The Status Of The Sunnah In Islam - Abdul Hakeem Mitchell - Manchester

The Status of the Sunnah in Islaam • The terms/words sunnah, Salafi, etc. are all praiseworthy • 2 types of sinners • The Sinner who is aware the he is sinful • This individual commits sins while knowing himself to be sinful, and is under the threat of punishment • This is because he is opposing the command of Allah, and the Sunnah of the Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) • This individual may be led to success through Tawbah/Repentance • The other is the sinner who leaves off the Sunnah due to doubts • This individual is considered to be from the people of desires and they are worse than the first, as he will believe he is upon the truth and will not repent/make Tawbah • You must question the deeds that you have put forth • The Sunnah is of great value, like treasure is in a worldly sense, so one must protect it • The Companions were the original protectors of the Sunnah, and they are all trustworthy • People become higher in our view when they are praised by scholars and trustworthy people, so what about the Companions, who were praised by Allah in multiple places in the Qur’ān • Those who question the character about the Companions are doing so in order to bring about doubts about the Sunnah • Anas Ibn Mālik narrated little from the Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) out of fear of narrating that which is not from the Sunnah, and he was from the Mukthireen (Those who narrated the most) • Narration: “Whoever lies about me intentionally, then let him take his seat in the fire.” • The Companions didn’t just narrate whatever they heard, unlike many speakers today • People have been afflicted by their desire for fame/leadership, so they speak without confirming that they are narrating from the Sunnah • That which you narrate can be a means for someone’s guidance/salvation, so be sure of it! • Study/Revision of the Hadith brings it to life • The Messenger of Allah (sallallāhu alaihi wa sallam) said, “There will not cease to be a group of my Ummah uppermost upon the truth. They will not be harmed by those who forsake them, until Allah’s affair comes to pass and they are uppermost.” [Reported by Muslim]’ • The people of Hadith are the people who will be saved from the misguides and the fire, so upon you is to be amongst them, therefore study: • The Book of Allah • The Sunnah • The lives of the companions • The Tābi’een • The Tābi Tābi’een • The A’Imma (Scholars upon the Sunnah, the Muhaddithīn, Mufassirīn, etc.) • Within all of this revelation and commentary of it, is a means for a person’s Istiqāma