Is it true that some people say that disavowing the people of innovation is one of the causes of the division of the Muslim community?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it true that some people say that disavowing the people of innovation, whether Sufis or others, is one of the causes of the division of people and the division of the Muslim community?
Answer:
Yes, we would prefer that the innovators, the polytheists, and the worshippers of graves separate from us. We do not want them to gather with us. Only the people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) should gather with us. This is what we want. This is a division intended by Allah, who divided the believers from the disbelievers:[As-Sajdah 32:18] [Sad 38:28]? We mean this: we mean the separation of those who do not accept the truth, so that they separate from us and we disavow them with a clear disavowal.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it true that some people say that disavowing the people of innovation, whether Sufis or others, is one of the causes of the division of people and the division of the Muslim community?
Answer:
Yes, we would prefer that the innovators, the polytheists, and the worshippers of graves separate from us. We do not want them to gather with us. Only the people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) should gather with us. This is what we want. This is a division intended by Allah, who divided the believers from the disbelievers:
Then is one who was a believer like one who was defiantly disobedient? They are not equal.
أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقًا لَّا يَسْتَوُونَOr should we treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like corrupters in the land? Or should We treat those who fear Allah like the wicked?
نَجْعَلُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ كَالْمُفْسِدِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الْمُتَّقِينَ كَالْفُجَّارِ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [587 -939] هل صحيح ما يقوله بعضهم من أن الإنكار على أهل البدع هو من أسباب تفرقة الأمة؟ — youtube.com
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