Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of hadith on ummah not uniting on error

“A hadith says: 'My ummah will not unite upon error.' What is the meaning of this hadith?”Asked by جمیل اختر, دلی

He answers at 1:01:13 in Jihad Fillah · 52 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:01:13
molana, agla sawal dilli se hai jameel akhtar sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "hadith mein aya hai ke meri ummat gumrahi par jama nahi hogi." is hadith ka matlab kya hai? is ka matlab sirf yeh hai ke hamesha kuch afraad aise honge jo sahi raste par rah ein ge. is ka matlab nahi hai ke sari ummat jo hai, sari ummat hamesha sahi rahe gi. yeh matlab nahi hai. yani poori jo ummat mujtami hai, ek billion, woh sab ke sab sahi honge.
1:01:45
yeh matlab nahi hai is ka. balke ek billion musalmanon mein aise afraad hamesha zaroor paye jayenge har daur mein. ga deen fard ki satah par hamesha sahi sahi baki rahe ga, agarche ijtima ki satah par bigar aa jaye ga. yeh matlab hai. molana, agla sawal ahmedabad se hai mr waqas jain ka. unhon ne likha hai: "molana sahib, how can i avoid negative thinking?" i try hard to be positive, but i fail each time.
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