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Allah has made obedience to His Prophet a strict obliga-
tion, imposing upon people the absolute duty to follow his
commands. Thus it is not permissible to say about anything
that it is a strict obligation, except about Allah's Book and
the Sunnah of His Messenger (saas)…” (Al-Shafi`i, Al-
Risalah, p. 78)

The Third Group of Verses:
These verses show that absolute compliance with the
Prophet’s (saas) commands and prohibitions are obligatory,
that obeying him is the same as obeying Allah (swt), and that
any opposition to him or change in his Sunnah is forbidden.
Obey Allah and the Messenger so that, hopefully, you
will gain mercy. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 132)
O you who believe, obey Allah and obey the
Messenger. Do not make your actions worthless.
(Surah Muhammad, 33)
Obey Allah and the Messenger and beware. If you turn
your backs, know that Our Messenger is only responsi-
ble for clear transmission. (Surat al-Ma’ida, 92)
Ibn al-Qayyim said: “Allah ordered obedience to Himself
and to His Messenger. He repeated “obedience” in the
phrase ‘and obey the Messenger’ to demonstrate that obedi-
ence to him … is compulsory. He revealed that when the
Prophet (saas) issues a command, whether or not that com-
mand is to be found in the Qur’an, complete obedience to
him individually is compulsory, because he has been given the
Book and the Sunnah, which is similar to it in value.”
Allah (swt) reveals the importance of obedience to the

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