Is the Deobandi group an innovator (in religion), and can you clarify the Hadith from Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah in the aforementioned link?
The answer summarizes the scholars' position on the Deobandi group, stating that the ruling differs depending on the individuals: whoever among them actively promotes their innovation is to be warned against, but whoever does not, and seeks the truth, is to be advised and have the error explained to them. Individuals are not judged merely by their name, but by what they say and do, for truth is not exclusive to any group except the believers, who do not unite upon error. A Muslim must focus on the soundness of their own belief without being preoccupied with judging groups. The article referred to contains both truth and falsehood; the claim of Ibn Taymiyyah anthropomorphizing God or rejecting sound hadith is false, as he is a venerable Imam. As for Ibn Arabi, he has famous statements of disbelief, and many scholars have declared him an unbeliever. The advice is to seek the correct creed from the works of the Imams of the Salaf.
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