Page 94 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

HARUN YAHYA

… Allah has sent down the Book and Wisdom to you
and taught you what you did not know before. Allah’s
favor to you is indeed immense. (Surat an-Nisa’, 113)
As stated elsewhere, the “wisdom” referred to here is the
Sunnah.
Abu Dawud and al-Bayhaqi identify and establish this report
with accompanying statements:
"Revelation would descend upon the Messenger of Allah
(saas), and Jibril (as) would tell him the Sunnah that
explained it." (ad-Darimi, Muqaddimah, 49)

The Second Part
This part consists of the Prophet’s (saas) words and behav-
ior that are not specifically concerned with communicating the
message. These may or may not have been affirmed by Allah
(swt).
If Almighty Allah (swt) has approved an action taken by the
Prophet (saas), that action is considered a revelation, even if
not openly instructed by way of revelation. Such approval
shows that the action is true, correct, and acceptable in His
sight. In addition, even if each of his actions has not been
reported by way of direct Divine revelation, Allah (swt) tells
us to abide by each one of the Prophet’s (saas) words and
deeds. This being the case, someone who follows an action
done by the Prophet (saas) that has not been imparted by way
of revelation has adhered to Allah’s (swt) instruction to obey
him. Thus, such matters emanating from him actually enjoy the
status of Divine revelation.
This account also supports the subject. The Prophet (saas)
said: “Verily I make lawful only what Allah has made lawful

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