The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not one of me.” What is meant by the Sunnah in this hadith?
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The questioner : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 1401 Does the Sunnah refer to letting the beard grow, for example, and trimming the mustache, or does it refer to the methodology?
The Shaykh : No, the intention is the methodology in general.
The questioner : Does methodology mean the Messenger’s way in conveying the call?
The Shaykh : It is not only in conveying the call, for there may be a conveyor who does not act upon what he conveys. Rather, it is the Messenger’s way in both action and conveyance. To the extent that one achieves this, he is close to the Messenger, and to the extent that he departs from the Messenger in this, he is far from the Messenger.
And he who turns away from my Sunnah, he has no relation with Me
مَن رَغِبَ عن سنَّتي فليس منيThe Shaykh : No, the intention is the methodology in general.
The questioner : Does methodology mean the Messenger’s way in conveying the call?
The Shaykh : It is not only in conveying the call, for there may be a conveyor who does not act upon what he conveys. Rather, it is the Messenger’s way in both action and conveyance. To the extent that one achieves this, he is close to the Messenger, and to the extent that he departs from the Messenger in this, he is far from the Messenger.
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