Are the groups currently in existence considered to be from the people of the Sunnah and the community?
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The questioner: O Shaykh, just one question, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: The groups currently in existence on these methodologies, which you know better than we do, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Are they considered to be from the people of the Sunnah and the community?
The Shaykh: No, they are not considered to be from the people of the Sunnah and the community, but there are some in them and some in them.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Except for those who explicitly affiliate themselves to the Book and the Sunnah and the methodology of the pious predecessors.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: The groups currently in existence on these methodologies, which you know better than we do, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Are they considered to be from the people of the Sunnah and the community?
The Shaykh: No, they are not considered to be from the people of the Sunnah and the community, but there are some in them and some in them.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Except for those who explicitly affiliate themselves to the Book and the Sunnah and the methodology of the pious predecessors.
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