No hard feelings, nothing personal, just, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE TRUTH, you know.

Allah says: "And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allaah (i.e., th is Qur'an), and be not divided among yourselves." Surah Aali-`Imraan [3:103] 2. And He says: "And do not be among the polytheists. Of those who split up thei r religion and became sects, each sect rejoicing in that which is with it." Sura t-ur-Room [30:31-32] The Messenger, sallallahu alejhi we selem, said: "I counsel you to have Taqwaa o f Allaah and to hear and obey, even if an Abyssinian slave were to command you. For, verily, whoever amongst you lives (to grown old), he will see many differen ces. So stick to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided khaleefahs. Clin g tightly onto it and hold onto it with your molar teeth. And beware of newly in vented matters. For, indeed, every newly invented matter is an innovation, and e very innovation is a thing that leads astray, and everything that leads astray i s in the Hellfire." And he also said: "Indeed those from before you from the People of the Book divi ded into seventy-two groups. And, indeed, this group (Muslims) will divide into seventy-three. Seventy-two groups will be in the Hellfire and one of them will b e in Paradise. And it is the Jamaa'ah (group)." And in another narration, Muhammed, sallallahu alejhi we selem, said: "Everyone of them in the Hellfire, except for one group that which I and my companions are upon." Ibn Mas'ood, r.a. said: "The Messenger, sallallahu alejhi we selem, drew a line for us and then said: 'This is the Straight Path of Allah.' And he drew lines o n the left and right of it, and then said: 'These are paths of which there is no t one except that there is a devil upon it calling towards it.' Then he recited the statements of Allah: 'And verily, this is My Straight Path, so follow it, an d do not follow (other) paths for they will separate you away from His path." Allah, subhanehu we te'ala, has commanded us to hold tightly onto the Glorious Q ur'an, and to not be like the polytheists who divide their religion into sects a nd parties. And the honorable Messenger, sallallah ualejhi we sellem, has inform ed us that the Jews and the Christians have divided into many sects, and that th e Muslims will divide into more sects than them. And that these groups will subj ected to the entrance into the Hellfire due to their deviation and their distan cing away from the Book of their Lord and Sunnah of their Messenger, sallallahu alejhi we sellem. He also informed us that one saved sect from among them will e nter Paradise, and it is the Jamaa'ah (group), THOSE WHO CLING TIGHTLY ONTO THE BOOK OF ALLAH AND THE AUTHENTIC SUNNAH, and the actions of the companions of the Messenger of Allah. The Methodology Of The Saved Sect 1. The Saved Sect is upon the methodology that the Messenger, sallallahu alejhi we selem, was upon in his life and the methodology of his companions after him. And that was (the following of ) the Glorious Qur'an which Allah revealed unto H is Messenger, sallallahu alejhi we selem, and that which he explained to his com panions by way of the ahaadeeth (narration's) that have been authentically repor ted on him. And he commanded the Muslims to hold tightly onto the two, by his sa ying: "I left upon you two things of which you will never go astray after them: The Book of Allaah and my Sunnah. They will never be separated until they return to me at the Haud (the Pond)."

2. The Saved Sect returns to the Words of Allah and the words of His Messenger, sallallahu alejhi we selem, at times of differing and controversy, acting upon t he statement of Allah, the Most High: "And if you differ in anything amongst you rselves, refer it back to Allaah and His Messenger, if you believe in Allaah and in the Last Day. That is more suitable for final determination." Surat-un-Nisaa ' [4:59]. And He also says: "But no, by your Lord, they can have no Eemaan (Faith), until they make you (O Muhammad) a judge in all disputes between them, and find in the mselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submis sion." Surat-un-Nisaa' [4:65]. 3. The Saved Sect does not put the speech of anyone before the speech of Allaah and His Messenger, sallallahu alejhi we selem, acting upon the statement of Alla h: "O you who believe! Do not be forward in the presence of Allaah and His Messe nger and fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing." Surat-ul-Huju raat [49:1]. Ibn 'Abbas, r.a. said: "I fear that rocks from the heavens are about to descend upon you. I say to you: The Messenger of Allaah said, and you say: Abu Bakr and 'Umar said." 4. The Saved Sect gives importance to the Tawheed of Allah. And that is the sing ling out of Allah in terms of His worship, seeking of assistance, supplication a t times of hardship and ease, scarifies, oaths, reliance, and other than that fr om the types of worship. It is the foundation by which the only correct Islamic state can be established. And there is no doubt that the Shirk (association of p artners with Allaah) that is currently present in the Islamic states should be e radicated. This is because it is one of the requirements of Tawheed. Thus, victo ry will not come to any group that disregards Tawheed and does not oppose shirk and its types. 5. The Saved Sects revives the Sunnah of the Messenger, sallallahu alejhi we sel em, in their act of worship, behavior and lifestyles. And due to this, they beco me strangers among their own people, as the Muhammed, sallallahu alejhi we selem , has informed us would happen with his words: "Indeed Islam began as something strange and it will return to being strange as it began. So Toobaa is for the st rangers." And in one narration, he said: "So Toobaa is for the strangers those who correct others when the people have become corrupt." 6. The Saved Sect does not become fanatical with the words of anyone, except for the words of Allah and His Messenger, sallallahu alejhi we selem, the one prote cted from sins and who do not speak from his own desire. As for other than him f rom among mankind, no matter how high his degree may be, then he is prone to err or and sin. This is due to the statement of the Messenger: "Everyone of the trib e of Adam sins. And the best of the sinners are the ones who (constantly) make r epentance." Imaam Maalik Rahimahullaah said: "There is no one after the Prophet except that you may take and abandon from his statements, except the Prophet." 7. The Saved Sect are the people of Hadeeth, of whom the Muhammed, sallallahu al ejhi we selem, said: "There will not cease to be a group from my ummah, dominant upon the truth. The ones who abandon them will not be able to harm them, until the decree of Allaah comes." A poet said: "The people of hadeeth are the people of the Prophet."

8. The Saved Sect honors and respects the Scholars of Islam and they do not go e xtremities in following anyone among them. Rather, they take the understanding f rom the Qur'an, the authentic Sunnah and from all of the scholars statements as long as they are in agreement with the authentic narration's and these are in ag reement with their words. This is up to the point that they advise those that fo llow them to take from the authentic texts and to abandon any statement that opp oses it. 9. The Saved Sect commands the good and forbids the evil. And so they forbid the evil of the innovator and the destructive groups that divide the ummah and inno vate into the religion and into the Sunnah of the Messenger, sallallahu alejhi w e selem, and his companions. 10. The Saved Sect calls the Muslims towards holding fast to the Sunnah of the M essenger, sallallahu alejhi we selem, and his companions until victory is prescr ibed for them and enter Paradise by the bounty of Allaah and the intercession of the Messenger after haven been given the authority to do so by Allaah. 11. The Saved Sect declares the evil of the conventional man-made law system whi ch forces mankind to oppose the ruling system of Islam. They call the people to rule by the Book of Allaah which was revealed to aid mankind in this world and t he next. And Allah knows best what is correct for them. His rule is established and does not change through the course of days. And it is correct for the people of all times. There can be no honor for he Muslims except in their return to th e studying of Islam, individually or in groups or through the governments, in ac cordance to Allah's statement: "Verily, Allah will not change the condition of a people, as long as they do not change it themselves." Surat-ur-Ra'ad [13:11]. 12. The Saved Sect calls the Muslims to the Jihaad in the way of Allah and it i s an obligation upon every Muslim who is capable and in the means of doing it. A nd the Jihaad should be in the following ways: A. Jihaad with the tongue and the pen. This is done by calling the Muslim as wel l as others to the correct form of Islam and the Tawheed of Allaah free from a ny form of Shirk such as that which has become widespread in many of the Muslim lands. And which the Messenger of Allaah informed us would occur admits the Musl ims, by his saying: "The Hour will not be established until a tribe from my umma h joins the polytheists and until a tribe from my ummah worship idols." B. Jihaad with the wealth. This is done by giving money for the spreading of Isl am and the publication of books of Da'wah calling towards the correct views. It should be done by the distribution of wealth to the authors who will then assist s those, whose hearts are from among the weakest of Muslims so that it may stren gthen them. It should be done by the manufacturing and the purchasing of weapons and equipment for the Mujaahideen (those who fight for the sake of Islam), and other necessary things such as food, clothing and things of that sort. C. Jihaad with the body. This is done by fighting and joining in the battlefield for the purpose of giving victory to Islam, so the words of Allaah can be raise d high, and so the words of the disbelievers can be put low. The Messenger has indicated these types of Jihaad, in His statement: "Wage Jihaad (fight/struggle) against the polytheists with your wealth, yourselves and your tongues." The Signs Of The Saved Sect 1. The Saved Sect are the fewest among people. The Messenger, sallallahu alejhi we sellem, supplicated for them with this statement: "Toobaa is for the stranger : A people who rectify (themselves and others) among people who are in much evil . Those who disobey them are greater in number than those who obey them." 16

The Glorious Qur'an has informed us of them. Allaah, praising them, Says: "But f ew of My slaves are grateful." Surah Saba' [34:13]. 2. The Saved Sect are the ones who a majority of the people hold as enemies. The y are trodden upon and insulted by being given bad names. Consequently, they tak e the example of the Messenger, sallallahu alejhu we sellem, of whom Allah has s poken about, when He said: "And so We have appointed for every Prophet enemies; shayaateen (devils) among mankind and jinn, inspiring one another with adorned speech as a delusion." Surat-ul-Ana'aam [6:112]. And this was the case with our Messenger, sallallahu alejhu we sellem. His peopl e would call him a "magician" and a "liar" when he would call them to worship an d believe in only Allaah, even though, before that they used to call him the "tr uthful" and the "trustworthy". 3. Shaikh 'Abdul 'Azeez Bin Baaz Rahimahullaah was asked concerning the Saved Se ct, so he responded: "They are the Salafiyoon and everyone who follow the footst eps of the Salaf-us_Saalih (The pious predecessors; the Prophet his companions a nd everyone who follows their methodology)." These are some of the methodologies and signs of the Saved Sect, I will talk som e more, in later chapters of this book, on the Aqeedah (belief/creed) of the Sav ed Sect, who are also known as the Victorious Group, so that we may be upon thei r Aqeedah, if Allaah wills.

Who Is The Victorious Group? 1. The Messenger, sallallahu alejhi we sellem, said: "There will not cease to be a group from my ummah dominant upon the truth. Those who abandon them will not be able to harm them until the Decree of Allah comes." And he said: "If the people of Shaam become corrupt, then there is no good in th em. And there will not cease to be a group from my ummah that will be victorious . Those who abandon them will not be able to harm them, until the Hour is establ ished." 2. Ibn Al-Mubaarak Rahimahullaah said: "To me, they are Ashaab-ul-hadeeth." 3. Al-Bukhaaree Rahimahullaah reported that 'Alee Ibn Al-Madeenee said: "They ar e Ashaab-ul-hadeeth." 4. And Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Rahimahullaah said: "If the victorious group is not the Ashaab-ul-hadeeth, then I do not who they are." 5. Imaam Ash-Shaaf'iee Rahimahullaah said that Ahmad Ibn Hanbal gave a speech an d said: "You are more knowledgeable of hadeeth than I am. So if a hadeeth comes to you, that is authentic, then inform me of it until that becomes my opinion, r egardless of whether it be from Hijaaz, Koofah or Basrah."