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it for ourselves without the need for any clarification by the
Prophet (saas).” They turn their backs on the Sunnah, the
practical application and implementation of the Qur’an.
The fact is that these people who have abandoned the
Sunnah in fact ignore the Qur’an’s commandments. That is
because the Sunnah is an explanation of the Qur’an and more
importantly, the Qur’an orders Muslims to follow it. Allah
(swt) has not only made obeying the Qur’an obligatory, but
also obeying the Prophet (saas).
For this reason, Islam can only be practiced together with
the Sunnah and Muslims can only apply the Qur’an into real
life with its help. The Sunnah, on the other hand, is the belief of
the Ahl al-Sunnah, which is the totality of our Prophet’s (saas)
authentic hadiths and their subsequent interpretations by the
great Islamic scholars.

Complying with the Sunnah means obeying the
Prophet (saas)
The vital importance of the Prophet (saas) to believers is
emphasized, as follows, in the Qur’anic verses addressed to
him:
We have sent you bearing witness, bringing good
news, and warning so that you might all believe in
Allah and His Messenger as well as honor, respect,
and glorify Him in the morning and the evening.
Those who pledge their allegiance to you pledge
allegiance to Allah. Allah’s hand is over their
hands. Those who break their pledge only break it
against themselves. But as for those who fulfill the
contract they have made with Allah, We will give

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