What is the criterion for unity and avoiding division among the callers to Allah?
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Question:
Some Islamic groups claim that they are committed to the Book and the Sunnah, yet they are all divided?
Answer:
They should be advised; those who know their condition from among the scholars should advise them so that they may unite upon the truth. It is not permissible for them to be parties and sects.
Q: What is the criterion for unity?
A: Upon the Book and the Sunnah. If their call is all upon the Book and the Sunnah, they do not differ. This is the criterion.
Some Islamic groups claim that they are committed to the Book and the Sunnah, yet they are all divided?
Answer:
They should be advised; those who know their condition from among the scholars should advise them so that they may unite upon the truth. It is not permissible for them to be parties and sects.
Q: What is the criterion for unity?
A: Upon the Book and the Sunnah. If their call is all upon the Book and the Sunnah, they do not differ. This is the criterion.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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