The Reminder is the Quran. Allah never approved any teachings beside what He revealed, and warns specifically against it.
"And thus have We sent it down an Arabic Quran, and have distinctly set forth therein of threats that they may guard or that it may produce a reminder for them." Surah 20113
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"Or have they taken gods apart from Him? Say 'Bring your proof! This is the Remembrance of him who is with me, and the Remembrance of those before me. Nay, but the most part of them know not the truth, so therefore they are turning away." Surah 2124
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"and the reciters of a Remembrance, " Surah 373
" " Surah 373
"This is a Remembrance; and for the godfearing is a fair resort," Surah 3849
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"It is nothing but a reminder unto all beings," Surah 3887
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"Those who disbelieve in the Remembrance when it comes to them -- and surely it is a Book Sublime;" Surah 4141
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"Surely it is a Reminder to thee and to thy people; and assuredly you will be questioned." Surah 4344
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Let us turn to the Quran, and the teachings of the People of the Book to see who is on the right path, and who is led astray.
Those who uphold hadith reject the Quran. Allah has not given authority to follow anything but what He revealed.
?Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord and do not follow guardians besides Him, how little do you mind.? Surah 73
Take a test and see if you obey Allah and the Messenger, or if you obey the way of the ancients.
This is ?pass or fail?, just as it will be on the Day of Judgment. Let us see who truly rejects the Quran.
Muhammad (pbuh) was revealed the Quran by Allah, and it was the Prophet (pbuh) who taught us the Quran. Only in the Quran, the pure, protected revelation, do we have proof of the Messenger?s words
"Say 'I do not find, in what is revealed to me, aught forbidden to him who eats thereof except it be carrion, or blood outpoured, or the flesh of swine -- that is unclean -- or an ungodly thing that has been blessed to other than Allah; yet whoso is constrained, not desiring nor transgressing, surely thy Lord is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.'" Surah 6145
That is the Prophet Muhammad speaking (pbuh). He states nothing is forbidden EXCEPT four specific foods. Carrion, blood, flesh of swine, and food blessed to another god.
Now turn to hadith, and count how many foods are forbidden within.
Then look to the additions in the Torah and find the same forbidden foods as the Jews ? Orthodox Yahduians who follow the Talmud, also known as the Oral Law.
Beasts with fangs Sahih Bukhari #5527, Sahih Muslim # 2721
Donkey Meat Sahih Bukhari #5521
Birds with talons Sahih Muslim # 4752
Amphibians Saheeh Jaami #6970
Beasts with fangs Lev. 113; Deut. 146
Donkey Meat Lev. 113-4, Deut. 147
Birds with talons Lev. 1113-20, Deut. 1412
Amphibians Lev. 1129-30, 42-43, Deut. 1410
Halal/kosher food Lev. 111-46, Deut. 143-21
A follower of hadith cannot say these were revealed to Muhammad and passed on in hadith, because Allah verifies what the Jews were forbidden
"And to those of Jewry We have forbidden every beast with claws; and of oxen and sheep We have forbidden them the fat of them, save what their backs carry, or their entrails, or what is mingled with bone; that We recompensed them for their insolence; surely We speak truly." Surah 6146
Allah revealed to the Messenger that all foods not forbidden in the Quran were permitted to the People of the Book, abrogating the previous Messages The Torah and Injeel.
?Today the good things are permitted you, and the food of those who were given the Book is permitted to you, and permitted to them is your food; Likewise believing women in wedlock, and in wedlock women of them who were given the Book before you if you give them their wages, in wedlock and not in licence, or as taking lovers. Whoso disbelieves in the faith, his work has failed, and in the world to come he shall be among the losers.? Surah 55
Who, when proof is given, is shown to reject the Quran and who is shown to uphold it?
"The Truth has come and falsehood vanished. Surely falsehood is ever bound to vanish." Surah 1781, 3447-50
Only believers, Muslims with faith in their heart pass the test Those who uphold the revelation of Allah, the word of an honored Messenger The Quran.
Followers of hadith follow teachings of the Jews and Christians, rewritten into hadith.
Terrorism, violence and intolerance Deut. 2010-18, Num. 3117, Num. 3132-35, Joshua 621-24, I Sam.l 1827, I Kings 1840
Religious compulsion (kill unbelievers) Lev. 2416, Ph. 210; Deut 172-7, II Chron.1513, Deut. 135-10
Apostasy Deut. 135-10
Suicide Mission Judges 1627-30
Stoning Adulterers Deut. 2223-24, Lev. 210, John 86-8
Sunni ?Al-Aqeedah? Gen. 221-19, James 221, Heb. 117, Rom. 416
Halal/kosher food Lev. 111-46
Genital mutilation Gen. 1713-14, Gen. 1723-25, Exo. 424-26
Cut off hand/feet Deut. 2511-12, Mat. 530, Mark 943-45
Grow a beard Lev. 1927, Lev. 215, II Sam. 105
Cover your head Lev. 106, II Maccabes 4412, Shabbat 156b
?Cover your head in order that the fear of heaven may be upon you.? ~ Talmud
Djjal/All-Seeing Eye/Head Corner-stone Job 384-7, Zech. 1117, Mat. 622, Luke 1134, Eph. 221-22, Rev. 16213, Rev. 1920, Rev. 2010
Slavery Lev. 2544-46, Lev. 2210-11, Exo. 2132
Females are unclean Lev. 122-5, Lev. 1519-25
Proof of virginity Deut. 2215-21
Raped girl should be killed Deut. 2222-29
Hijab I Cor. 113-6
Men dominate women I Cor. 113, I Peter 31-7, Eph. 522-24
Daughters are property Exo. 217
Women have no rights I Tim. 211-15, I Cor. 1434-36
Pedophilia Sanhedrin 52b, 54b, 55b, 69a, Kethuboth 11b, Yebamoth 60b
If you uphold hadith until your appointed term, the Fire will be your reward because you commit idolatry. The only unforgivable sin is idolatry.
Idolatry nullifies all works Surah 3965, 448, 4116, 12106, 3113, 4066
"And certainly, it has been revealed to you and to those before you Surely if you associate, your work would certainly come to naught and you would certainly be of the losers." Surah 3965
"Surely Allah does not forgive that anything should be associated with Him, and He forgives what is besides this to whom He pleases; and whoever associates anything with Allah, he indeed strays off into a remote error." Surah 4116
Prove it. Show us, using hadith, how to pray as you pray. Show us where it gives the exact details on the positions, the times, the phrases to utter, everything.
When you cannot show this, you will then understand hadith does not teach you how to pray.
The Question remains Where do they get the 5 prayers from?
From the Jews ? Orthodox Yahudians - and the Zoroastrians.
In the book ?To Pray As A Jew ? A Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service? by Rabbi Hayim Halvey Donin, we find not only the five prayer times the foundation for the memorized phrases as well 19 ritualized prayers according to Rabbi Donin?s book, found on page 74 to 75.
The 5 times for prayer are found on pages 337-341, divided between Morning, Noon, and Night. as taught in the Talmud. This is not the Torah/Tankah ? also known as the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible.
Where did the Yahudians get their prayer times? According to Rabbi Donin, they were affixed by Ezra and the Great Assembly after their exile in Babylon. He even states the times were set to correspond with the time of services in the Temple. An outline of their prayer times is found on page 68.
These times were incorporated from the Zoroastrian ?Geh?; Namaz taught during their exile in Babylon. Zoroastrian Magi adopted the Kabbalist esoteric teachings into their doctrine, incorporating the 5 equinoxes of Venus and earth into Namaz/prayer; Homage to the 5 pointed star. Syncretism.
The same periods of time the Islamists pray and as the Zoraostrians prayed.
Prayer Islamist ? Judaism ? Zoroastrian
Morning
Dawn Fajr ? Shaharit ? Havaan
Midday
Noon Zuhar ? Musaf ? Rapithwan
Afternoon Asr ? Minha ? Uziren
Evening
Evening Maghrib ? Maariv ? Aiwisuthrem
Night Isha ? Shema ? Ushaen
These periods of prayer are found in the Zoroastrian Avesta and still taught by Zoroastrian?s today. It is worth noting in the Arthur H. Bleeck translation of the Avesta, he details in the 'Excursus' appendix the similarities between Zoroastrian practice and Freemasonry.
Pharisee - Farsi
These teachings were adopted by the Pharisees; Persian Yahudians who follow the Babylonian Talmud. Pharisee, derived from the word Farsi ? the language of Persia, were the Orthodox Jews who were condemned by the Messiah (pbuh) in the Gospel Accounts, for following traditions beside what Allah revealed.
Is it any wonder the Islamists uphold pagan prayer when Bukhari is from the lands of Persia?
Polytheists cannot understand Allah did not teach Namaz ? pagan prayer. The word namaz or namaaz is used in modern Persian to mean prayer. It is derived from namazh, in turn derived from the Middle Persian namaach, a word with roots in the Avestan nemangh. The word namaz is now also used by Persian and Indo-Pakistani Muslims to mean prayer.
Namaz/Namaaz (Persian) ? Namaach ? Nemangh
More information on Zoroastrian beliefs can be found at
http//heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/worship/index.htm
Then why do you follow the teachings of the Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians when the Quran is specific on what is forbidden, and what is not?
You pray as the Jews and Zoroastrians.
You eat the foods of a Jew.
You don't even face the qiblah given in the Quran. You face the Kaaba, which is Bayt Al-Haram. The Quran commands you to face Masjid Al-Haram; the building that surrounds the Kaaba.
You follow the teachings of the ancients, the teachings of polytheists and hypocrites.
The reminder is given, and proofs are shown.
Do you submit to Allah?
Peace.
Authority of the Sunnah
- Definition of the Sunnah, and the History of the Sunnah, and the Efforts of the Scholars in verifying the Sunnah.
For the above issues, please see the following article The Sunnah.
One thing that must be mentioned here is that many Muslims get confused between the general term of Sunnah, which includes all the sayings and actions of the Prophet, and between the term Sunnah when used in fiqh issues where it means "recommended". For example, since the Prophet used to pray 2 rak'at before fajr prayer, we say that it is Sunnah for us to pray these 2 rak'at, which means that it is recommended to pray these 2 rak'at and not obligatory.
In this article we are discussing the Sunnah in the general sense, and not in the fiqh sense. We are talking about the Sunnah as a source of Islamic legislation. Therefore, when we say it is obligatory to follow the Sunnah, we are talking about the Prophets commands for us in the Sunnah and not about the recommended actions such as the 2 rak'at before fajr for example. Please make sure that you understand the difference here.
- What does the Authority of the Sunnah mean?
In Arabic, the wording is Hojjiyat As-Sunnah. This basically means that the Sunnah can be used as evidence in Shariah, and that Allah (swt) has ordered us to follow the Sunnah and avoid anything it has prohibited for us. In other words, this means that it is obligatory on every Muslim to believe in what the Sunnah tells us, and to act according to the Sunnah in all aspects of our life and ensure that we do not commit any actions that contradict the Sunnah.
- The Sunnah and it's place in relation to the Holy Qur'an
The Sunnah can be divided into three parts
Confirming Sunnah. This is the part of the Sunnah that confirms what is in the Qur'an, and reinforces it.
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Explanatory Sunnah. This part of the Sunnah explains the holy Qur'an and the various Shariah injunctions that come in the holy Qur'an. It includes four parts expanding on what is mentioned only briefly in the holy Qur'an, explaining difficult verses or issues, putting limits on general statements in the Qur'an and finally specifying generalities in the Qur'an.
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Sunnah that brings new legislation. This part of the Sunnah is the one that brings new legislation, and new Shariah that is not in the holy Qur'an.
- Evidence of the Authority of the Sunnah from the Qur'an
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( 59)
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( 65)
( 113)
( 31)
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( 80)
( 54)
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( 63)
( 21)
The verses mentioned above can be translated as
Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and beware (of evil) if ye do turn back, know ye that it is Our Messenger's duty to proclaim (the Message) in the clearest manner. (5 92).
2.
O ye who believe! obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you. If ye differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in Allah and the Last Day that is best, and most suitable for final determination. (4 59).
3.
So take what the Messenger assigns to you, and deny yourselves that which he withholds from you. And fear Allah; for Allah is strict in Punishment. (59 7).
4.
But no, by thy Lord, they can have no (real) Faith, until they make thee judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against thy decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction. (4 65).
5.
But for the Grace of Allah to thee and His Mercy, a party of them would certainly have plotted to lead thee astray. But (in fact) they will only lead their own souls astray, and to thee they can do no harm in the least. For Allah hath sent down to thee the Book and Wisdom and taught thee what thou knewest not (before) and great is the Grace of Allah unto. (4 113).
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Say "If ye do love Allah, follow me Allah will love you and forgive you your sins; for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (3 31).
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Then We put thee on the (right) Way of Religion so follow thou that (Way), and follow not the desires of those who know not. (45 1.
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He who obeys the Messenger, obeys Allah; but if any turn away, We have not sent thee to watch over their (evil deeds). (4 80).
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Say "Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger but if ye turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him and ye for that placed on you. If ye obey him, ye shall be on right guidance. The Messenger's duty is only to preach the clear (Message). (24 54).
10.
When they are summoned to Allah and His Messenger, in order that He may judge between them, behold, some of them decline (to come). (24 4.
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Deem not the summons of the Messenger among yourselves like the summons of one of you to another Allah doth know those of you who slip away under shelter of some excuse then let those beware who withstand the Messenger's order, lest some trial befall them, or a grievous Penalty be inflicted on them. (24 63).
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Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the praise of Allah. (33 21).
The verses mentioned here are just some of the verses relating to the authority of the Sunnah of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh). Anyone who has read the holy Qur'an knows that Allah (swt) repeats his command to us to follow the Prophet, and obey him, and stay away from anything that he forbids, many times in the holy Qur'an. All these verses point to the fact that we must abide by and follow the Sunnah, and that we cannot obey Allah (swt) without following the Sunnah because Allah (swt) himself in the holy Qur'an asks us and requires us to follow the Sunnah.
- Evidence of the Authority of the Sunnah from the Hadith
Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) has warned us in many hadith of the fact that some people will come who will deny the Sunnah and claim to follow the holy Qur'an only. Subhan Allah, we see this has come true today with some of these deviant groups. Please read the hadith below
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These hadith can be translated as follows
There will be a man to whom my hadith will reach him, while he is sitting comfortably, and he will say between me and you is the book of Allah, whatever we find in it that is halal we will make it halal, and whatever we find in it haram we will make it haram. Then the Prophet says whatever the messenger of Allah has made haram is as if Allah has made it haram.
2.
All of my Ummah will enter heaven except those who refuse (or reject), so they asked him oh messenger of Allah, who is the one who refuses? The Prophet said whoever obeys me will enter heaven and whoever obeys me he has refused.
3.
Do not ask me about what I didn't' mention, because what has caused the destruction of the previous nations was their questioning and disagreement with their Prophets. If I forbid you from doing something, avoid it, and if I order you to do something do as much of it as you possibly can.
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May Allah make bright (beautiful, happy) the face of the one who listens to my saying, and he memorizes it, understands it and delivers it to others. How many people may carry knowledge while they are not knowledgeable, and how many people carry knowledge to those who are more knowledgeable than them.
Again the evidence from the Sunnah points to the same fact, which is that it is obligatory for Muslims to follow the Sunnah. We must abide by it, follow its orders and avoid whatever it forbids us from. We cannot claim to be obeying Allah if we do not follow the Sunnah.
- Evidence of the Authority of the Sunnah from the Consensus of the Scholars
Since the belief in the authority of the Sunnah is one of the basics of Islam, and one of the foundations of this religion, Muslims have agreed on this fact in the early generations and the later generations as well. This consensus has been reported by many scholars including Al-Shafi'ee, Ibn Abd Al-Barr, Ibn Hazm, Ibn Taymiyah and Ibn Al-Qayyim.
No Muslim scholar has raised any doubt about the authority of the Sunnah as a source of Shariah. The only doubts were raised by deviant groups who obviously had very little knowledge of Islam, because the overwhelming evidence of the Qur'an and the Sunnah clearly settles this issue. These deviant groups simply wanted to create a new Shariah based on their own opinions and desires. Therefore, they wanted to destroy the Sunnah which is a major source of the Shariah in order to replace it with whatever they want. We will discuss these deviant groups in more detail later on.
- The Sunnah is Part of the wahy (Revelation from Allah)
The Sunnah can be divided in this regard into the following parts
A part that was directly revealed to the Prophet by meaning only (the part revealed by exact wording is the holy Qur'an).
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A part that the Prophet said or did out of his own with no revelation, and this part is divided into 2 sub-parts
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Either the revelation asserts the action or saying of the Prophet, and in this case it becomes the same as the part that was directly revealed to the Prophet.
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Or the revelation comes with an alternative idea to what the Prophet said or did, and in this case we take the revelation and work by it.
Therefore, as we can see that with regard to anything related to the religion of Islam, the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) is immune from making a mistake (ma'soom). This means that the entire Sunnah of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) is according to the will of Allah (swt), since it is either directly revealed by Allah (swt), or it is asserted by Allah (swt), or else it has been corrected by the revelation from Allah (swt).
This is obvious to any Muslim, after all, Allah (swt) has promised to protect this message, the message of Islam. And it is not possible for Allah (swt) to allow the messenger who is delivering His message to make any mistake in delivering it, otherwise it would not be protected.
The following is some evidence from the holy Qur'an that the Sunnah is part of the revelation and that the Prophet does not make mistakes in delivering the message of Allah (swt)
( 2-4)
( 80)
These verses can be translated as follows
Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled, Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire. It is no less than inspiration sent down to him. (53 2-4)
2.
He who obeys the Messenger, obeys Allah; but if any turn away, We have not sent thee to watch over their (evil deeds). (4 80)
In fact, all of the verses we mentioned above to prove the authority of the Sunnah are evidence that the Sunnah is indeed from Allah (swt). After all, since Allah (swt) requires us to follow the Sunnah, then it must be from the revelation of Allah (swt). And in all cases, we are required to follow it and therefore it is equivalent in its importance to the revelation.
- Impossible to rely solely on the holy Qur'an
In addition to all what was mentioned above, any rational Muslim who has the slightest knowledge about the Qur'an and the Sunnah knows that most of the details of the religion of Islam were revealed to us through the Sunnah and not through the holy Qur'an. For example, the holy Qur'an mentions in many places that Muslims should pray, and perform rukoo' and sujood. However, without the Sunnah of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh), we would be unable to perform the prayers since all the details of how to pray are from the Sunnah and not the Qur'an.
This obviously proves that part of the revelation came to the Prophet by meaning only, and it includes such things as how to pray. The Prophet ordered us to pray as we have seen him pray, and the Prophet must have learned this through revelation from Allah (swt). In addition to prayers, also the details of the zakat were revealed in the Sunnah and not the Qur'an.
Therefore, if anyone from those deviant groups tells you they only follow the Qur'an and not the Sunnah, you should ask them immediately if they pray. If they say yes they do pray, then tell this ignorant person that they are following the Sunnah in praying as the Qur'an does not describe any of the details of the prayers. In fact, almost all matters of fiqh rely very heavily on the Sunnah especially for the details. The holy Qur'an only mentions general statements, and they are explained in the Sunnah in detail.
Finally, there are many verses of the holy Qur'an that were explained to us by the hadith from the Prophet. Without the hadith, we would lose large parts of the Qur'an because we have no way of understanding it. After all, didn't Allah (swt) reveal the following verse
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These verses can be translated as follows
"Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith. It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated) Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear)." (75 16-19).
In these verses, Allah (swt) is instructing Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) not to hurry by repeating the Qur'an as it is being revealed to him. Allah tells the Prophet that it is up to Him to collect it into the Prophet's heart and make him read it as it was revealed to him. Allah further instructs the Prophet that if it is being revealed to you, then just listen to it. Finally Allah says and then it is up to us to make its meaning clear to you.
The mofassireen (scholars who explain the verses of the Qur'an) have said that Allah is telling the Prophet that the meanings of the verses being revealed to him will be explained to the Prophet and their meanings will be made clear to him in his heart.
This verse makes it clear that Allah (swt) did not simply reveal the words of the verses of the holy Qur'an to the Prophet. Allah (swt) also revealed the meanings of these verses into the heart of the Prophet. Therefore, the hadith of the Prophet in explaining the verses of the Qur'an is part of the revelation of the Qur'an. However rejects the Sunnah is rejecting part of the revelation.
- The Ruling on those who Deny the Authority of the Sunnah
The scholars of Islam have agreed that the one who denies the authority of the Sunnah and rejects it and its rulings has committed kufr disbelief, and that he is no longer within the realm of Islam, and that his prayers, fasting and zakat are of no benefit to him.
The scholars of Islam have very detailed rulings in this regard, but we will not mention them here in order not to make this too long. However, it is very easy to find in any basic book about the Sunnah and the Authority of the Sunnah. Among the scholars who have made this ruling are Ibn Hazm, Ayoub Al-Sikhtiany, Imam Al-Shatibi, Imam Al-Soyooti, Imam Al-Shawkani and others.
Some of the verses of the Qur'an that provide evidence about this ruling
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( 61)
( 23)
( 36)
( 7)
These verses can be translated as follows
But no, by thy Lord, they can have no (real) Faith, until they make thee judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against thy decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction. (4 65).
2.
When it is said to them "Come to what Allah hath revealed, and to the Messenger" thou seest the Hypocrites avert their faces from thee in disgust. (4 61).
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Say "Obey Allah and His Messenger" but if they turn back, Allah loveth not those who reject Faith. (3 32).
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It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger, to have any option about their decision if anyone disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on a clearly wrong Path. (33 35).
5.
So take what the Messenger assigns to you, and deny yourselves that which he withholds from you. And fear Allah; for Allah is strict in Punishment. (59 7).
Therefore it is clear to any Muslims, after reading these verses of the holy Qur'an, that obedience of the Prophet is indeed obedience of Allah (swt). It is also clear that Allah (swt) has said that people will not believe until they judge in all disputes according to the judgment of the Prophet, and they should not have any doubts about the Prophet's decision and judgment.
May Allah (swt) save us from being misguided, and may Allah (swt) guide those people who fell into this misguidance back into the fold of Islam. If they do not repent, not even their prayers, fasting or zakat will help them since they are rejecting the clear commands of Allah (swt).
- Conclusion
In this article we have discussed the meaning of the authority of the Sunnah. We said that this authority means that the Sunnah can be taken as evidence in all matter of religion in Islam. We also said that this authority means that it is obligatory for us to follow all commands in the Sunnah, and it is obligatory for us to avoid everything forbidden by the Sunnah.
We also discussed the fact that many fiqh scholars use the term Sunnah to describe recommended actions. As we know all actions have one of five rulings obligatory, recommended, allowed, disliked and forbidden. Some fiqh scholars use the term Sunnah for recommended actions because these are actions the prophet used to do but did not command the Muslims to do. These include praying 2 rak'at before fajr, and 2 after maghrib and so on. However, the Sunnah in general is the sayings and actions of the Prophet, and it is a source of shariah legislation. This is the Sunnah that we mean in our discussion.
We then discussed the evidence of the authority of the Sunnah from the holy Qur'an, the Sunnah and the consensus of the scholars. We then mentioned that the Sunnah is part of the revelation from Allah (swt), and we proved this by saying that for example we pray according to the Sunnah, and obviously our method of prayer was a revelation. We then continued to prove that the Sunnah is part of the revelation by proving that it is impossible to be a Muslim and rely solely on the holy Qur'an.
Finally, we also mentioned the ruling on those who reject the authority of the Sunnah, and we said that the scholars of Islam have agreed that their ruling is that they have committed an act of disbelief and that they are no longer in the realm of Islam. Their prayers, fasting and zakat cannot help them as they have rejected a main source of these forms of worship, the Sunnah.
May Allah (swt) guide us all to the right path.
http//www.al-islami.com/islam/authority_of_sunnah.php?p=1
I just want to say that all what you said isn't new, and we don't have anything in our religion to hide, unlike others who read their book in a language people can't understand, and hide some parts and show others, and have things above mind and you can't even think about it.
Our religion is clear, every one can understand, and all what you said like i told you isn't new, our scholars replied to all of this before you were even born, and Islam enemies took that from them to drive people away from the truth.
That's one thing.
Regarding the prayer, if you have tasted of Islam before you wouldn't said this, young muslim children can answer you, you don't know anything about islam, praying is mentioned every were in Islam. and the prophet said pray as you saw me praying, and we have Hadiths on how the profit prays from the beginning till the end as if we are saying it, just refere to the book of albani of the prayer as an example.
http//www.biharanjuman.org/hadith/prophets_prayer_albani.html
And here is some Hadiths about prayer
Raising of Hands ? Rafulyadain
Sahih Bukhari
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 704
Narrated Abu Qilaba
I saw Malik bin Huwairith saying Takbir and raising both his hands (on starting the prayers and raising his hands on bowing and also on raising his head after bowing. Malik bin Huwairith said, ?Allah?s Apostle did the same.?
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 705
Narrated ?Abdullah bin ?Umar
I saw Allah?s Apostle opening the prayer with the Takbir and raising his hands to the level of his shoulders at the time of saying the Takbir, and on saying the Takbir for bowing he did the same; and when he said, ?Sami a-l-lahu Liman hamida ?, he did the same and then said, ?Rabbana wa laka-l-hamd.? But he did not do the same on prostrating and on lifting the head from it.?
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 706
Narrated Nafi?
Whenever Ibn ?Umar started the prayer with Takbir, he used to raise his hands whenever he bowed, he used to raise his hands (before bowing) and also used to raise his hands on saying, ?Sami a-l-lahu Liman hamida?, and he used to do the same on rising from the second Rak?a (for the 3rd Rak?a). Ibn ?Umar said ?The Prophet used to do the same.?
Sahih Muslim
Book 004, Number 0759
Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), when he stood up for prayer, used to raise his hands apposite the shoulders and then recited takbir (Allah-o-Akbar), and when he was about to bow he again did like it and when he raised himself from the ruku? (bowing posture) he again did like it, but he did not do it at the time of raising his head from prostration.
Book 004, Number 0762
Malik b. Huwairith reported The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) raised his hands apposite his ears at the time of reciting the takbir (i. e. at the time of beginning the prayer) and then again raised his hands apposite the ears at the time of bowing and when he lifted his head after bowing he said Allah listened to him who praised Him, and did like it (raised his hands up to the ears).
Muwatta Imam Malik
Book 3, Number 3.5.21
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say ?Allah is greater? in the prayer whenever he lowered himself and raised himself.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to raise his hands to the level of his shoulders when he began the prayer and when he raised his head from the ruku he would raise them less than that.
Book 3, Number 3.5.17
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to raise his hands to the level of his shoulders when he began the prayer and when he raised his head from the ruku he raised them in the same way, saying, ?Allah hears whoever praises him, our Lord and praise belongs to You.? He did not raise them in the sujud.
Book 3, Number 3.5.18
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that AIi ibn Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib said, ?The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, ?Allah is greater? whenever he lowered himself and raised himself, and he continued to pray like that until he met Allah.?
Abu Dawood
Narrated Wa?il ibn Hujr
I purposely looked at the prayer of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him), how he offered it. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) stood up, faced the direction of the qiblah and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) and then raised his hands in front of his ears, then placed his right hand on his left (catching each other).
When he was about to bow, he raised them in the same manner. He then placed his hands on his knees. When he raised his head after bowing, he raised them in the like manner. When he prostrated himself he placed his forehead between his hands.
He then sat down and spread his left foot and placed his left hand on his left thigh, and kept his right elbow aloof from his right thigh. He closed his two fingers and made a circle (with the fingers).
I (Asim ibn Kulayb) saw him (Bishr ibn al-Mufaddal) say in this manner. Bishr made the circle with the thumb and the middle finger and pointed with the forefinger.
Book 3, Number 0743
Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib
When the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) stood for offering the obligatory prayer, he uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) and raised his hands opposite to his shoulders; and he did like that when he finished recitation (of the Qur?an) and was about to bow; and he did like that when he rose after bowing; and he did not raise his hands in his prayer while he was in his sitting position.
When he stood up from his prostrations (at the end of two rak?ahs), he raised his hands likewise and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) and raised his hands so as to bring them up to his shoulders, as he uttered the takbir in the beginning of the prayer.
Placing of Hands
Sahih Bukhari
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 771
Narrated ?Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhaina
Whenever the Prophet used to offer prayer he used to keep arms away (from the body) so that the whiteness of his armpits was visible.
Sahih Muslim
Book 004, Number 0792
Wa?il b. Hujr reported He saw the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) raising his hands at the time of beginning the prayer and reciting takbir, and according to Hammam (the narrator), the hands were lifted opposite to ears. He (the Holy Prophet) then wrapped his hands in his cloth and placed his right hand over his left hand. And when he was about to bow down, he brought out his hands from the cloth, and then lifted them, and then recited takbir and bowed down and when (he came back to the erect position) he recited? Allah listened to him who praised Him.? And when prostrates. He prostrated between the two palms.
Abu Dawood
Book 3, Number 0756
Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib
Jarir ad-Dabbi reported I saw Ali (Allah be pleased with him) catching hold of his left hand) by his right hand on the wrist above the navel.
Book 3, Number 0758
Narrated Tawus
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) used to place his right hand on his left hand, then he folded them strictly on his chest in prayer.
Saying Ameen Louder
Sahih Bukhari
Narrated Abu Huraira
Allah?s Apostle said, ?When the Imam says ?Ghair-il-Maghdubi ?Alaihim Walad-Dallin (i.e. not the path of those who earn Your Anger, nor the path of those who went astray (1.7)), then you must say, ?Ameen?, for if one?s utterance of ?Ameen? coincides with that of the angels, then his past sins will be forgiven.?
Sayings of Our Imams
- ?When a hadeeth is found to be saheeh, then that is my madhhab.?
- ?When I say something contradicting the Book of Allaah the Exalted or what is narrated from the Messenger (sallallaahu ?alaihi wa sallam), then ignore my saying.?
?Truly I am only a mortal I make mistakes (sometimes) and I am correct (sometimes). Therefore, look into my opinions all that agrees with the Book and the Sunnah accept it; and all that does not agree with the Book and the Sunnah, ignore it.?
?If you find in my writings something different to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ?alaihi wa sallam), then speak on the basis of the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ?alaihi wa sallam), and leave what I have said.?
?The opinion of Awzaa?i, the opinion of Maalik, the opinion of Abu Haneefah all of it is opinion, and it is all equal in my eyes. However, the proof is in the narrations (from the Prophet (sallallaahu ?alaihi wa sallam) and his Companions).?
And here is a Hadith that they are five, and that something that need not to be proved because every muslim knows that
Hadeeth No. 44 - Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaidullah
From sahihalbukhari
A man from Najd with unkempt hair came to Allah's Apostle and we heard his loud voice but could not understand what he was saying, till he came near and then we came to know that he was asking about Islam. Allah's Apostle said, "You have to offer prayers perfectly five times in a day and night (24 hours)." The man asked, "Is there any more (praying)?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, but if you want to offer the Nawafil prayers (you can)." Allah's Apostle further said to him "You have to observe fasts during the month of Ramad, an." The man asked, "Is there any more fasting?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, but if you want to observe the Nawafil fasts (you can.)" Then Allah's Apostle further said to him, "You have to pay the Zakat (obligatory charity)." The man asked, "Is there any thing other than the Zakat for me to pay?" Allah's Apostle replied, "No, unless you want to give alms of your own." And then that man retreated saying, "By Allah! I will neither do less nor more than this." Allah's Apostle said, "If what he said is true, then he will be successful (i.e. he will be granted Paradise)."
And regarding the forbidden things, here is the tafsir
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