Page 96 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

HARUN YAHYA

mentary to and explanation of the Qur’an, and that in the
event any sound hadith disagreeing with an ijtihad which had
previously been made on the basis of the Book or some other
form of proof came to their attention they would immediately
revise their opinions and consider the provision in question. It
is not without reason that the beloved wife of the Prophet
(saas), Aisha (ra) said: “The Prophet’s conduct was nothing
but the Qur’an” (Sahih Muslim).
Indeed, the following has come down to us: “If you find any
sound hadith, that is my madhhab (school). Put aside any
statement of mine disagreeing with it.” (Al-Subki, Majmuat
al-Rasa’il Muniriyyah, 2, 98) Most other mujtahids have
reported words with a similar significance.
For the Ahl al-Hadith, the common view held by mujtahids
and Islamic scholars in general is this: the Ahl al-Hadith are the
greatest helpers of the religion and the most powerful protec-
tors against the attacks and doubts of the irreligious. The ene-
mies of basic Islamic truths are only the ahl al-bid‘ah, fajarah
(wicked evil-doers) and kafirun (unbelievers).
There is a wide and overwhelming consensus (ijma‘) of opin-
ion among Islamic scholars with regard to the subject of the
Sunnah constituting proof; they have agreed on a definitive
conclusion.

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