The Response to Those Who Act Only by the Qur'an and Reject the Sunnah
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Question:
This questioner says: There are people in our country who say, "We do not act except by what is mentioned in the Qur'an, because there is disagreement regarding the authenticity of the Sunnah."
Answer:
And what do they say about the statement of Allah the Exalted:[Muhammad 47:33] [An-Nisa 4:64] (peace and blessings be upon him) [An-Nur 24:54]. And He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said, "And obey the Messenger so that you may be shown mercy." So that you may be shown mercy. Whoever does not obey the Messenger is not one who is shown mercy, and may Allah protect us from being among those upon whom He is angry [An-Nisa 4:64]. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is merely a conveyor of the message from Allah. So whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah, the Exalted. Whoever obeys the Messenger [An-Nisa 4:80]. Obedience to the Messenger is by acting upon his Sunnah, believing in what he informed about (peace and blessings be upon him), acting upon what he commanded, and avoiding what he prohibited [Al-Hashr 59:7] [An-Najm 53:3]. [An-Najm 53:4] The Sunnah explains the Qur'an and clarifies the Qur'an [An-Nahl 16:44], "to make clear." The Messenger is the one who clarifies. From where do they take the interpretation of the Qur'an? If they abolish the Sunnah, from where do they take the interpretation of the Qur'an?
The Messenger is an explainer of the Qur'an and a clarifier of it. The Sunnah explains the Qur'an and clarifies it. Also, the Sunnah contains matters that are additional to what is in the Qur'an. Do we say, "This is not in the Qur'an"? Yes? For example, the prohibition of every bird with a talon and every beast with a fang. This is not in the Qur'an; this is in the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said[Al-Hashr 59:7]. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, regarding the prohibited women, said [An-Nisa 4:23]. The Messenger also said: Bulugh al-Maram 8:27 Would a Muslim say this? It is not possible to act by the Qur'an except through the Prophetic Sunnah, which Allah made a clarification of the Qur'an and an explanation of the Qur'an. Yes.
So these people did not act by the Qur'an. Those who say, "We do not act except by the Qur'an," did not act by the Qur'an. Because the Messenger... because Allah said[Al-Ma'idah 5:92]. And He said [Al-Hashr 59:7].
Allah made zakah obligatory in the Qur'an, but the explanation of the nisab (minimum threshold) and the explanation of the wealth in which zakah is due is from the Sunnah. Allah made prayer obligatory. How do we pray? We pray as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray. His statement (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 6008 Those who saw him with their eyes follow him personally, and those who came after him follow the authentic hadiths reported from him regarding the description of the prayer, until it is as if they are witnessing him (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner says: There are people in our country who say, "We do not act except by what is mentioned in the Qur'an, because there is disagreement regarding the authenticity of the Sunnah."
Answer:
And what do they say about the statement of Allah the Exalted:
O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَthe Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah
الرَّسُولُ لَوَجَدُوا اللَّهَyou will be [rightly] guided. And there is not upon the Messenger except the [responsibility for] clear notification."
تَهْتَدُوا وَمَا عَلَى الرَّسُولِ إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُAnd We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission of Allah.
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا لِيُطَاعَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِhas obeyed Allah; but those who turn away - We have not sent you over them as a guardian.
فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ وَمَن تَوَلَّىٰ فَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًاAnd whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from
وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُواNor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰIt is not but a revelation revealed,
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰAnd We revealed to you the message that you may make clear to the people what was sent down to them
وَأَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الذِّكْرَ لِتُبَيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ مَا نُزِّلَ إِلَيْهِمْThe Messenger is an explainer of the Qur'an and a clarifier of it. The Sunnah explains the Qur'an and clarifies it. Also, the Sunnah contains matters that are additional to what is in the Qur'an. Do we say, "This is not in the Qur'an"? Yes? For example, the prohibition of every bird with a talon and every beast with a fang. This is not in the Qur'an; this is in the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said
And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from
وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُواand that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously
وَأَن تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ الْأُخْتَيْنِA man must not join together (in marriage to him) a woman and her paternal aunt or a woman and her maternal aunt.
قال لا يجمع بين المرأة وعمتها ولا بين المرأة وخالتهاSo these people did not act by the Qur'an. Those who say, "We do not act except by the Qur'an," did not act by the Qur'an. Because the Messenger... because Allah said
And obey Allah and obey the Messenger
وَأَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَAnd whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from
وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُواAllah made zakah obligatory in the Qur'an, but the explanation of the nisab (minimum threshold) and the explanation of the wealth in which zakah is due is from the Sunnah. Allah made prayer obligatory. How do we pray? We pray as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray. His statement (peace and blessings be upon him):
offer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers
صلوا كما رأيتموني أصليThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
سيرة الخليفتين عثمان وعلي رضي الله عنهما — alfawzan.live (46:16)
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