In the light of Islam and Quran, what is the importance of Sunnah and Hadiath ? What are the punishments (if there are any) for those who deny them ? All the members please participate to the fullest in this post as I need to get my facts straight about this issue.
My question is directly raised towards our many munkarin-e-hadiath members such as Mr.PakistanAbroad and ** Nescio**.
I just want to discuss that how these people can justify that we do not need sunnah in our lives ?
So the Basics first.
**“O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Apostle, and those charged with authority among you, if you differ in anything among yourselves refer it to Allah and His apostle, if you do believe in Allah and the last day, that is best and most suitable for final determination” [Al-Nisa 59] **
This is just one example quoted from the Quran which asks Muslims to obey the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w), there are other numerous examples like these in the Quran.
**" Say, If you love Allah, FOLLOW ME (i.e. to follow Muhmmad peace be upon him); Allah will love you, and grant you protection from your sins. And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful " [Al-Imran 31] **
The word used here is “ITTIBA” which means to follow. Anyone knowing a little bit of Arabic can easily understand this. For those who read only translations, can refer to Surah Al-Naziat to comprehend the meaning of the word “ITTIBA”
However we find in the Quran:
**" Certainly Allah conferred a favor on the believers when He raised among them a Messenger from among themselves, reciting to them His Messages and purifying them, and teaching them the Book and the Wisdom, although before that they were surely in manifest error " [3:164] **
Regarding this the Prophet said:
**" Remember I’ve been given another thing (i.e. the hadith, the hikmah) in addition to Quran. He also warned to be aware of the time when some people would say that Quran is enough for them, but the truth would be that anything which Allah’s apostle holds haram for you would be the same as if Allah has held that thing haram for you " [Abu Dawood] **
Also in The Quran we find,
**" Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever He forbids you of, abstain from it; and fear Allah " [59:7] **
People, please tell me how some people can just abandon Sunnah ? How can they say that Sunnah is not imortant in our lives ? How can they say that Quran is just enough for our lives ? Are we talking about illiterate people here ? No as a matter of fact we are talking about very well spoken and very literate people. Then how come people like PA ( and trust me there are many more here alone on this forum who deny hadiath) can forget sunnah from their lives ?
Besides the issue that many ahaadith were written after Prophet’s time (which does not necessarily prove their falsification), One must clearly know that they were also written during the Prophet’s time.
If the narrations of ahadith are not trustworthy then who told them about the order of Surahs in The Holy Quran?
If the narrations of ahadith are not trustworthy then who told them about the various “Qir’ats” (types of recitation) of The Holy Quran? What made them choose the type of recitation by which they recite the Holy Quran now a days? What Basis?
By denying the hadith, now their prayers are not the prayers of the Prophet. And this group becomes the worst in the list of other deviated groups. They cannot show the method of Salat, Hajj, the issues of Zakat, and other issues pertaining to religion. Infact the list is so long that it is almost impossible to mention it here.
So upon what pillars do they establish their “Deen” on? On thinking of their own?! Quran does not mention the method of praying, how is one supposed to know? Just think his own way out?! or is some Munkir of Ahaadith and Sunnah going to tell how to pray? Are they more trustworthy or the companions of the Prophet who narrated the Ahaadith? And the Tabayeen and Taba Tabayeen, May Allah be pleased with them all.
**These Munkirs of Ahaadith say that Hadith and Sunnah are Innovations, Crutch and Augmentaion 3 not knowing that Hadith and Sunnah has always been present, from the Prophet’s time right uptil now and Insha Allah will remain uptil the day of resurrection. And the reality is that these Munkirs of Ahaadith are themselves latecomers, innovated and deviated.
May Allah protect all of us from falling into the trap of the Devil **
Salman.