Qabeelat Tayybah Obey the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) by following his example. Once a hadith has been confirmed as Sahih (authentic), it is a source <strong>of</strong> legislation. The Qur’aniyyoon• They claim that the Qur’an is the only source <strong>of</strong> legislation.• They believe that the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) was a regular man, so there was noreason to follow him. : "" Abu Rafi' narrated: The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said: “Let me not find one <strong>of</strong> youreclining on his couch when he hears something regarding me which I have commanded orforbidden and he says about it: ‘I do not know. What we found in Allah's Book we have followed”(alBayhaqi, Ahmad, Abu Dawood and others).• And in another narration:" "“… but truly what the Messenger <strong>of</strong> Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) has forbidden is similar to whatAllah has forbidden” (alBayhaqi, Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah).Faqeeh Says…The Qur’aniyyoon are those who claim to abide by the injunctions <strong>of</strong> the Qur’an and reject any other source <strong>of</strong>law, including the Sunnah <strong>of</strong> the Messenger <strong>of</strong> Allah (Peace Be Upon Him). They do not represent a specificsect but can be found everywhere, at any time and amongst different sects. The Role <strong>of</strong> the Sunnah with the Qur’an• Sunnah explains the meaning <strong>of</strong> the Qur’an. For example: Allah says [in Surah alAn’am]: “It is those who believe (in the Oneness <strong>of</strong> Allah and worship none butHim Alone) and confuse not their belief with Dhulm (wrong i.e. by worshipping others besides Allah), forthem (only) there is security and they are the guided” (alQur’an 6:82).The companions (May Allah Be Pleased With Them) were scared because they thought that“Dhulm” referred to any transgression so the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) explained that itreferred to shirk (associating partners with Allah).TCE Notes Revolution 26
Qabeelat TayybahNarrated Abdullah: When:"...and confuse not their belief with wrong." (6.82) was revealed, theProphet's companions said, "Which <strong>of</strong> us has not done wrong?" Then there was revealed:--"Verily joining others in worship with Allah is a tremendous wrong indeed." (alBukhari)Another example: Allah says [in Surah alBaqara]: “It is made lawful for you to have sexual relations with your wives on thenight <strong>of</strong> As-Saum (the fasts). They are Leebas (i.e. body cover, or screen, or Sakan, (i.e. you enjoy thepleasure <strong>of</strong> living with her - as in Verse 7:189) Tafsir At-Tabaree), for you and you are the same forthem. Allah knows that you used to deceive yourselves, so He turned to you (accepted your repentance)and forgave you. So now have sexual relations with them and seek that which Allah has ordained for you(<strong>of</strong>fspring), and eat and drink until the white thread (light) <strong>of</strong> dawn appears to you distinct from theblack thread (darkness <strong>of</strong> night), then complete your Saum (fast) till the nightfall. And do not have sexualrelations with them (your wives) while you are in Itikaf (i.e. confining oneself in a mosque for prayers andinvocations leaving the worldly activities) in the mosques. These are the limits (set) by Allah, so approachthem not. Thus does Allah make clear His Ayat (pro<strong>of</strong>s, evidences, lessons, signs, revelations, verses, laws,legal and illegal things, Allahs set limits, orders, etc.) to mankind that they may become Al-Muttaqoon(the pious)” (alQur’an 2:187).The Sunnah explains this further:'Adi bin Hatim narrated: “When the above verses were revealed: 'Until the white thread appearsto you, distinct from the black thread,' I took two (hair) strings, one black and the other white,and kept them under my pillow and went on looking at them throughout the night but could notmake anything out <strong>of</strong> it. So, the next morning I went to Allah's Apostle and told him the wholestory. He explained to me, "That verse means the darkness <strong>of</strong> the night and the whiteness <strong>of</strong> thedawn." (alBukhari).• Sunnah qualifies the absolutes in the Qur’an.The sunnah makes particular some Qur’anic verses that are general.• Sunnah comes to detail the commandments in the Qur’an.Several components <strong>of</strong> prayer are mentioned in the Qur’an (observe salah on time, times <strong>of</strong> salah,recite what you know <strong>of</strong> the Qur’an, ruku’, sujood) but the description <strong>of</strong> the way ProphetMuhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) prayed is necessary. TCE Notes Revolution 27