Where does it say in the quran that we must follow a sect?

Question

i not seen it...

i dont believe in followin a sect...

if someone says to me " wot sect do u follow???" i say i dont...

im a muslim and thats that...

Answer 1

Quran warns us about being divded into sects. No sects allowed. Only being Muslim is allowoed !i

Answer 2

me too , but i really dont know ..

i mean if someone asked me if i'm a shia , and i said no , i'm not..

dose that make me a sunni!!

i really donnu , but what i really know is that i'm a muslim who believes in allah , his holy books , his angels , his prophets , fait & judgement day..

and i do respect and love all prophet's sahaba and ahlul bait..

that's me..

Answer 3

Shia only means we follow the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (s) through the 12 Imams, nothing less, nothing more. You cannot detach Islam from Ahlil Bayt, then there won't be any Islam.

Glorious Quran Chapter 3 Verse 103

And hold ye fast by the cord of God All together and be not divided ( among yourselves ) ...

Some Sunni scholars and commentators agree that the above verse reflects on the Ahl al Bayt. Here are some references

- Thalabi records on his Commentary Tafsir al Kabir from Aban ibn Tabligh that he heard Imam Jafer as Sadiq ( as ) say:

We are the Rope of Allah about whom Allah has said: Hold fast to the Rope of Allah ...

- Shafi'i is reported by Abu Bakr ibn Shabah al Din in Rishfaht al Sadi to have said:

When I saw People carried off

Their departure to the sea of error and ignorance

In the name of Allah I boarded the ship of Salvation

That is the Ahl al Bayt of Mustafa, the Seal of Prophecy

And I caught hold of the Rope of Allah, that is their Love

As He commanded us to hold fast to the Rope!

- A tradition from the Holy prophet (s)

I will soon be called away and will have to depart from you, but I leave among you Two weighty things, the Book of Allah and my descendants. The Book of Allah is like a rope which extends from the heavens to the earth, and my descendants are my people of the house ( my Ahl al Bayt ). The Subtle and the Aware tells me that the two shall never part company until they come to me at the Pool. So take care how you treat them after me.

As recorded in

- Musnad of Ahmed Hanbal, v 3 p 17

- Musnad of Ahmed Hanbal, v 3 p 26

- Sahih of al Tirmizi, tradition no. 874

- Kanz al Ummal, v 1 p 47, tradition no. 945 ( for the above hadeeth )

- Ghayatul Maryam, p 242

- Yanibul Muwaddah, p 118 -> 119

- Sawaiq al Muhriqah, v 1 chapter 11

- Safinatul Biharij ( Recorded by Allama Qummi from Allama Zamakhsari ) p 193

Answer 4

its not about following sects ..

but if someone asks u wat u belive in as a muslim

are u guna say all the things u follow ? or isnt it easier to just say eg. shia , sunni etc .

and then the person knows what u belive in without u having to talk alot lol

anyway u cant just say ur 'just muslim ' because ur beliefs automaticly put u into a sect