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The Obligation of Applying the Sunnah

THE OBLIGATION OF APPLYING THE SUNNAH

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The scholars, in the recent and past times, agreed upon considering the bases of stating the rules and declaring what is permitted and what is prohibited are the noble book of Allah which falsehood cannot alter it from before it or

behind it and then the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) who does not speak from his own desire (rather it is only a Revelation) and then the consensus of the Muslim scholars.

Scholars differed about other bases such as analogy (Qiyas); however, the majority of the scholars see that it would rise to be a proof as long as it fulfilled its necessary conditions.

The evidences of the veracity of these bases are uncountable and known to all. As for the first basis: It is the noble book of Allah.

The sayings of our Lord (the Exalted the Glorious) proofed, in different places in His book, the obligation of following the instructions of this book and adhering to it and not violating what it declared as inviolable.

Allah almighty said: {[Say (O Muhammad, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) to these idolaters (pagan Arabs) of your folk:] Follow what has been sent down unto you from your Lord (the Qur’an and Prophet Muhammad’s Sunnah), and follow not any Auliya’ (protectors