"Stick to the Jamaa'ah and beware of splitting for Shaytaan is found along with the single person but is further from two. Whoever desires the center of Paradise then let him stick to the Jamaa'ah. He whose good deeds pleases him and his evil deed causes him to feel bad then he is a believer." - *
Ibn Abbaas (May Allaah be pleased with him) said that Allaah's Messenger (May the Peace and Blessings of Allaah Be Upon Him) said:
"..... for he who splits away from the Jamaa'ah by a handspan and then dies, dies a death of Jaahiliyyah (Ignorance)" - **
Abu Shaamah (d.665h May Allaah have mercy upon him)said:
"The order of sticking to the Jamaa'ah means sticking to the Haqq (truth) and it's followers; even if those who stick to the truth are few and those who oppose it are many, since the truth is that which the first Jamaa'ah from the time of the Prophet(May the Peace and Blessings of Allaah Be Upon Him) and his Companions (May Allaah be pleased with them) were upon. No attention is given to the great number of the people of futility coming after them." - ***
Sources:
*Reported by Ahmad (1/17), at-Tirmidhee (no.2165), al Haakim (1/14) and is declared Saheeh by Shaykh Muhammad Naasir ud-Deen Al Albani in As-Saheehah (no.1116) -------------------------------------- **Reported by Al-Bukhari (Eng. trans. 9/145), Muslim, Ahmad, and the other narration by at-Tirmidhee (no.2967), Ahmad (4/130), refer to 'Sharh ul-Aqeedut-Tahaawiyyah' (pp.379-382) - checked by Shaykh Muhammad Naasir ud-Deen Al Albani -------------------------------------- ***'Al Baa'ith 'alal-Bida'h wal-Hawaadith' (p.19)
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