What is the sign of the saved sect, and was the phrase "what I am upon and my Companions" mentioned in vain?
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The Shaykh : I say that some people may ask: What is the sign of the saved sect that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) established in the explicit wording of that hadith and in his interpretation of the verse [Al-An'am 6:153]? He drew one line and drew around it those many thick and short lines. What is the sign of this path and this way such that its follower is from the saved sect? The answer, as you heard in the hadith, is as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: that among those seventy-three sects, only one sect is saved, and he described it as being upon what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was upon and what his Companions were upon. In this hadith, we point out an important matter that all the Islamic callers present today have always overlooked, even some of them who are upon this correct methodology of the Book and the Sunnah. Among these people are those who do not pay attention to what the Messenger (peace be upon him) mentioned in the hadith, appending to his statement . The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not limit himself to saying in his description of the saved sect: . Had he limited himself to this, it would have been sufficient, because what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was upon is guidance and light, as you hear in the sermon of necessity: Sahih Muslim 867a (peace and blessings be upon him). So why did he (peace and blessings be upon him) mention and append to his statement , saying: ? This appending is something that many callers do not append to, even if they are with us upon the methodology of the Book and the Sunnah. Therefore, I have always and forever been repeating and circling around this appended phrase because of its importance. Its importance is from two aspects. The first is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was granted concise words, and that he does not speak, as the Exalted said: [An-Najm 53:3-4]. So he does not speak except by revelation, and this is, of course, in relation to religious rulings. And if he was granted concise words, why did he not limit himself to saying: ? Rather, he added and appended to this, saying: , knowing that the Companions did not bring a religion from themselves, but rather they were sincere in following their Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it
و أن هذا صراطي مستقيما فاتبعوهWhat I am upon
ما أنا عليهWhat I am upon
ما أنا عليهthe best of the guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad
و خير الهدى هدى محمّدWhat I am upon
ما أنا عليهand my Companions
و أصحابيand my Companions
و أصحابي(3) Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. (4) It is not but a revelation revealed,
وما ينطق عن الهوى * إن هو إلا وحي يوحىWhat I am upon
ما أنا عليهand my Companions
و أصحابي
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