answer:
We hope that they are on the right path, if Allah wills, and we hold a good opinion of them. Even if some of them have errors, as long as their creed is sound, as long as they believe in the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding the oneness of worship, the oneness of the names and attributes, and the oneness of lordship, they are from the people of the Sunnah and the community, and we hope for their well-being. If they have errors, then the errors are clarified to them; the errors are clarified to them. But if they have deviation in creed and misguidance in creed, then no, they are not from us and we are not from them. One is not from us except one who is upon the correct creed and the true religion.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner asks, saying: What is the validity of the statement by the one who says that the existence of contemporary groups and sects that call people to Allah are all for the good? And does the hadith of Hudhayfah refute this claim? Please give us a ruling, and may Allah reward you.
Answer:
We hope that they are on the right path, if Allah wills, and we hold a good opinion of them. Even if some of them have errors, as long as their creed is sound, as long as they believe in the creed of the people of the Sunnah and the community regarding the oneness of worship, the oneness of the names and attributes, and the oneness of lordship, they are from the people of the Sunnah and the community, and we hope for their well-being. If they have errors, then the errors are clarified to them; the errors are clarified to them. But if they have deviation in creed and misguidance in creed, then no, they are not from us and we are not from them. One is not from us except one who is upon the correct creed and the true religion.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح فضل الإسلام [ صالح الفوزان ]، سؤال حذيفة للنبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - عن الشر — islamhouse.com (1:05:51)
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