What is the meaning of "tatkatal" (clustering) in Islamic law, and what is its meaning in the concept of the present age?
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Al-Halabi: In the first question mentioned by our brother, through your answer, Shaykh, in the first and second issues, the term "tatkatal" (clustering) was mentioned more than once. It would be desirable to have further clarification regarding the term "tatkatal" in its legal meaning and its modern meaning, and what is permissible and what is prohibited through it, according to the conditions we live in, through the modern reality, and may Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : Of course, we want from the word "tatkatal" what came in the Book and the Sunnah, and especially the Sunnah, which clarifies, as is its constant and eternal nature, what was general in the Noble Book. So we often repeat what we have heard of the saying of Blessed and Exalted is He:[An-Nisa 4:115] So we mean by "tatkatal" the opposite of what others mean by this word or by its synonyms among them, namely partisanship. We do not want by this "tatkatal" anything but gathering all the Muslims on the way of the Book and the Sunnah, [Al-An'am 6:153] and the hadith that says: Sunan an-Nasa'i 4020Sahih (Darussalam) and the other hadith that came in it: Riyad as-Salihin 1070 So we want by "tatkatal" that Muslims cooperate in understanding the Book and the Sunnah, and in applying it within the limits of their ability. And we do not want from this word what is intended by the word "partisanship" in the present age, because Islam fights division which contradicts "tatkatal," but "tatkatal" also contradicts partisanship, because partisanship means fanaticism for one of the Islamic sects against the other sects, even if they are right in what they are pursuing. So I think you want this clarification, if Allah wills.
Al-Halabi: May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Perhaps the brother Ali, as came in the question, that this gathering is to be without a pledge of allegiance, without binding obedience, and without distinction from the general Muslims, in any form, or by a sign, or by a banner, or by loyalty, or by paper, and this is partisanship.
The Shaykh : Correct.
The questioner : The third question asks: Does the restoration of the Rightly Guided Caliphate, and the resumption of Islamic life at the level of the Ummah, necessitate establishing the "tatkatal" mentioned in the second question, or is the individual effort, scattered here and there, sufficient for that?
The Shaykh : It is not sufficient. "Tatkatal" is necessary within the limits that were previously discussed.
The Shaykh : Of course, we want from the word "tatkatal" what came in the Book and the Sunnah, and especially the Sunnah, which clarifies, as is its constant and eternal nature, what was general in the Noble Book. So we often repeat what we have heard of the saying of Blessed and Exalted is He:
And whoever opposes the Messenger after guidance has become clear to him and follows other than the way of the believers - We will give him what he has taken and drive him into Hell, and evil it is as a destination.
ومن يشاقق الرّسول من بعد ما تبيّن له الهدى ويتّبع غير سبيل المؤمنين نولّه ما تولّى ونصله جهنّم وساءت مصيراAnd, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way
وأنّ هذا صراطي مستقيما فاتّبعوه ، ولا تتبّعوا السّبل فتفرّق بكم عن سبيلهthe Hand of Allah is with the Jama'ah
يد الله على الجماعة ...for the wolf eats up a solitary sheep that stays far from the flock
فإنما يأكل الذئب من الغنم القاصيةAl-Halabi: May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Perhaps the brother Ali, as came in the question, that this gathering is to be without a pledge of allegiance, without binding obedience, and without distinction from the general Muslims, in any form, or by a sign, or by a banner, or by loyalty, or by paper, and this is partisanship.
The Shaykh : Correct.
The questioner : The third question asks: Does the restoration of the Rightly Guided Caliphate, and the resumption of Islamic life at the level of the Ummah, necessitate establishing the "tatkatal" mentioned in the second question, or is the individual effort, scattered here and there, sufficient for that?
The Shaykh : It is not sufficient. "Tatkatal" is necessary within the limits that were previously discussed.