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We believe that our Religion calls to many essentials, so we call to the most essential affair, followed by that which is next in importance, in accordance to the Quranic and Prophetic texts, just as Allaah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said to Muʾaadh b. Jabal (رضي الله عنه):

“Let the first thing you call them to be that they worship Allaah alone. If they affirm that, then inform them that Allaah has obligated upon them five prayers during the night and day. If they affirm that, then inform them that Allaah has obligated upon them the Zakaat..”

We believe that the Sunnah is whatever the Prophet (ﷺ) uttered, enacted, and whatever was done in his presence which he did not disapprove of. The Sunnah additionally includes his outward description and inward character.

We free ourselves from the [Raafidah] Sheeʾah and warn against them due to their numerous heresies, and due to their hatred and cursing of the Companions of Allaah’s Messenger (salalallaahu `alaihi wassallam). The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said: “Do not curse my Companions, for by the One in Whose Hand is my soul, if one of you were to spend the like of the Mount of Uhud in gold, it would not equate to even a handful of one of them, and not even a half.” And he (ﷺ) said: “The curse of Allaah is upon the one who curses my Companions.”

We believe that the true legislated unity can only be achieved when all differing is referred back to the Book and the Sunnah upon the understanding of the Companions. This is due to the saying of the Most High: “And if you differ in any affair between yourselves, then refer it back to Allaah and His Messenger if you truly believe in Allaah and the Last Day..” And the saying of the Messenger (salallaahu ‘alaihi wassallam): “Whoever from you lives for long will see much differing and controversy, so upon you is to cling to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs after me. Hold on to that with your molar teeth.”

All innovations introduced into the Religion are evil, misguidance, and lead to the Fire – and there is no allowance in Islaam for what is referred to as a good innovation (bid`ah hasanah) due to the saying of the Prophet (salallaahu ‘alaihi wassallam): “Indeed the worst of all affairs [in Islaam] are the newly introduced matters, for every newly invented matter is bid`ah, and every bid`ah is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Fire.” And he said: “Whoever introduces into this affair of ours that which is not from it, then it is rejected.”

We free our Lord, the Most High, from any likeness (tamtheel) to the Creation whilst affirming that His Attributes are real and true, just as He has stated: “There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the all-Hearing, the all-Seeing.” So He, the Most High, negated resemblance whilst affirming His Attributes of Hearing and Seeing.

We believe that there is a Bridge (Siraat) erected over Hell, thinner than a strand of hair and sharper than a sword as has been reported in the authentic narrations, and that every person will cross over it in accordance to his deeds. The righteous will cross it swiftly like lightning or a charging horse, whilst the sinners will crawl and others will be snatched and cast into the Hellfire due to their evil deeds. Allaah, the Most High, said: “There is none of you, except that he will come to it. This is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed.” [19:71-71]

We believe that seeking intercession from the Prophets (`alaihimus-salaam), the Awliyaa, and the pious who are in their graves, by supplicating to them is Major Shirk (polytheism) because that is considered as worship of them. The Messenger (salallaahu `alaihi wassallam) said: “Supplication (du`aa) is worship.” And Allaah, the Most High, stated: “And invoke not besides Allaah that which will neither benefit you nor harm you, but if you do, then you will be from the wrongdoers. And if Allaah afflicts you with harm, none can remove it except He.” [10:106-107] And His, the Most High, statement concerning those who supplicate to the deceased: “Who is more astray than the one who calls upon other than Allaah; one who will not answer him till the Day of Resurrection.” [27:62] And His saying: “Your Lord has said: Call upon Me and supplicate to Me and I will answer you. And those who disdain My worship, then they will be entered into the Hellfire in disgrace.” [40:60].

We hold that People of Innovation should be boycotted and shunned. Fudayl b. ʿIyaad (died 187H) said:

“I met the best of people, all of them people of Sunnah and they used to forbid from keeping company with the People of Bid`ah.”

We hold it to be forbidden to look into the books, writings, websites, etc, of ahlul-bid`ah or listen to their lectures and classes. To delve into their teachings and writings opposes the Manhaj (Methodology) of the Salaf. Rather it is for the Scholars of verification and those grounded in knowledge to uncover their mistakes and to refute them.

We believe that the Believers will truly see their Lord in the Hereafter, just as the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“Indeed you shall see your Lord just as you see the full moon on a cloudless night.”

And it is not permitted to falsely interpret this or to set up metaphors. Rather it is taken upon the apparent meaning in accordance to the consensus of ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa`ah. Imaam al-Âjurrî (d. 360H) said:

“And whoever denies all of what we have mentioned and claims that Allâh will not be seen in the Hereafter has disbelieved.”

We hold that one is obligated to be patient with the tyrannical ruler, just as the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“If one of you sees something from your ruler that displeases you, then be patient..”

We do not declare a Muslim to be an unbeliever or an apostate due to a Major Sin that does not reach the level of Major Shirk or Kufr. Allâh, the Most High, stated:

“Indeed Allâh does not forgive that partners be associated with Him in worship, but He forgives lesser than that to whomever He pleases.”

Those who declare Muslims to be unbelievers based upon major sins are the Khawârij.

We hold to the statement of Ibn Taymiyyah (al-Fataawa 7/312):

“It was from the speech of the Salaf: “That a person can possess both imaan and hypocrisy (nifâq).” And likewise their saying: “That a person can possess both imân and kufr.”

And that is not the kufr that exits from the Religion, just as Ibn ʿAbbâs (رضي الله عنهما) and his companions have said regarding the saying of Allâh, the Most High, “And whoever does not judge by what Allaah has revealed, then they are the unbelievers.” – They said: “They disbelieved with a kufr that did not exit them from the Religion.” And they were followed in that understanding by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal and other than him from the Imâms of the Sunnah.”