Is it prescribed to cooperate and work collectively based on spreading knowledge and other matters, rather than on a partisan or factional basis?
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The questioner : Now, if a group forms without having a president, an official, or an emir, and they agree among themselves to spread knowledge, on the condition that they remain united, is there anything wrong with this...
The Shaykh : This is obligatory, my brother.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the obligation.
The questioner : And that they be largely in agreement on the fundamentals.
The Shaykh : There is no objection, my brother, as long as they do not fight each other, and do not say, "We alone are the true ones, and the others are not of us."
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : These are the effects of partisanship.
Abu Layla: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, the truth is with him, hehe.
The Shaykh : This is obligatory, my brother.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the obligation.
The questioner : And that they be largely in agreement on the fundamentals.
The Shaykh : There is no objection, my brother, as long as they do not fight each other, and do not say, "We alone are the true ones, and the others are not of us."
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : These are the effects of partisanship.
Abu Layla: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, the truth is with him, hehe.
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