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Classical Scholars on Groups In Islam Mazin AbdulAdhim · There is a very common misconception that all groups are forbidden in Islam, and people regularly spread this idea throughout the Ummah. Any group that is not affiliated with the Saudi version of so-called “Salafiyyah” is immediately denounced as Hizybiyyah (partisanship) or Tafriqa (forming sects), and people are taught to not discuss with these groups, or sit with them, or associate with them. This incorrect idea is actually a relatively recent phenomenon (late 1700s to today), and it contradicts nearly everything that the classical scholars said on the issue. This post explains what the classical scholars said regarding the permissibility (actually, the obligation) of forming groups in Islam, including screenshots of these quotes below, and an explanation of where the line is drawn between *permissible* Islamic groups, and *invalid* unIslamic divisions. Allah (swt) says in Surat Aal-Imran, verse