Page 78 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

HARUN YAHYA

Allah, the True Lawgiver, and he gains a sort of sense of the
Divine Presence and worship.
And so, due to this mystery, one who follows the Sunnah of
the Prophet (saas) transforms all of his acts into worship
and may make his whole life fruitful and yielding of
reward.” (The Eleventh Flash, First Point)
It is necessary in religion for Sunnah to be proof. These proofs
are of various kinds, and all have been definitively proven and
unanimously agreed upon by the scholars among the Ahl al-
Sunnah.
Seven articles show that the Sunnah represents proof in Islam:
1. `Ismah (the Prophet’s [saas] infallibility)
2. Allah’s (swt) approval of the Prophet’s (saas) Companions’
following the Sunnah
3. The Noble Qur’an
4. The Prophet’s (saas) Sunnah
5. The Qur’an is to be understood with the Sunnah
6. The Sunnah is also based on revelation
7. Ijma` (consensus)

First Proof: `Ismah (the Prophet’s [saas]
infallibility)
The first proof is that Allah (swt) protected the Prophet (saas)
from any imperfection and error. He is free of anything that
might have impacted negatively upon communicating the mes-
sage, and all scholars concur that Allah (swt) did not allow him to
fall into error or make a mistake in such matters.
Thus, all reports regarding the message are true and comply with
what is in Allah’s (swt) sight, and Muslims must abide by them.
The Prophet’s (saas) words on rulings have also been protect-
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