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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is there evidence in the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And whoever takes Allah and His Messenger and the believers as allies) that it is obligatory to adhere to the Muslim community?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In Allah's saying,
And whoever is an ally of Allah and His Messenger and those who have believed - indeed, the party of Allah - they will be the predominant.وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فَإِنَّ حِزْبَ اللَّهِ هُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ
[Al-Ma'idah 5:56]
, is it derived from Allah's saying that a person is required to adhere to the Muslim community, be loyal to them, and abandon what contradicts them?

Answer:
This is the text of the verse: that one is to be with the believers and with the community of believers, and not contradict them; rather, he loves them, feels at ease with them, and stays with them. This is the text of the verse. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [22 -858] هل في قوله تعالى: (ومن يتولى الله ورسوله والذين آمنوا ) دليل على لزوم جماعة المسلمين؟ — youtube.com

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