Modernists And Hadith Rejecters by Sajid A. Kayum

Allah says in the Qur'aan,
"O you who believe!
Do not put (yourselves) forward
before Allah and His Messenger ( r), and fear Allah.
Verily! Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing."
[Soorah al-Hujurat (49): 1]
Ibn Abbas (radiallahuanhuma) the great Qur'aanic commentator -
explained this verse in a manner that shows its relevance to all
generations that came after the time of the Messengers r. He said that
by not putting oneself forward it is meant, "Do not say anything that
contradicts the Qur'aan and Sunnah."
Along these lines, we understand the next verse of this
soorah, "O you who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of
the Prophet ( r), nor speak aloud to him in talk as you speak aloud to
one another, lest your deeds may be rendered fruitless
while you perceive not."
[Soorah al-Hujurat (49): 1]
To us, the forbiddance of raising our
voices over that of the Prophet signifies not
forwarding opinions and arguments in the
presence of the Messenger's rteachings
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