AlSunnah = (Sayings = Hadith & Actions of the Prophet Muhammad)
First: Is it important to follow AlSunnah?
Who obeys the prophet, he has obeyed Allah; And who turns away, We (Allah) have not sent you (Muhammad)
a custodian over them.
The answer is a translation o Ayah (line) 80, Surat (Chapter) AlNisa'.
- AlSunnah is what the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said (Hadeeth) and did.
- AlSunnah was compiled after the
death of the prophet from what the prophet's family members and companions said they heard the prophet saying or
doing or saw the prophet
doing.
- While The Qur'an is preserved in its original text, we should go only for the authentic (hadeeth) sayings. The
authentic sayings are
collected by authentic compilers such as the scholar AlBokhari born 194 (Hijri Calendar) and the scholar Muslim Born
204 (Hijri Calendar).
- Some sayings are attributed to the prophet peace be upon him, without solid grounds of their reporters, so they should be avoided
from AlSunnah.
- Example of an authentic saying (Hadeeth): Reported by: AlMugheerah said: " I heard the prophet peace be upon him saying:'
Any lying about
me is not like lying about anyone else. Whoever lied intentionally about me, let his bottom settle down in The
Fire.' " Compiled by AlBokhari.
- New information is added towards the end of the pages.
- In the Qur'an, Allah (The God) speaks both in the 'I' or
'We' forms.
- Explanatory notes are added in ( ).
Q: Is AlSunnah important in Islam?
A: No, by your God, they will not have faith until they make you (Muhammad) a judge in the dispute that broke out
among them; And then they do not find in themselves any objection to what you judged and they accept it a full
acceptance.
Translation of: Ayah (line) 65, Surat AlNisa'.
Words: Yu'min = Have faith, Hatta = Until, Yuhakkim = Make judge, Sharjar = Dispute that broke out,
Baynahum = Among them, Yajid = Finds, Anfus = Selves, Haraj = Objection, Kadha = Judged,
Yusalim = Accept, Tasleem = Full acceptance.
Q: Why should Muslims follow the Qur'an and the Sunnah (Prophet's sayings and actions)?
A: Certainly you already had in the prophet of Allah (Muhammad) a good example for whoever has been looking
forward to (meeting) Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah a lot.
Translation of: Ayah 21, Surat AlAhzab.
Words: Uswah = Example - Model, Hasanah = Good, Yarjou = Looks forward, AlYawm AlAkhir = The
Last Day - Day of Judgment, Thakara = Remembered, Khatheer = A lot.
