Publisher's Synopsis
From the book: Allah () says in Surah An-Nur, "And let those who oppose the Messenger's (Muḥammad (May Allah elevate his rank & grant him peace)) commandment (i.e., his Sunnah - legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements) (among the sects) beware, let some Fitnah (disbelief, trials, afflictions, earthquakes, killing, overpowered by a tyrant) should befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them." [Surah an-Nur 24:63] and Allah says in Surah Al-Hashr, "And whatsoever the Messenger (Muḥammad (May Allah elevate his rank & grant him peace)) gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it)." [Surah al-Hashr 59:7] In this regard, many verses indicate the obligation of obeying the Prophet and adhering to his Sunnah. Also, previous evidence indicated the obligation of adhering to the Book of Allah, sticking to it, and complying with his orders and abstaining from its prohibitions. These are two relevant fundamentals in which whoever denies one of them denies the other. This is considered an act of disbelief and misguidance which takes one outside the fold of Islam as agreed by all the scholars. The ahadith of the Prophet (May Allah elevate his rank & grant him peace) indicated the obligation of obeying the Messenger of Allah (May Allah elevate his rank & grant him peace), following his Sunnah and refraining from disobeying him. All of this is relative to the people of his era as well as those to come. It is related by Al-Bukhari, and Muslim on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) the Prophet (May Allah elevate his rank & grant him peace) said: "whosoever obeys me, obeys Allah; and he who disobeys me disobeys Allah."
