The Meaning of Adhering to the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), “Adhere toJami` at-Tirmidhi 2676Sahih (Darussalam) Or are there conditions for that?
Answer:
There is no doubt that what the Rightly Guided Caliphs did is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to follow. However, if there is a Sunnah from the Messenger, it takes precedence. If there is no Sunnah from the Messenger and there is a practice from the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, it is to be followed. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), “Adhere to
my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided Khulafa'
بسنتي وسنة الخلفاء الراشدينAnswer:
There is no doubt that what the Rightly Guided Caliphs did is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to follow. However, if there is a Sunnah from the Messenger, it takes precedence. If there is no Sunnah from the Messenger and there is a practice from the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, it is to be followed. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الدخول في الماء بغير إزار — islamhouse.com (1:11:18)
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