
Authority Of The Sunnah - The Key To Paradise
Pages: 172Cover Type: PaperbackAuthor: Imam Jalal al-Din al-SuyutiPublisher: Dar as-Sunnah PublishersAllāh Most High Said, "And whatever the Messenger has given you, take it; and what he has forbidden you, refrain from it." [Al-Hashr (59):7]The Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) said, "I have not left out anything of which Allāh, The Most High has Commanded you with except I have apprised you of it. Likewise, I have not left out anything of which Allāh has Prohibited you from it, except I have apprised you of it..." [Al Bayhaqi, 7/76 & others]Together with the Qur'ān, the Sunnah is the pivotal foundation and primary source of the Islāmic faith. Following both of them is mandated by Allāh Himself and obligated upon Muslims to adhere and live accordingly. Muslim theology is established upon them and remains defective and incomplete should either be forsaken for they both explain and interpret each other.During his time, Imām al-Suyūṭī felt a genuine need to pen this compelling