The Muslims' current need is to unite and not disperse, and there is no group that does not want to refer to the Book and the Sunnah, contrary to what we hear from you, so we hope for clarification.

The questioner : The Muslims' current need is to combine efforts, not to disperse them. We do not know of any Islamic group that does not seek or strive to return to the Book and the Sunnah, contrary to what we hear from your eminence. We ask you to clarify this question.

The Shaykh : What he heardThe questioner : is the truth, and there is no ambiguity in it. Leave me alone regarding the intentions of the path. I say that all Islamic groups do not contradict us in calling to the Book and the Sunnah in speech, but they contradict us in action. This is the difference between us and them. As the poet said:
“This difference between us is enough for you *** And every vessel emits what is in it.”
It is not enough for us to say that all sects call to the Book and the Sunnah, and for me to know this. Therefore, we say, and in a recent lecture we delivered in Wadi al-Sir last Wednesday, we said: There is no Islamic sect on the face of the earth, no matter how deeply rooted in misguidance, that says, "We are not on the Book and the Sunnah." The Shi'ah, the Zaydiyyah, the Khawarij, the Ibadhiyyah, and so on, they all say what we say. So what is the difference between us and them? Because this is a word that all Muslims say: the Book and the Sunnah. We say there must be a legal distinction, and this is what we keep repeating: the Book and the Sunnah, and on the methodology of the pious predecessors. We have lectures on this phrase, "On the methodology of the pious predecessors," but we say the Book and the Sunnah without the methodology of the pious predecessors, because there is no sect, no matter how deeply rooted in misguidance, that does not say "on the Book and the Sunnah." And I give examples, many and very many examples. Take the Qadiyyah sect. The Qadiyyah believe in what we believe in regarding the five pillars of Islam, the first of which is the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. But we say Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, the Seal of the Prophets, no prophet after him. They say no. There are prophets after Muhammad, and one was sent in their time, and he is called Mirza Ghulam Ahmad al-Qadiyani. They explicitly state that other prophets will come after him. So if these people meet us, it is the Book and the Sunnah, but they have deviated from the Book and the Sunnah. How did they deviate from the Book and the Sunnah? Did they deny the saying of the Exalted, ? No. Because any Muslim who denies a verse of the Qur'an disbelieves in Allah and His Messenger, meaning his case is exposed and his stench is revealed. They all say Book and Sunnah, and these Qadiyyah are among them. So if... in the verse they twist it and turn the meaning, and they say, "You made a mistake in understanding the verse; it means the Seal of the Prophets, meaning no prophet after him." So what is the meaning, people? They said, "The Seal of the Prophets means he is the adornment of the prophets, just as the ring on the finger is the adornment of the finger. So the Messenger of Allah is the adornment of the prophets." So they did not deny the verse; they believe in the verse with us, but they interpreted it. And this is the difference between the saved sect and the misguided sects. For example, the Mu'tazilah who deny divine decree and who deny seeing Allah by the believers in the Hereafter. Do they deny some of the verses regarding the seeing, such as the saying of the Mighty and Majestic, ? Do they deny them? No, they do not deny them. Do they believe that the believers, as the jurist poet said:
"The believers see Him without how, *** And without likening or any example"
Do they believe in this seeing? No. So they say the Book and the Sunnah, but they interpret the verses and hadiths that contradict their creed. Therefore, we say today that it is not enough to say Book and Sunnah, but also the methodology of the pious predecessors. It came in a question:The questioner : We want to unite and we do not want to divide. We are these, and they are not those. How is that? So we ask them now: On what basis do you want to unite the Muslims? Are you with us on the Book and the Sunnah? If they say yes, we say: Bring your proof. Is your prayer on the Book and the Sunnah? Is your fasting on the Book and the Sunnah? Is your Hajj on the Book and the Sunnah? Is your creed on the Book and the Sunnah? We gave you some examples just now. They do not keep repeating these issues at all. And so I believe that the brother who directed this question believes with us, as all the other sects believe in the Book and the Sunnah, but he does not walk with us. He does not walk with us on the line, as I indicated just now in the authentic hadith. And it is fitting for me now to mention the hadith that explains the previous verse . He (peace and blessings be upon him) said one day while sitting among his Companions, and he had drawn a straight line for them, he said هذا صراط الله وخط حول هذا الخط المستقيم طرقا قصيرة قال وهذه طرق وعلى رأس كل طريق منها شيطان يدعو الناس إليه, ثم قال عليه السلام وأن هذا صراطي مستقيما فاتبعوه ولا تتبعوا السبل فتفرق بكم عن سبيله This is the path of Allah, and he drew around this straight path short paths. He said, "These are paths, and at the head of each of these paths is a Shaytan calling people to it." Then he said, peace and blessings be upon him: "And this is My straight path, so follow it, and do not follow the ways that will cause you to diverge from His path." So the paths that Muslims, let alone others, follow are multiple, as we indicated just now. And I wish that thisThe questioner : He can direct the question directly so that I can ask him the traditional question: "Where is Allah?" I would then tell him: "Your answer is either in accordance with the Sunnah, that Allah is in the sky, as the maidservant said, or it is as people say, 'Allah is present in every existing thing.' So, who are you with?" If he says, "I am with you," we say, "Praise be to Allah, you are with us. But these groups are not with us. Therefore, the gathering must not be merely verbal, but verbal and practical. When the belief of the Muslims is unified, their worship, their prayer, their fasting, and so on, then we say: we gather and do not divide. However, this question reminds me of something you may find surprising, and you are with us, if Allah wills, on the broadcast, but it is from noble knowledge. It is reported in Sahih al-Bukhari that one of the names of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is al-Mufarriq (the Divider). Why? First, he divides between the truth and falsehood, and this is a self-evident matter. Well, if he divides between the truth and falsehood, does he not divide between the one who is right and the one who is wrong? It is necessary; these are two concomitant matters. Therefore, one of his names is al-Furqan (the Criterion) because he divides between the truth and falsehood. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent with the call to the truth, did he not divide between the father and the son? Did not a father kill his son and a son kill his father occur in the Prophetic biography? All of this happened. Therefore, it is not befitting for these callers to remain at the word "gathering" without what? Belief without methodology? Because this gathering does not benefit them at all. In reality, there are many well-known parties and groups, some of which have been around for nearly a century and have done absolutely nothing since that old time. They call for establishing the state of Islam, but they have done absolutely nothing. They only move and call themselves "activists." I say they are truthful, but their movement stops at a military perspective only, which is "stay in your place." There is movement, but there is no progress unless this movement is accompanied by regression. There is a wisdom said by some of these callers; if they had stopped at it, they would have benefited and benefited others, but they turned away from it. It is the saying of that wise man: "Establish the state of Islam in your hearts, and it will be established for you on your land." The first thing a Muslim should establish as a state of Islam in his heart is the correct belief. If the heart is devoid of the correct belief derived from the Book and the Sunnah, how can they establish the state of Islam on the land of Islam? This requires many and very many qualifications, the most basic and fundamental of which is the correct belief. And they do not revolve around this belief. The example is before you now. Ask whomever you want of these callers: "Where is Allah?" They will say, "What is this question? This question is not permissible. This is defining the Lord of the Worlds. This is anthropomorphism. I seek refuge in Allah." They do not even know this hadith, which was accepted by the Ummah and narrated in Sahih Muslim, al-Muwatta of Malik, Musnad Ahmad, and the collections of the Sunnah by consensus, that the maidservant was asked by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) If you ask them this question, they will deny the question to you, let alone answer it. It is not because the maidservant said it this way, but because Allah preceded her to that and taught her, so He said, the Exalted, in the surahs that many of us recite every night: What did they do with this verse? What did the Qadiyyaniyyah do with the verse: What did the Mu'tazilah do with the verse: They interpreted it, they interpreted it, they interpreted it. With them, they said: meaning the angels They said, "The angels." We said to them, "Then what do you say about his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):" These are also angels. The hadith speaks about the Most Merciful: They did not deny the hadith, but they twist and turn. They do not deny the verse because if they denied it, they would be disbelievers openly. Therefore, we want from our brothers, these people, from some of whose questions it appears that their hearts are good and pure, but unfortunately, they did not understand the reality of the difference. In modern terms today, it is putting the dots on the letters. The Book and the Sunnah are a common word, but applying our belief, behavior, and worship to the Book and the Sunnah is not applied at all. And I hope there is a person who contradicts what I am saying so that we can discuss with him in the best manner and the truth becomes manifest to every one who has eyes.