The Importance of Following the Sunnah
The Author [Al-Imaam Al-Barbahaari ] (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
“So know that Islam is the Sunnah and the Sunnah is Islam and one of them is
not established except with the other.”
Al-Allaamah Rabee’ ibn
Haadee Al-Makhdali (may Allah preserve him said) [regarding the statement of
the author]:
“So he [the author] –
may Allaah have mercy upon him- draws the attention [of the reader] to the
status of the Sunnah. For verily al-Islam is the call of all the Prophets.
Allaah, the Most High, says:
{Verily the religion
with Allaah is Islam} (aal-Imran:19)
And He The Most High
says:
{And whoever seeks a
religion other than Al Islam, it will not be accepted from him and in there
hereafter, He will be from the losers} (aal-Imran : 85)
And the Sunnah is
the Tareeqah [path] of the Prophet ﷺ and his Manhaj [clear way] and his Akhlaaq [manners]. So
whoever doesn’t actualize this Sunnah [i.e. intentionally and after proofs has
been established against him] then he is a misguided innovator, he has not
implemented Al Islam [i.e. with regards to that aspect of the Sunnah which he
intentionally opposes]. And it might be that of those who oppose this
intentionally are disbelievers or hypocrites. And we seek refuge with Allaah
from that”.
‘Aun Al Baaree sharh u
Sunnah lil Imam Al Barbahaari. Explanation of Al-Allaamah Rabee’ ibn Haadee Al-Madkhali. Imam Ahmad Publishing House Vol: 1, Pg: 52.
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