The Meaning of the Sunnah and Islam, and the Virtue of Following the People of the Sunnah
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The questioner:
It is the Sunnah.
The Shaykh:
This phrase appeared at the beginning of the book: the Sunnah is Islam, and Islam is the Sunnah. So when the Sunnah is mentioned, Islam is meant, and when Islam is mentioned, the Sunnah is meant; each explains the other. Yes.
The questioner:
And al-Fudayl ibn 'Iyad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If you see a man from the people of the Sunnah, it is as if you have seen a man from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
Yes, because he is a follower of them, for whoever follows them becomes one of them. This is as Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said:[An-Nisa 4:69] Whoever follows them becomes one of them. Also, whoever follows them adopts their character, manners, and methodology, so it is as if you see them representing them; he represents them through following, emulation, and good speech and action. Yes.
It is the Sunnah.
The Shaykh:
This phrase appeared at the beginning of the book: the Sunnah is Islam, and Islam is the Sunnah. So when the Sunnah is mentioned, Islam is meant, and when Islam is mentioned, the Sunnah is meant; each explains the other. Yes.
The questioner:
And al-Fudayl ibn 'Iyad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If you see a man from the people of the Sunnah, it is as if you have seen a man from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
Yes, because he is a follower of them, for whoever follows them becomes one of them. This is as Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of
فَأُولَٰئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ
Source
شرح السنة للبربهاري، المبشرون بالجنة - التوبة إلى الله تعالى - الاعتصام بالسنة — islamhouse.com (36:51)
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