Do you think Salafi work should be in an organized party group?

The questioner : Do you think Salafi work should be in an organized party group, or should this call encompass the groups and be general for all people, and what about the fanaticism that exists among the believers in this call from any side?

The Shaykh: And we are not partisan; that is to say, the Salafi call rejects partisanship. If we open the door to partisanship here, the Muslim Brotherhood will gain a great deal of benefit from this aspect. This is because we see the Muslim Brotherhood as a partisan group, and this is very, very clear, especially in the current incident in Damascus. If a man is known to be a Muslim Brother, they help him in every way. But if they know he is a Salafi or not a Muslim Brother, I do not say they do not help him at all, but the treatment changes in any case. So, partisanship is not part of the Salafi call at all. "No," . The party of Allah is the group that pledges itself to act according to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, and to follow the methodology of the pious predecessors, not just in words but in deeds. But now, the clustering seems to be a natural thing. When we hold a lesson, this lesson, as is our reality in Damascus, gathers people from all these groups. But do the other groups, who harbor hatred toward this Salafi group, attend this lesson which is on the Salafi methodology? Naturally, no. So, in that case, the clustering that we might call Salafi will occur by virtue of reality, not by seeking it. Because, as you correctly mentioned, this call accepts all Muslims, but they must walk with it. If they leave it alone, it will remain like a party, and you will see it as a party. Has this party reached the point where, for example, only those who believe in the Salafi call from A to Z attend it? If that is the case.

The questioner : It is so, and if you try to cooperate with them, they look at it from the standpoint of a specific fanaticism that exists in you!

The Shaykh : By Allah, I tell you with complete frankness: I have no knowledge of this at all!

The questioner : I say if this were the case.

The Shaykh : I am answering you, and as they say in Syria: "Do not advise a greedy person," I will answer you: if this is the reality, then what has befallen our Salafi brothers in countries other than Syria is exactly what has befallen the Muslim Brotherhood in this country, the same calamity. We ask Allah to lift the calamity from us.