A Large Number of People Following an Opinion Doesn't Make it True

All praise is due to Allāh, the Lord of all creation—and may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels and grant him peace and security—likewise to his family, Companions, and true followers.

A Large Number of People Following an Opinion Doesn’t Make It True by Abū Khadeejah ʿAbdul-Wāḥid (حفظه الله). A Khutbah delivered at Masjid Salafi, Birmingham, UK.

Some of the points discussed in this beneficial khutbah:

– The decisive hadīth that clarifies the misconception that a large following indicates the truth.
– The principle of measuring men by the truth, not measuring the truth by the men.
– An example from Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) proving that truth is established by evidence, not by numbers.
– The explanation of Ibn Masʿūd (رضى الله عنه) on the true meaning of ‘al-Jamāʿah’ in the Sharīʿah.
– The advice of Fudayl ibn ʿIyāḍ (رحمه الله) to cling to the path of guidance, even if you are alone.
– The consistent way of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamāʿah throughout the generations.
– The example of Ibrāhīm (عليه السلام), who was an entire Ummah upon the truth by himself.
– The critical necessity of using the Qurʾān and the authentic Sunnah as our sole measure.
– An explanation from Imām as-Saʿdī (رحمه الله) on the verse: “And if you obey most of those on earth, they will mislead you far away from Allāh’s Path.” [Sūrah al-Anʿām 6:116]
– The intent behind the command to cling to the Jamāʿah, as explained by Abū Shāmah al-Maqdisī (رحمه الله).
– The distinct qualities of the Ghurabāʾ (the strangers upon the truth).
– From the signs of the Hour: the disappearance of knowledge and the prevalence of ignorance.
– The obligation to adhere to the truth and stick to the affair as it was in the beginning, especially when trials emerge.

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