The Abrogation of the Sunnah by the Qur'an
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Question:
Does the Sunnah abrogate the Qur'an, or does it not?
Answer:
The Sunnah specifies it, or restricts its absolute meaning, and does not abrogate it, according to the scholars of knowledge. The scholars differ regarding the meaning of abrogation. The Salaf and the early scholars call specification abrogation, and this occurs in the Sunnah, where abrogation means specification and restriction.
As for its lifting the ruling of a verse entirely, which is the later term used by the scholars of usul al-fiqh (the principles of jurisprudence), the Sunnah does not lift the rulings of the Qur'an; rather, it specifies them. A verse may be general, and the Sunnah comes to specify it, as in the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He): [Surat al-Nisa: 11]. This verse was specified by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Muwatta Malik 27:18 It is general, restricted, and specified by this hadith, along with other verses in meaning.
Does the Sunnah abrogate the Qur'an, or does it not?
Answer:
The Sunnah specifies it, or restricts its absolute meaning, and does not abrogate it, according to the scholars of knowledge. The scholars differ regarding the meaning of abrogation. The Salaf and the early scholars call specification abrogation, and this occurs in the Sunnah, where abrogation means specification and restriction.
As for its lifting the ruling of a verse entirely, which is the later term used by the scholars of usul al-fiqh (the principles of jurisprudence), the Sunnah does not lift the rulings of the Qur'an; rather, it specifies them. A verse may be general, and the Sunnah comes to specify it, as in the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He):
Allah instructs you concerning your children
يُوصِيكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي أَوْلَادِكُمْA muslim does not inherit from a kafir.
لا يرث المسلم الكافر
Source
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