Speaking about the saved sect and its characteristics.

The Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in answering that question about what the saved sect is and what its characteristics are, said: "It is that which is upon what I and my Companions are upon." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not suffice in this hadith with saying "what I am upon," and although that might actually be sufficient for a true Muslim who understands the Book and the Sunnah, he (peace be upon him), as a practical realization of the saying of the Exalted regarding him: , out of his mercy and compassion for his Companions and followers, clarified to them that the sign of the saved sect is that which is upon what the Messenger (peace be upon him) was upon and what his Companions were upon after him. Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim to limit his understanding of the Book and the Sunnah to only the necessary means, such as knowing the Arabic language, the abrogating and the abrogated, and all the rules. But among these general rules is that one must refer in all of that to what the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were upon, because, as you know from many reports and from their biographies, they were the most sincere to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in worship and more knowledgeable than us regarding the Book and the Sunnah, among other noble qualities with which they were characterized. This hadith aligns perfectly with the verse, as he (peace be upon him) hinted in this answer that it is necessary for a Muslim to be from the saved sect to refer to what the Companions of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) were upon.