Does obligation derive from the Sunnah?
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Question:
The questioner (N. S. al-Qahtani) says in his question: Some people say that the obligatory is found only in the Qur'an, and that what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said is only Sunnah and not binding. What do we say to them, O Shaykh?
Answer:
Obligation and Sunnah are derived from the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and from the words of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He); for Allah says: [Al-Hashr: 7] and He says (Exalted and Majestic is He): [An-Nisa: 80] and He says: [Al-Ma'idah: 92]. So whatever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made obligatory, even if it did not come in the Qur'an, it is obligatory to act upon it. For example, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 1408a This is not in the Qur'an. Sahih Muslim 1408a The Muslims have agreed upon this. What is in the Qur'an is: [An-Nisa: 23]. Then the Sunnah came with the prohibition of marrying a woman and her aunt, or a woman and her maternal aunt, and the Muslims agreed upon that. And so it is with everything that comes in the authentic Sunnah; it is obligatory to act upon it, even if it is not mentioned in the Noble Qur'an.
This is how the prohibition of every fanged beast of prey and every taloned bird is established. This did not come in the Qur'an; it came in the Sunnah. The prohibition of beasts of prey like the lion, the leopard, and the like—every fanged beast of prey—and the dog and the like. And the prohibition of every taloned bird like the eagle, the falcon, and the hawk. These came in the Sunnah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner (N. S. al-Qahtani) says in his question: Some people say that the obligatory is found only in the Qur'an, and that what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said is only Sunnah and not binding. What do we say to them, O Shaykh?
Answer:
Obligation and Sunnah are derived from the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and from the words of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He); for Allah says:
And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from
وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُواHe who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah
مَنْ يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَAnd obey Allah and obey the Messenger
وَأَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَOne should not combine a woman and her father's sister
لا يجمع بين المرأة وعمتهاOne should not combine a woman and her father's sister, nor a woman and her mother's sister in marriage.
لا يجمع بين المرأة وعمتها، ولا بين المرأة وخالتهاand that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously
وَأَنْ تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ الأُخْتَيْنِThis is how the prohibition of every fanged beast of prey and every taloned bird is established. This did not come in the Qur'an; it came in the Sunnah. The prohibition of beasts of prey like the lion, the leopard, and the like—every fanged beast of prey—and the dog and the like. And the prohibition of every taloned bird like the eagle, the falcon, and the hawk. These came in the Sunnah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source
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