From the characteristics by which this group can be recognized are:

1. Lack of concern towards studying and reflecting upon the Qur’aan and the authentic Sunnah
2. Gatherings devoid of the remembrance of Allaah
3. Resemblance to the Khawarij
4. Faulty understanding regarding the Asl (origin) of a Muslim
5. Not differentiating between soundness of the general manhaj (methodology), and mistakes and errors in the details of methodology

6. Relying upon taking knowledge from books
7. Taking only from selected scholars and abandoning others
8. Attacking the scholars and people of knowledge
9. Giving fatwa without knowledge
10. Taqleed (blind following) of personalities
11. Cutting and pasting statements and twisting them to distort their meanings
12. Testing people with individuals who are not from the scholars of the Sunnah
13. Wasting away precious time
14. Neglecting the affair of unity and brotherhood

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A caution against some newly invented methodologies that have

Reviewed by: Shaykh Wasiyyullaah ‘Abbaas, Teacher and Mufti at the Haram in MakkahInitial review done by ahlul ‘ilm at Bangalore, India

Compiled by: Abu Sahl Omer