Some Salafis in creed, for example, gather in a library, appoint one of them as their leader, make obedience to him obligatory upon themselves, and prevent anyone from joining them.

The questioner : Now, Shaykh, there are some who do things that resemble the gatherings of the Muslim Brotherhood. For example, they gather twenty young men in one of the libraries, then they prevent anyone from entering or any increase or decrease in the number. Then they appoint one of them as their leader. This person appointed over them may be the most knowledgeable among them, or he may be equal to them, but they make it obligatory upon themselves to obey him. These people say, "We are Salafis in creed." So I do not know what your guidance is, O Shaykh, regarding such actions?

The Shaykh : ... except if we see and hear. These are the methods of the Muslim Brotherhood. Abd al-Rahman Abd al-Khaliq in Kuwait followed this path, and over time he deviated in some points, at least, from the Salafi call. Among these is his statement, following the Muslim Brotherhood, not only that it is permissible for Islamists to enter the parliaments that rule by other than what Allah has revealed, but also that it is obligatory to do so. This is a serious deviation.