Naming the People of the Sunnah and the Community a Sect
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it correct to call the People of the Sunnah and the Community a sect, based on the hadith that it will split into seventy-three sects?
Answer:
That the Victorious Group is not called a sect, because they are the original group. The sects are those who oppose them, and they are the original group. They remain upon the original path and have not split.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it correct to call the People of the Sunnah and the Community a sect, based on the hadith that it will split into seventy-three sects?
Answer:
That the Victorious Group is not called a sect, because they are the original group. The sects are those who oppose them, and they are the original group. They remain upon the original path and have not split.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح السنة للبربهاري، الدين النصيحة - الأسماء والصفات - العبادات من الإيمان — islamhouse.com (1:04:24)
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