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Abz2000
Hence the need for a genuine Islamic State with widespread baya' to hear and to obey -the sura council of which consists of well paid and truthful scholars and intellectuals from multiple backgrounds who work sincerely for Allah's sake, and are able to state differences of opinion without fear of people - and who are able to reach consensus on what should be the best course in getting things right with Allah's commands and good pleasure in mind -which the united Ummah will accept as long as it's genuine.....
hadith says the righteous ulema will always be there for us:
Imam Muslim has related the Hadith:
"... Uqba said, 'He knows, so far as I am concerned, I heard the Prophet (Peace be upon him) say: A group of people from my Ummah will continue to fight in obedience to the Command of Allah, remaining dominant over their enemies. Those who will opose them shall not do them any harm. They will remain in this condition until the Hour over takes them.' ...'" (Sahih Muslim, 3/4721, English ed'n, see also Sahih al-Bukhari, 9/414, English ed'n)
Imam Nawawi (d. 676/1277, Rahimahullah) said in his Sharh Muslim (vol. 2, pg. 143):
"The group of people (mentioned in the above Hadith) consists of scholars, jurisprudents, authorities on Hadith, those who enjoin Good (Maroof) and forbid Evil (Munkar) and all such persons who do good deeds. Such righteous persons may be found spread all over the world."
Imam al-Tirmidhi (Rahimahullah) said:
"The explanation of al-Jama'ah according to the people of knowledge: They are the people of fiqh, knowledge and Hadith." (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 4/2167; Ahmad Shakir ed'n)
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