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June 21st, 2006, 02:20 PM
In the 20th century, Islaam has been attacked from all angles lately. One of the primary sources of attack happens to come from some people who have used their intellect to conclude that the Sunnah need not be an authoritative in the lives of every Muslim. They are under the impression that the Qur'aan is sufficient for Muslim.
Let us use the Qur'aan to remind these persons (and may Allah guide them and us to full obedience, Ameen) of the authority of Sunnah.
"Allah has surely blessed the believers with His favour when He raised in their midst a Messenger from among themselves, who recites to them His verses and makes them pure and teaches them the Book and the wisdom, while they were, earlier, in an open error." (3:164)
"And obey Allah and the Messenger so that you may be blessed." (3:132)
"O you believe, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you(fuqaha). (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. This is better and more suitable for final determination." (4:59)
The Qur'aan also clarified that the obedience to the Messenger ('alaihi salaatu was-salaam) is actually obedience to Him.
"And whoever obeys the Messenger, thereby obeys Allah." (41:80)
And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, for him there is the fire of Jahannam. There they will remain forever." (72:23)
"O you who believe, obey Allah and the Messenger and do not make your deeds go in vain." 47:33
"And whoever diobeys Allah and His Messenger has clearly gone astray." 33:36
"On that day those who disbelieved and disobeyed the Messenger will wish that the earth might be levelled with them." 4:42
"And whoever obeys the Messenger indeed obeys Allah." 4:80
"And he (the Prophet) does not speak our of his own desire. It is not but a revelation revealed (to him)." 53:3...Anything that messenger says is from ALLAH.
It is not conceivable that Allah would have sent a Prophet and not mentioned the need to follow him. As in (33:23), we find that for the one who is a Muslim, one must follow the Prophet ('alaihis-salaatu was-salaam). Why? To be avoid the wrath of Allah in this world and in the Hereafter. For those who insist on not obeying and following the Prophet s.a.w. then know that the he/she is walking a path of destruction. The same Qur'aan that some people claim is sufficient for them did not read these ayaat that we have cited in this article. These people to look at the Qur'aan again and fear Allah!
Allah says in Surah An-Nisaa' Ayah 65
"But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith until they make you (i.e., Prophet Muhammad (`alaihis- salaatu was-salaam)) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept them with full submission."
Allah also says in the same surah in ayah 61
"And when it is said to them: 'Come to what Allah has sent down and to the Messenger,' you see the hypocrites turn away from you with aversion."
Thus, the one who refuses to acknowledge that the Sunnah is an authoritative entity in the lives of the Muslim has committed unbelief (Arabic: "kufr"). So, this person or persons is not a Muslim. He or she has negated his shahadah because he does not accept the Sunnah to be an authoritative entity in his Deen (way of life).
The ignorantswho deny the authority of sunnah are advised to return to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (`alaihis- salaatu was-salaam) and stop utterring the words of the deviant disbelievers who deny the authority of the Sunnah. DONT BE INFLUENCED BY WESTERN ORIENTALISTS WHO TRY TO CAST DOUBT ON THE AUTHENTICITY OF SUNNAH.
Let us use the Qur'aan to remind these persons (and may Allah guide them and us to full obedience, Ameen) of the authority of Sunnah.
"Allah has surely blessed the believers with His favour when He raised in their midst a Messenger from among themselves, who recites to them His verses and makes them pure and teaches them the Book and the wisdom, while they were, earlier, in an open error." (3:164)
"And obey Allah and the Messenger so that you may be blessed." (3:132)
"O you believe, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you(fuqaha). (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. This is better and more suitable for final determination." (4:59)
The Qur'aan also clarified that the obedience to the Messenger ('alaihi salaatu was-salaam) is actually obedience to Him.
"And whoever obeys the Messenger, thereby obeys Allah." (41:80)
And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, for him there is the fire of Jahannam. There they will remain forever." (72:23)
"O you who believe, obey Allah and the Messenger and do not make your deeds go in vain." 47:33
"And whoever diobeys Allah and His Messenger has clearly gone astray." 33:36
"On that day those who disbelieved and disobeyed the Messenger will wish that the earth might be levelled with them." 4:42
"And whoever obeys the Messenger indeed obeys Allah." 4:80
"And he (the Prophet) does not speak our of his own desire. It is not but a revelation revealed (to him)." 53:3...Anything that messenger says is from ALLAH.
It is not conceivable that Allah would have sent a Prophet and not mentioned the need to follow him. As in (33:23), we find that for the one who is a Muslim, one must follow the Prophet ('alaihis-salaatu was-salaam). Why? To be avoid the wrath of Allah in this world and in the Hereafter. For those who insist on not obeying and following the Prophet s.a.w. then know that the he/she is walking a path of destruction. The same Qur'aan that some people claim is sufficient for them did not read these ayaat that we have cited in this article. These people to look at the Qur'aan again and fear Allah!
Allah says in Surah An-Nisaa' Ayah 65
"But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith until they make you (i.e., Prophet Muhammad (`alaihis- salaatu was-salaam)) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept them with full submission."
Allah also says in the same surah in ayah 61
"And when it is said to them: 'Come to what Allah has sent down and to the Messenger,' you see the hypocrites turn away from you with aversion."
Thus, the one who refuses to acknowledge that the Sunnah is an authoritative entity in the lives of the Muslim has committed unbelief (Arabic: "kufr"). So, this person or persons is not a Muslim. He or she has negated his shahadah because he does not accept the Sunnah to be an authoritative entity in his Deen (way of life).
The ignorantswho deny the authority of sunnah are advised to return to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (`alaihis- salaatu was-salaam) and stop utterring the words of the deviant disbelievers who deny the authority of the Sunnah. DONT BE INFLUENCED BY WESTERN ORIENTALISTS WHO TRY TO CAST DOUBT ON THE AUTHENTICITY OF SUNNAH.