Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (961) | Moderation in meeting and separation
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The essence of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah (the People of the Sunnah).
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Moderation in unity and division.
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Moderation means justice and the middle path.
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Meaning there are two blameworthy extremes and a praiseworthy middle ground.
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The extreme of excess in understanding the concept of the community (jama'ah).
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To the extent that its meaning becomes narrow.
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Until it leads to excluding groups and individuals.
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From the circle of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah.
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Simply for falling into errors that allow for scholarly difference.
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Or for a disagreement in a matter of creed.
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Due to an effort in understanding.
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And not as adherence to a principle of the people of innovation (ahl al-bid'ah).
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And this understanding from this extreme.
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Has led to the exclusion of a large segment of the scholars of the Ummah.
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And its hadith scholars and its mujahideen.
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The extreme of deficiency.
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These are those who were deficient and broadened the meaning of the community.
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Out of their concern, as they claim, for the unity of the word.
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For Muslims and strengthening the ranks.
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So they broadened the concept of the community.
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Until they included within it those who are not part of it.
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From the people of division, or innovation and misguidance.
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Those who have contradicted one or more principles of belief.
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The middle path.
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These are those who neither broadened nor diluted.
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The concept of the community.
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Nor did they include within it those who are not part of it.
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Just as they did not narrow the circle of Ahl al-Sunnah.
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To exclude everyone who has the slightest slip.
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And despite this.
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This middle path views that those who affiliate.
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With Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah.
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And are included within their circle.
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Vary in their perfection of the attributes of Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Some of them are more perfect than others in creed and conduct.
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And some are more perfect in da'wah (invitation to Islam) and jihad.
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And in giving and offering.
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But they all remain within the circle of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah.
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And the closer the affiliate is to perfection.
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The better they are.
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And differences in ijtihad (independent legal reasoning), and emerging issues and their rulings.
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Are expected among Ahl al-Sunnah.
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But they do not lead to division and animosity.
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For if it leads to this.
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Then it is transgression and caprice.
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As stated by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him.
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But permissible ijtihad.
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Does not reach the level of sedition and division.
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Except with transgression.
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Not merely due to ijtihad.