The Response to Those Who Criticize the Sunnah and the Books of Authentic Hadith
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Question:
There are those who criticize the Sunnah and the books of authentic hadith. We ask you to respond to them so that people become aware of this. May Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
The one who criticizes the Sunnah is criticizing Islam, the one who criticizes Islam. He criticizes the Sunnah, so he also criticizes the Qur'an. The one who criticizes the Sunnah criticizes the Qur'an, because the Qur'an referred us to the Sunnah, the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he referred us to his Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to explain the Qur'an[An-Nahl 16:44].
And Allah the Exalted said in the Qur'an[Al-Hashr 59:7] He the Exalted said [Al-Ahzab 33:21] So the Qur'an commands following the Sunnah, receiving it from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Sunnah explains the Qur'an, clarifies it, elucidates it, and points to it.
The Qur'an contains general matters that the Sunnah specified. For example, Allah commanded prayer in the Qur'an, but did it specify the number of prayers? The number of rak'ahs? Who specified them? The Sunnah; the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specified them in the Sunnah. Allah commanded zakah in the Qur'an[Al-Baqarah 2:83], but does the Qur'an specify the conditions for the obligation of zakah, the passage of the hawl, reaching the nisab, and the details of what zakah is due on, such as the two types of currency, livestock, and trade goods? What did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specify? By the Sunnah. So the Sunnah clarifies the Qur'an, interprets it, and details what is general. Yes. May Allah reward you, grant you success, and make Islam benefit from you.
There are those who criticize the Sunnah and the books of authentic hadith. We ask you to respond to them so that people become aware of this. May Allah reward you with good?
Answer:
The one who criticizes the Sunnah is criticizing Islam, the one who criticizes Islam. He criticizes the Sunnah, so he also criticizes the Qur'an. The one who criticizes the Sunnah criticizes the Qur'an, because the Qur'an referred us to the Sunnah, the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he referred us to his Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to explain the Qur'an
that you may make clear to the people what was sent down to them
لِتُبَيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ مَا نُزِّلَ إِلَيْهِمْAnd Allah the Exalted said in the Qur'an
And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from
وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُواThere has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern
لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌThe Qur'an contains general matters that the Sunnah specified. For example, Allah commanded prayer in the Qur'an, but did it specify the number of prayers? The number of rak'ahs? Who specified them? The Sunnah; the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specified them in the Sunnah. Allah commanded zakah in the Qur'an
and give zakah
وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [8/186] الرد على الطاعنين في السنة وكتب الصحيح - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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