The Response to Those Who Do Not Cite the Prophetic Sunnah and Are Content with the Qur'an Alone
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Question:
The questioner says, may Allah grant you success: Honorable Shaykh, what do we say to the one who says, "I do not see the Prophetic hadith as a source, and I do not see it except the Qur'an alone"?
Answer:
We ask Allah for safety. This is misguidance. This group is called the Quranists. The Quranists are known; that is, they do not cite the Sunnah, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). This is misguidance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2676Sahih (Darussalam) After me, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) [is the standard], because Allah said: [Al-Hashr 59:7] This is what Allah the Exalted has commanded.
And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says: "Know that I have been given [the Book and its like]." He says: Perhaps a man is sitting, well-fed,Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2664Hasan (Darussalam). He makes lawful what is lawful and makes forbidden what is forbidden, meaning he rejects the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and only cites the Qur'an?
The Qur'an commands taking from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):[Al-Hashr 59:7], [Al-Ahzab 33:21]. The Messenger is the one who explains the Qur'an, and he is the one who interprets the Qur'an, (peace and blessings be upon him). His Sunnah is revelation. The Qur'an is the first revelation, and the Sunnah of the Messenger is the second revelation, so it is revelation from Allah: [An-Najm 53:3], [An-Najm 53:4]. Yes.
The questioner says, may Allah grant you success: Honorable Shaykh, what do we say to the one who says, "I do not see the Prophetic hadith as a source, and I do not see it except the Qur'an alone"?
Answer:
We ask Allah for safety. This is misguidance. This group is called the Quranists. The Quranists are known; that is, they do not cite the Sunnah, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). This is misguidance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
he must stick to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided Khulafa'
عليكم بسنتي سنة الخلفاء الراشدين المهديينAnd whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.
وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِAnd the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says: "Know that I have been given [the Book and its like]." He says: Perhaps a man is sitting, well-fed,
on his couch, and he says: 'Between us and you is Allah's Book
عَلَى أَرِيكَتِهِ فَيَقُولُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ كِتَابُ اللَّهِThe Qur'an commands taking from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
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 for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day
لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَNor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰIt is not but a revelation revealed,
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰ
Source
لقاء مع حجاج أفريقيا 07-12-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (16:21)
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