The Jamaa'ah

"And do not be from among the Polytheists, those who split their religion and became sects, each set rejoicing in that which is with it." Surah ar-Room [30:31-32]

And they are aware of the words of the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu 'alayhi wa salam) when he said:

"The Jews have split and split and divided into seventy-one sects and the Christians have split and divided into seventy-two sects and my Ummah would split into seventy-three sects. All of these sects will be in the Fire except one." They said, "And which one is this o Messenger of Allah?" He said: "The Jamaa'ah - The one that adheres to what I and my Companions adhere to."

(at-Tirmidthee no.2641, Related by al-Haythamee in Majma'uz-Zawaa'id (1/189), authenticated by Shaykh al-Albaani in Silsilatul-Ahaadeethus-Saheeha, no. 1348)

’Umar Ibn ul-Khattaab (radiyallaahu ’anhu) relates that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said: “Cling to the Jamaa’ah and beware against splitting!  For indeed Shaytaan is with the individual person but is farther away from two people.  And whosoever desires the centre of Paradise, then let him cling to the Jamaa’ah.  And whosoever is pleased by his good deeds and saddened by his evil deeds, then he is a Believer.” Related by Ahmad (1/18) and at-Tirmidhee (no. 2254)

Thus, whosoever clings to the Jamaa’ah – not separating from it – will be the successful one.  But whosoever splits from the Jamaa’ah and its amazed with his own opinion and knowledge, and the larger number who follow him – then he is the one who is destroyed.