The ruling on a matter that occurred in Pakistan.

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The Shaykh : Is the matter regarding the topic, or is it a question?

The questioner : ... A group from Pakistan, a group from the people of hadith, and they came with important questions ... .

The Shaykh : This ... requires a special session.

The questioner : ... This session is necessary ... .

The Shaykh : ... The group gathered here.

The questioner : If you permit, Shaykh, we would like to inform you that a group has emerged in Pakistan called the Jama'at al-Muslimin (Group of Muslims). These people initially affiliated themselves with the people of hadith, ... the people of hadith, then they became independent under the name Jama'at al-Muslimin. Now they have become involved in matters, among which is that they stipulate that the hadith must be in "the two Sahihs" (al-Bukhari and Muslim). They claim that the Jama'at al-Muslimin ... assert that anyone who does not pledge allegiance to this group and its leader is outside the Jama'at al-Muslimin, and it is not permissible to pray behind him. Sometimes they rush to declare as disbelievers those who do not pledge allegiance to that group. They also say that anyone who calls themselves the people of hadith, or the people of the Sunnah, or the companions of hadith, or a Hanafi or a Shafi'i, are all the same; they are all from the people of innovation. There should be no name except one name: the Jama'at al-Muslimin. These are the things, and they also cling to everything mentioned in the hadiths regarding the conduct of the Prophet, whether in ... in whatever matter it concerns ... . Then, whoever opposes them, they judge them as having committed major violations, even those who did not ... ... such matters, ... ; so what is your opinion on this?

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. This requires a special session where we expand on clarifying the matters; because I sense from this speech that this is a revival of the group of takfir (declaring people disbelievers). Yes, but it is not permissible to rush. So, the group you are speaking about here? Are they present here in Madinah?

The questioner : No, they are in Pakistan.

The Shaykh : No, I mean, the ones who conveyed this to you?

The questioner : ... They came for 'Umrah.

The Shaykh : That is it. I am asking, are they here in Madinah?

The questioner : ... The people of hadith came and complained that they ... contacted the people of the mosques now ... the previous imams from the people of hadith ... ... .

The Shaykh : Good, I will meet with you - if Allah wills - , and we will set a time to meet with some of these brothers whom you met, and who mentioned some of what you just mentioned, or some of that, and we will discuss what Allah - Blessed and Exalted is He - facilitates.
Have you finished? Yes.