Are there sects in Islam? Salafi, Sunni,Shia,Shafi,Wahaabi,Hanafi??
Ibn Mas’ood said Allah Messenger (Peace be upon him) drew a line for us [in the mud
or dirt] and said, This is the path of Allah’ Then he drew other lines branching off to the
right and to the left and said, ‘ These are the paths at the end of which is a devil calling
people to it.’ Then he recited:
“This is my straight path, so follow it and do not follow the other paths, for they will
separate you from His (Almighty Allah’s) path.” Soorah Al –An’aam , 6:153
This hadeeth proves that the way is only one.
Ibn Al Qayyim commented on this as follows: “This is because the path leading to Allah
is only one, and it is what He sent His Messengers on and sent His Books with. No one
reaches Him except along this path. Even if people take every path and try to open every
door, these paths will be blocked and the doors will be locked, with the exception of this
One Path. For it is connected to Allah and leads to Him.” At- Tafseer Al Qayyim PP- 14-15
Further Allah, Most Great and Glorious condemned factionalism saying:
“Do not be of the pagans; of those who split up their religion and became sects, each
sect rejoicing in what it has.” Soorah Ar- Room, (30:31-32)
Abdullah ibn Lu’ayy narrated that Mu’aawiyah ibn Abee Sufyaan got up among them and
said, “Indeed the Messenger of Allah stood up among us and said, “Certainly those
before you (Jews and Christians) from the People of the Book split up into seventy two
sects and [the followers of ] this religion will split up into seventy- three sects, seventy
two of them in the Fire and one in Paradise, that is the group [Jamaa’ah].” Sunan Abu
Dawud Hadith 4579. Another narration collected by at-Tirmidhee and others mentions
that the Prophets Companions asked him, “and
what is that (one) sect?”
The Prophet (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said, “That which I and my companions are
upon today.” [at-Tirmidhee (#2641) and others: hasan]
And he (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said, “And whosoever lives long from amongst
you [the Companions] will see much differing and controversy, so it is upon you to stick
to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of my rightly-guided successors – cling to that with your
molar teeth.” [Aboo Daawood (#4607), at-Tirmidhee (#2676) and others]
or dirt] and said, This is the path of Allah’ Then he drew other lines branching off to the
right and to the left and said, ‘ These are the paths at the end of which is a devil calling
people to it.’ Then he recited:
“This is my straight path, so follow it and do not follow the other paths, for they will
separate you from His (Almighty Allah’s) path.” Soorah Al –An’aam , 6:153
This hadeeth proves that the way is only one.
Ibn Al Qayyim commented on this as follows: “This is because the path leading to Allah
is only one, and it is what He sent His Messengers on and sent His Books with. No one
reaches Him except along this path. Even if people take every path and try to open every
door, these paths will be blocked and the doors will be locked, with the exception of this
One Path. For it is connected to Allah and leads to Him.” At- Tafseer Al Qayyim PP- 14-15
Further Allah, Most Great and Glorious condemned factionalism saying:
“Do not be of the pagans; of those who split up their religion and became sects, each
sect rejoicing in what it has.” Soorah Ar- Room, (30:31-32)
Abdullah ibn Lu’ayy narrated that Mu’aawiyah ibn Abee Sufyaan got up among them and
said, “Indeed the Messenger of Allah stood up among us and said, “Certainly those
before you (Jews and Christians) from the People of the Book split up into seventy two
sects and [the followers of ] this religion will split up into seventy- three sects, seventy
two of them in the Fire and one in Paradise, that is the group [Jamaa’ah].” Sunan Abu
Dawud Hadith 4579. Another narration collected by at-Tirmidhee and others mentions
that the Prophets Companions asked him, “and
what is that (one) sect?”
The Prophet (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said, “That which I and my companions are
upon today.” [at-Tirmidhee (#2641) and others: hasan]
And he (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said, “And whosoever lives long from amongst
you [the Companions] will see much differing and controversy, so it is upon you to stick
to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of my rightly-guided successors – cling to that with your
molar teeth.” [Aboo Daawood (#4607), at-Tirmidhee (#2676) and others]
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