Page 46 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

HARUN YAHYA

that reason, a messenger has been sent as a guide to every
community.
As with the other prophets, Allah (swt) sent Prophet
Muhammad (saas) with the perfect religion and the straight
path. He has also made him a prophet for everyone until the
Day of Judgment. Obeying, respecting, and loving him, in addi-
tion to imitating his lifestyle and abiding by his Sunnah, are
responsibilities that all Muslims must try to fulfill.
Indeed, in the Qur’an obedience to the Prophet (saas) is
considered as the same as obedience to Allah (swt). Believers
are told to take the Qur’an and the Sunnah as their guides in
matters on which they disagree. The following command is
given in the Noble Qur’an:
No, by your Lord, they are not believers until they
make you their judge in the disputes that break out
between them and then do not resist what you decide
and submit themselves [to you] completely. (Surat
an-Nisa’, 65)
As this verse makes crystal clear, the Prophet’s (saas)
Sunnah is an absolute and immaculate source of commands,
because it is the way of “interpreting, explaining, and applying
the Qur’an.” Therefore, no believer has the right to make
interpretations (ta’wil) or be disobedient with regard to the
Sunnah, the application of the Qur’an.

When Allah and His Messenger have decided some-
thing, no believing man or woman has a choice about
[following or not following] it. Anyone who disobeys
Allah and His Messenger is clearly misguided. (Surat
al-Ahzab, 36)

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