Page 95 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

ADNAN OKTAR

in His Book, and I prohibit only what He has prohibited in
His Book.” (Abu Dawud, Sunan, 5; al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)
Al-Bayhaqi says: “If the expression ‘His Book’ is saheeh,
the Messenger of Allah (saas) meant that what was revealed
to him, the revelation, has been divided into two kinds:
Wahy Matluw (the Qur’an) and Wahy Ghayr-Matluw (all
information and inspiration from Allah other than the
Qur’an).”
Ibn Mas‘ud (ra), like Imam Shafi‘i (ra), has also said that any-
one abiding by the Sunnah of the Prophet (saas) will thus be liv-
ing by the command of the Book of Allah (swt). This is because
the obligatory nature of following in the path of the Messenger
of Allah (saas) is a provision set out in the Qur’an itself. Those
provisions based on the ijtihad of the Prophet (saas) and
approved of by Allah (swt) form part of this second section.
Hanafi scholars refer to this as “non-manifest or internal reve-
lation” (wahy batin).

Seventh Proof: Ijma‘ (consensus)
From the first days of Islam right up to the present we see
that no mujtahid imam looking at the subject with knowledge
and good conscience has ever rejected this notion, that of
adhering tightly to the Sunnah and using it as a source of proof
and acting in its light as due. On the contrary, we see that they
have adhered closely to the Sunnah, acted in the light of the
line drawn by it, encouraged others to act in its light, forbidden
any opposition to it and have relied on the rules established by
it both for themselves and for others. In addition, we also see
that they have fiercely opposed any opposition to or trivializa-
tion of the Sunnah; indeed, they have regarded it as comple-

93