What is your opinion of the one who says that there is no Islamic group that has adopted Islam in its entirety, and that all groups should cooperate with one another?

The questioner: A speech by one of the da'iyah: "And whoever claims that he can establish the state of Islam with his group, his claim is refuted against him. It is not called Islam, for there is no Muslim group on the scene that has adopted Islam in its complete entirety. There are Islamic groups that call to and incite and urge jihad in the path of Allah, and there are Islamic groups that urge and incite the adoption of Islamic morals, and there are those who call to purify this religion from the impurities and the fabricated and false hadiths attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and there are those who teach people the correct 'aqidah. So each one stands and directs himself toward a specific aspect of Islam. I can direct my speech to all of them and say: All of you should set out with one hand. We call upon the one who calls to jihad and incites jihad to call upon all members of the groups, not just his own group... to incite them and incite the youth to jihad in the path of Allah, on the condition that he follows the path of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in calling to jihad. We call upon the one who calls to good morals and the adoption of them to call upon all members of the groups, not the members of his own group. He calls upon all of them, he calls upon all of them to adopt good morals. There is no harm at all for him to ask one who knows the sound Sunnah from the defective one. He asks him: 'Did a hadith come from the Messenger of Allah regarding this moral trait?' He takes it and teaches it to everyone. 'Did a hadith come from the Messenger of Allah regarding this moral trait and this aspect of morals?' The answer is yes. Take this hadith and let him teach this moral trait, which is established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions, to all members of the other groups. Together, we call upon the one who teaches people the correct 'aqidah to teach all members of the groups, not the members of his own group. In this way, my brothers, the grudges disappear. The youth become in one row, setting out, because the educators have agreed upon saying the word of truth, because the teachers have agreed upon saying the word of truth, because the da'iyah have each taken the truth and begun to spread it. The one who incites to jihad incites everyone after he has known the path of the Messenger of Allah in calling to jihad. The one who calls to good morals teaches everyone good morals, not the members of his own group, after he has known the correct path of the Messenger of Allah in calling to good morals. The one who calls to the correct 'aqidah calls everyone after he has known the correct 'aqidah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)... This, my brothers, is what the Islamic groups must agree upon to succeed in both abodes, for the hearts of the Muslims to unite upon them all... The hatred and malice in the hearts must... We have a methodology, we must... a path... upon which one can raise his head and ask him: 'Do you know that you are calling and saying...?' We must verify... whether the one you are calling agrees with you... or disagrees with you, we must... O da'i, O educator, O teacher. My brothers, I begin with the words of Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) "

The questioner: Is that sufficient, Shaykh?

The Shaykh: It is sufficient. What is the difficulty for you in this speech?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: What is the difficulty for you in this speech?

The questioner: The difficulty for me, may Allah reward you with good, is that it seems the Shaykh is approving these Islamic groups that are currently present. Is the existence of these Islamic groups on the Islamic scene legitimate or not?

The Shaykh: No, he is not in that field, my brother. He is not able to judge or control the Islamic groups present on the scene, but he is able to direct them in the correct, sound direction; therefore, he orders every group on earth to benefit from the specialization of the other group, and so on. Then he revolves around the correct da'wah, the da'wah of the Book and the Sunnah, and says that every one of these groups must recognize the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace be upon him). So this is one hundred percent sound speech, with no blemish on it at all.

The questioner: All right, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner: The da'iyah of the Book and the Sunnah and the methodology of the Salaf al-Salih.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner: I mean, do they not call to jihad in the path of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?

The Shaykh: And he was the first to mention, my brother, these groups and that they carry Islam in its entirety. Do you not remember this?

The questioner: No, Shaykh, he said every group.

The Shaykh : Listen.

The questioner: Carries a part of the religion.

The Shaykh : Listen, my brother, may Allah guide you.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: I am asking you now.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: When he mentioned these groups, he described them as carrying Islam in its entirety, whereas the other groups, each one adopts something. If you did not notice this, rewind the tape from the beginning. When he mentioned Sayyid Qutb and then Shaykh al-Islam, he began to speak about the groups present on the scene. If you do not remember this, rewind the tape from the beginning.

The questioner: Shaykh, he is mentioning the words of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah.

The Shaykh: I am not asking you. I am telling you to rewind the tape. May Allah guide you.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: Rewind the tape and listen to it. Either I am wrong or you are.

The questioner: If Allah wills, Shaykh. We have prolonged this on you, Shaykh. Allow us. May Allah bless you.

The Shaykh: No problem, but do you hear my voice if I tell you to stop?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: And the tape is doing its job?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: Okay, then turn up the volume of the tape.

The questioner: If Allah wills, but...

The Shaykh: Here, good, go ahead.

The questioner: -Recording of a speech by one of the da'iyah-: "What we must follow... by Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), and before I speak about the words of these two noble scholars, I speak to you about a matter that every Muslim must understand and a matter that every group working for Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) must understand. I would like to say to every group that it will not be able to establish the da'wah to Allah and establish the state of Islam on its own." Shaykh, what do you say about this speech?

The Shaykh: I say about it now, it is the speech of a Muslim, but listen to the continuation.

The questioner: -Recording of a speech by one of the da'iyah-: "And whoever claims that he can establish the state of Islam with his group, his claim is refuted against him... for there is no Muslim group on the scene that has adopted Islam in its complete entirety."

The Shaykh: But listen.

The questioner: Yes, Shaykh.

The Shaykh: Did you hear it now?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: What does he say?

The questioner: That there is no group that has adopted all of Islam in a complete manner.

The Shaykh: I am not saying there is no group.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: He says there is a group that has adopted it.

The questioner : No, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner: Rewind the tape.

The Shaykh: All right.

The questioner: ... May Allah reward you with good. -Recording of a speech by one of the da'iyah-: "It is refuted against him, whoever he is, for there is no Muslim group on the scene that has adopted Islam in its complete entirety."

The Shaykh : Hello.

The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.

The Shaykh: My brother, not a single letter.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: It is not clear to us here, so if you are hearing it clearly.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: Then he says "there is not," so his speech is an error.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : But.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: I hope you will confirm for me, are you hearing "not" clearly?

The questioner: Shaykh, no, he says "not" explicitly like this, so we found the matter difficult. May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh: You heard his speech without the tape.

The questioner: No, no, it is on the tape.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: If it is on the tape, there is a letter "not."

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: So his speech is a negation. His speech is incorrect. But when we say that his first statement is that one group cannot establish the state of Islam, the truth is that I say something similar to this speech, and if you wish, record it.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner: The speech is recorded. May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh: My speech, my speech is recorded?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: All right.