Summary of Sunni concepts
The group and the band
What is meant by the group?
Whoever is like what the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, was like
And his companions in belief and behavior
This definition of the group is based on his saying, may God bless him and grant him peace
My nation will be divided into seventy-three sects
One in heaven
Seventy-two in Hell
It was said, O Messenger of God, who are they?
The group said
In another hadith
What I and my friends are upon
Al-Shatibi, may God have mercy on him, mentioned several meanings for the group
It comes down to two meanings
They are
Firstly
Doctrine and Method Group
It is committed to what the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, was upon
And his companions, may God be pleased with them
Of matters of belief and the principles of morality
Secondly
Community in the specific sense
It is commitment to the Muslim community
Which has an imam who agrees with the law
And not to leave it or deviate from it
Summary of Sunni concepts