Examples of how, no matter how hard Muslims try to remain upon the truth, many of them will still deviate from the truth
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The Shaykh : I will give you a clear example—and perhaps I have been long with you—of the deviant sects whose deviation is clear today: the Qadiyyah group. If all Muslims were to agree to drop all these affiliations and be content to say, "We are Muslims, and there is no affiliation except to Islam," and the Qadiyyah also claim affiliation to Islam, how would we distinguish ourselves from these people who have deviated from our religion? Especially since they will continue to say, "We are Ahmadis," meaning they claim affiliation to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad al-Qadiyani, the prophet who came about a century ago. But despite that, they say they are Muslims. If you ask them, "What is your religion?" they will say, "Muslim." "What is your madhhab (school of jurisprudence)?" they will say, "I am an Ahmadi." And you, a Muslim who is not an Ahmadi, will be asked, "What is your religion?" You will say, "Muslim." "What is your madhhab?" You will say, "I have no madhhab." But that is not acceptable; you must have a madhhab because other madhhabs exist. In that case, the truth will become confused with falsehood. Therefore, the Muslim must clarify what his madhhab is, because the Muslims as a whole did not return to the Islam that Allah revealed to the heart of Muhammad (peace be upon him), nor to any of the madhhabs. We imagine that Muslims will one day return to a single affiliation, which is Islam, but this is a fantasy that cannot be realized. Nevertheless, we say that even if this fantasy were to become a reality, we would say that our affiliation is only to Islam. But in reality, it is very unlikely that this will happen. For this reason, I say: from a practical standpoint, the Muslim must have an affiliation that reveals the truth of the madhhab by which he worships Allah. And since, as we said, the reality is that the masses of Muslims are content with these many affiliations, none of which lead to infallibility, it is all the more necessary, and all the more necessary, that we hold fast to this affiliation to infallibility. Because I said that this affiliation is to the Salaf (the earliest generations), led by Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning affiliation to the certain, definitive consensus about which the Messenger said . So, in this affiliation, we claim affiliation to the consensus from which no Muslim is permitted to depart or disavow. And as was said in conclusion, I say:
"This difference between us is sufficient for you, *** And every vessel is known by what it contains."
And peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : He (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding making up the missed sunnah prayer after 'Asr.
The questioner : ... .
My community will not agree upon misguidance
لا تجتمع أمَّتي على ضلالة"This difference between us is sufficient for you, *** And every vessel is known by what it contains."
And peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : He (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding making up the missed sunnah prayer after 'Asr.
The questioner : ... .
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