the muslim has a distinct personality with it's own special nature and particular outlook and manner. it is distinct in its appearance, its nature, its creed ('aqeedah), its orientation and direction faced in prayer, and in all its affairs.

by being distinct as muslims we preserve our islaam and our call in a clear and pure form, free from any adulteration and mistakes.

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9.reported by ahmad (no. 5114) and others with hasan (good) isnaad (chain of narration). i have spoken about it in more detail in my footnotes to al-hikamul jadeerah bil idhaa'ah (pg. 1-3) of ibn rajab