The clarification of the misguidance and confusion of these innovators due to their philosophy of distinguishing between ahad and mutawatir, all of which is due to departing from the methodology of the Salaf.

The Shaykh : ... So they are confused, misguided, and deviant because of the philosophy by which they departed from what the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were upon, namely not distinguishing between the hadiths, classifying them as ahad, and classifying them as mutawatir. There is no distinction at all among the Salaf, nor among any of the four Imams who followed the righteous Salaf in their beliefs, except for those who deviated from among the followers of the followers from some of the misguided sects, such as the Mu'tazilah, the Khawarij, and the like. These people opposed the path of the believers, so the warning of the Lord of the Worlds is applicable to them: This is a very clear example that confirms to you that holding fast to the Book and the Sunnah alone does not benefit them. They denied the Sunnah in what pertains to what they called ahad hadiths. The safety, the safety, lies in holding fast to what the Salaf were upon.