One of The Behaviours of Ahlul Bidah Among Themselves

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Al-Allamah Rabee bin Haadi al-Mad’khali, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

Every sect of ahlul bidah gathers between truth and falsehood; denies the truth that the other sect of bidah possesses and believes in the falsehood that they possess. Shaikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Allah said:

 وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ ءَامِنُواْ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُواْ نُؤۡمِنُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيۡنَا وَيَكۡفُرُونَ بِمَا وَرَآءَهُ ۥ وَهُوَ ٱلۡحَقُّ مُصَدِّقً۬ا لِّمَا مَعَهُمۡ

And when it is said to them (the Jews), “Believe in what Allah has sent down,” they say, “We believe in what was sent down to us.” And they disbelieve in that which came after it, while it is the truth confirming what is with them]. [Surah Al-Baqarah. 91]

This is because they initiate a Bidah, combine it with what the Messengers brought, split their religion, and become sects, so there is truth and falsehood with each of them. They reject the truth of the other group and believe in the falsehood with them. This is the situation of all the people of Bidah, for there is truth and falsehood among them, thus they split their religion and became sects. Every sect, such as the Khawaarij and Shia, denies the truth of the other sect and believes in the falsehood with them.

Source: Al-Mukhtaaraat Al-Bahiyyah Min Kutub Shaikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. Pages 280-281.