The pronoun in his saying: “Hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and cling to it firmly”
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: In the hadith, meaning this is a linguistic issue that perhaps resolves the ambiguity?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: Our Shaykh, here the singular pronoun “ha” indicates that it is one Sunnah; he did not say “cling to them both”!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Meaning the Rightly Guided Caliphs act according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so it is one Sunnah!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: No, meaning as we said, it is not one of the Caliphs, but the Caliphs. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan al-Bayhaqi 17:1232 He did not say “cling to them both.” The Caliphs act according to the Sunnah of the Prophet, so it is one Sunnah. What do you think of this!
The Shaykh: This is good speech.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: We said that it does not mean the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Contrary to that, and I only said perhaps you remember the one that indicates
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace be upon him).
The questioner: It seems to be clarified, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Clarified, yes.
The questioner :[An-Nisa 4:115] .
The Shaykh: Ah, this is it. May Allah forgive us, O Professor.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good. May Allah preserve you.
The questioner: In the hadith, meaning this is a linguistic issue that perhaps resolves the ambiguity?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner:
Hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and hold fast to it with strength
عليكم بسنتي و سنة خلفاء الراشدين المهدين عضوا عليهاThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Meaning the Rightly Guided Caliphs act according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so it is one Sunnah!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: No, meaning as we said, it is not one of the Caliphs, but the Caliphs. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and hold fast to it with strength
عليكم بسنتي و سنة الخلفاء الراشدين المهدين عضوا عليهاThe Shaykh: This is good speech.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: We said that it does not mean the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Contrary to that, and I only said perhaps you remember the one that indicates
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace be upon him).
The questioner: It seems to be clarified, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Clarified, yes.
The questioner :
and follows other than the way of the believers
و من يتبع غير سبيل المؤمنينThe Shaykh: Ah, this is it. May Allah forgive us, O Professor.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good. May Allah preserve you.
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