What is the relationship between the term *al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah* (the Prophetic biography) and the term *al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah* (the Prophetic Sunnah)?
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Eid Abbasi : What is the relationship between the term *al-Sirah* and the term *al-Sunnah* in its legal and jurisprudential sense? Consequently, to what extent does the *Sirah* rely on the sciences of hadith? And what references do you recommend for the *Sirah*?
The Shaykh : What is the first question?
Eid Abbasi : The term *al-Sirah* and the term *al-Sunnah*?
The Shaykh : Yes.
We do not find a difference between the *Sirah* and the *Sunnah*, if we remember that the *Sunnah* includes his (peace be upon him) sayings, his actions, and his approvals. The biography of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) does not go beyond these three types; it is speech and action, and it may include approval. However, it can be said that the *Sirah* is more specific than the *Sunnah*...
The Shaykh : What is the first question?
Eid Abbasi : The term *al-Sirah* and the term *al-Sunnah*?
The Shaykh : Yes.
We do not find a difference between the *Sirah* and the *Sunnah*, if we remember that the *Sunnah* includes his (peace be upon him) sayings, his actions, and his approvals. The biography of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) does not go beyond these three types; it is speech and action, and it may include approval. However, it can be said that the *Sirah* is more specific than the *Sunnah*...
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