Page 42 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

HARUN YAHYA

them an immense reward. (Surat al-Fath, 8-10)
One who has taken a vow of allegiance to the Prophet (saas)
has taken it to Allah (swt). Our Lord also tells us that:

Whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah.
(Surat an-Nisa’, 80)
We can see from this verse just how important such obedi-
ence is. All Muslims are obliged to obey him due to his nature
as a role model and his identity as a rule-maker. The Qur’an
reveals that complying with our Prophet's (saas) commands
and rules is just as obligatory as is complying with the verses in
the Book of Allah (swt). Indeed, in another verse, our Lord
tells us this with regard to the Prophet’s (saas) power of for-
bidding and commanding:
[The believers are] those who follow the Messenger,
the unlettered Prophet, whom they find written down
with them in the Torah and the Gospel, commanding
them to do right and forbidding them to do wrong,
making good things lawful for them and bad things for-
bidden for them, relieving them of their heavy loads
and the chains that were around them. Those who
believe in him, honor and help him, and follow the
Light that has been sent down with him are successful.
(Surat al-A‘raf, 157)
In another verse, our Lord states:

You should accept whatever the Messenger gives you
and abandon whatever he tells you to abandon. Have
taqwa of Allah... (Surat al-Hashr, 7)

These verses show that in addition to what the Qur’an pro-
hibits, the Prophet (saas) can prohibit other things to his com-

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