Page 85 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

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The First Group of Hadiths:
The Prophet (saas) is free of falsehood in those matters
revealed to him in the Qur’an and in the form of hadiths.
The Prophet’s (saas) expounded and stipulated rules were
Allah’s (swt) expositions and stipulations. They emanated
from Allah’s (swt) presence; not his.
Acting according to the Sunnah is acting according to the
Qur’an.
Allah (swt) commanded the ummah to accept and practice
the Prophet’s (saas) words, obey his commands, and follow his
Sunnah.
Whoever obeys the Prophet (saas) and holds fast to the
Sunnah obeys Allah (swt) and attains the true path of guidance.
Faith is complete only if one adheres to all that he brought.
He speaks nothing but the truth. The best guidance of all is his
guidance.
Anything not brought and approved of by the Prophet (saas),
but which people invented according to their whims and
desires, is an innovation that must be rejected and avoided.
In his Al-Madkhal, Imam al-Bayhaqi relates that Talha ibn
Nudayla narrated:
When prices soared in Madinah, the Prophet (saas) was
asked: “O Messenger of Allah, set the market prices for
us.” He replied: “Allah will not ask me of any sunnah
(practice) that I originated among you without His com-
manding me to do so. But ask Allah for His favor.”
Narrated from `Abd Allah ibn `Amr by Ibn Hibban
(354/966):
The Prophet (saas) said: “Every servant of Allah possesses
some propensity, and every propensity has its course:

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