The Authority of the Statements of the Rightly Guided Caliphs
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The questioner:
After Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and we will enter into the righteous era, which indicates that it is authoritative.
The Shaykh:
It is authoritative when the Sunnah is obscure, and [a statement] comes that does not benefit us in the Sunnah. As for when the Sunnah is clear, the Sunnah takes precedence over them and over others.
After Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and we will enter into the righteous era, which indicates that it is authoritative.
The Shaykh:
It is authoritative when the Sunnah is obscure, and [a statement] comes that does not benefit us in the Sunnah. As for when the Sunnah is clear, the Sunnah takes precedence over them and over others.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ ابن باز ]، العقيدة الواسطية - الشريط الرابع — islamhouse.com (17:47)
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