Page 86 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

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either to the Sunnah or to innovation. If one's propensity
is for the Sunnah, he has succeeded. If otherwise, he has
perished." (Ahmad, Musnad, 2, 158)
Narrated from Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (saas) said: "I have left among you two mat-
ters. If you hold fast to them, you shall never be misguid-
ed: Allah's Book and His Prophet’s Sunnah.” (Al-Bayhaqi,
Al-Sunan al-Kubra, 10:114 #20108; al-Hakim, 1:93=1990
ed. 1:171; and Malik, al-Muwatta')
Narrated by al-Bayhaqi:
`Abd Allah ibn `Amr said: "I used to write down everything
that I heard from the Messenger of Allah (saas), intending
to memorize it. The Quraysh forbade me, saying: ‘You
write everything you hear from him, but he is a human
being who speaks sometimes in anger and sometimes in
contentment.' Therefore I stopped writing. I mentioned
this to the Messenger of Allah (saas), and he said: ‘Write!
By Him in Whose Hand is my soul. Nothing but truth ever
comes out of this,' and he pointed to his mouth." (Ibn
`Abd al-Barr, Jami` Bayan al-`Ilm, 2:27)

The Second Group of Hadiths:
The common subject matter in this group may be summa-
rized as Muslims finding the truth by adhering to the Sunnah
and being prohibited from practicing only what is in the Qur’an
and from making do with independent opinions in abandoning
the Sunnah.
Ibn Majah narrates from Anas, Thabit, and Aisha (ra) that the
Prophet (saas) said:
"If it is something that pertains to your world, then it is up

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