M6 stasie sumtsrauveKee ‘Through this communication, God fastraced men that their recourse tothe Aposte to jacge among them is «recourse 10 God's judgment, forthe Apostle is the judge among thet, and when they acept his judgment they €0 30 only because fof an obligaten imposed by God. ‘And He instructed chem that the [Prophet] judgment is ls judgement, for his judgment is imposed by Him and by His established knowledge-tendering him a man of desing and assisting him by preserving hin trom error and [werldly] sucess~and by tetying that He guide him and cases hia to obey His onder ‘So God imposed the obligation upon His creatures to abey ‘Hs Apostle, and He instructed ther that (obedience) to ita 1s chedience to Him, ‘The sumoral of what He instructed them isthe duty to ‘obey Him and His Apol, and that obedience tothe Apostle {s obedience to Him. He fale] instructed thenn that He iin posed the duty on His Apostle 10 obey His onder, Glaious be His praise ‘The Obligation Made Clear by God to His Creatures That He Imposed upon His Apostle to Follow What He Revealed to Him, and What He Testifed to of His Obeying His Commands, His Guidance, and That He Is the Guide of Any Who Follow Him on i nui pl wa ees SU aoe ee Sor Sa @r Folow what hasbeen revealed nto tee from thy Lod-there 48 no god tut Hlimeand rn thoa away from he polyieats 688 (Q'v 106, And He sid swkerY's Risale 117 ‘And He ae “Thun we me thee wpon am open way ofthe Lays deere aon | and follow nor the whi of tone whe 2 nor ow (Q. XLV, mh So Goll insteucted His Apostle that He is favored im with His exablshed knowledge and that he wil preserve him ‘rom mankind, for He sai © show Apostle, prodain what i sent down to thee fom ty {Losiit thou deft pot dou ha no liver His mesage-and ea wil defend thee ftom the people (QV. 71}:" 92, Shift sid: * And (He}, glorious be His praise, cert fed (the Prophecs) frm bei te what He commanded him and in Guidance to himselt and co whoever follows hi. For He sid ‘Thu We bare sees 9 the spit Selonging Ove afi “Thou ditt ot Know wat either the Beat or the Pah mee But We have made it» igh by which We guile whoger We plese of Ou serene, and veri hos sat gide uot taghe at [QL 52. [And He sid ade aot been for the ovary and mee of God toward thee, 2 par of chem would have proposed to lead he suey. Dot {Bey Tend only tenures ataye they donot hart tee 2 al God bar ent down to the the Book andthe Waa. and He SW ‘a eg thee wht tow it not Lom; Gos bounty fo the ever great (9 1¥, 15) a ta es a op 6m, rote ep wa Siig et pe Av snd FUT, toes of Srhoe Treen" Ma. KHADOV! Taatiee on Che Friicten tees teeHS astase surssemezewce ‘Thus God dedased that He coimanded His Prophet to ‘obey His onder, and certified what he proclaimed on His, behalf as well as what he certied for himvell3® We fala] ‘erly for him in onder to raw neat to God by our elit in Him, and we make entreaties to Him by belie in His words [orfAbe alAne (b. Muhammad alDatéward) told ws fom “Amr b. Abt *Amz—the freed slave of al Mufalib-from al Muraib b. antab tha che Aponte of God sti ‘hae eft nothing conceraing which God ts given yoo an order idhow ging you tat oder not hive £ teed anything loner which He has given you 3 prohibition witout Bing You the prokbion ™ 93, Shift sid: What God hat informed us of in His estab- lished knowledge and in His Baal and irrevocable judgment 2 favor and a biesing trom Him-is tht He prevented hove sey ‘who atempred co lead [he Prophet stay, and informed isn hae they could aot hurt him at al In certising tat (the Prophet) guides msukind along a siraigheforward path—the path of God-and that he delivers His mesage and obeys His carumands-ar we have stated belore-and in ordering obedience coisa and in emphasizing all [of this) fo the [Giine] communications just ctedGod has given evidence to mankind that they should accept the judginent of the Apostle and obey his orders. ‘94 ShIBY said: Whavever the Aposle as decreed that i Tawi ete po eaten he ced Bart fei Sat kes in pase fin hs ib 'Umm_ (lp mare) ihe wo pat te ccd on radon. Trateien Rowe rated ie (akin! say of nro at all ae on she beac Se sie cea eo TO aK pa ees Prue swe 3. Thr Compan choad be Sng om 2 fink Maayns fd ow BMI ew Tn aes Eesha. Seay. Sa he Oo sires Rite 119 ‘ot based on any {textual} command frm God, he has done so by Go's command, S0 God instructed ws in His saying: ‘A verily tho wit guide mankind to sight path be pa of God [Q, XL, 525, For the Apostle has laid down 2 sunna fom matters for hich ther 2 text inthe Book of Gos as wel as fr others concerning which there is no (specifi) text. But whatever he Iaid down in the manna God hav ordered us to obey, snd He ‘ead four] obedience to him at obuienc to Hi, an fou) refusal co obey hin as dbobedience to Hh lor which no man will be forgiven: nor is an excuse for failure 1 obey the Apostle’ sunna possible owing to what I Rave already stated and to what the Apostle (himelf ha su Sulpa [b.-Uyaynal old us from Stim Abd abNagr—a freed slave of Umar b, ‘Ubayd-Alihwho heard Ubayd allah 8, ADU Rath relate Irom his father thatthe Aposte had si: Lit ene do one of yu tedining 99 Bis eh and when onload wits sn oder 9 pein ar postion Ree te Say: "Tao not know wheter ese obligsey ort wl Feo ony what we Bd ip the Hock of Cad 95. Shift said: © The sunaas of de Apotie together with the feommunications of the] Took of Gaal fal i two cate sores: Fis, for every textealfomimunication] in the Baok ‘stn Bot he Big and Senos fee» sate tls ‘hs ttn one ht So xan ord fess ‘Sn eitet i eins Foto pts Pui by ane te ede. ano Divi, ol 1, 30. This wads flowed y xa sen paragaph e uiesein) nc vende“ Sua fe Tye) SET a a rem meng se a {thr Sock a tees ing the ates of oer tat, thy of ayesha ton alsa Rs ede ot {he phe. who enone he don mehr ee on Has eee129 stase sunssenurenee {he Apostle id down [smile sonea) in conforaiey with Alvine communication. Seconds fran [ambiguus] conned the Apostle nid down on Cots bell fsa ering the meaning impli by God and speciing what kind of duty Gad ipod, whether general or perlan, Sd ho tman shuld ey i ov In Wath exept te Propet {Glows the Book of Got rennin, 06 [Shir sa Enow of no scholar who det not agree thatthe sana ofthe Prophet fal in nee ego ts of ‘heh were agresd upon tnasionly. Thee two ego ree fon crn matters and fer [on othe ink for water ac thee ena ean) provided by God in the Book the Ape (merely pele ley ‘hati inthe tet of the Book Secon as any [ambigs) Communication inthe Book aid down by Cod se Prep) Specie the meaning implied by Mi These ave the wo Catagories on which las do nt dnt. “The hind category conse of what the Apostle has lid dtovm in the sunnah consrning whieh here eno text in the Book 97. some hola) have wid: God empowered [the Prophet by ve of the sy He topoed fon mankind) to hey Hin tod hs ses in obuining [Got] approval in Sccordance with His exased knowledge to provide wnat flor mae] on which there wo tet ithe Book, Obes Sic No sunte war eve id down [oy the Prophet) uae there wasa basi for inthe Book, sucha he ta Which Ipeced the mnt of prayers foc day] ad ihe modes af] ther perfomance, ved oo the genre! yf pegs ike sunnah Prophet) nid don sunnandeaog wi le {of propery ar vel as otter. Por God si ‘Dp not easume your property among you welly[Q.1V, 38, And He sid: (Gol hos permite ele sod forbidden ary (21 277% ‘ienty Foodie” Le, + Haden prin oaprectet sukre's Risdla 121 Whatever God ae provided by [way of] permision of pro Iibition, he has spcied on Gods bebnt ase did in fee ‘ute ofthe dury of) prayer Odhers said: [The Prophet] received a message from God ‘confirming the sunna by s command from Him, Sul others sid: [The Prophet] srs inspired with al that ‘he had lid down. ‘The sunna is (vine) Wino intpced by God, and so whatever He iepied him wth eonstutes] sna, [for) ‘Abd aleAzie (b, Mubaramad abDariward) tld ws fom “Amr b. Abr *Ame fom abMutslib, who Telated that the Prophet sid ‘The raseworthy pict (Cabrel) bas inined me fei che ought} that po sol wil ever di gn will ese ft [rotion. Be, hercore, masente fm your requests 98. ShABt seid: Among the things with which ihe Prophes) vas inspiredis his sunna. Thissunna] isthe Wisdom ‘hich God mentioned [in Ils Book), and whatever He sent down to him is a Book-the Book of Go—all of these ave bean ven to him as fore from God and by His wil ‘These favors are either embodied im one Favor" ot the diferent forms, We pray God for protection from error and sites, Tn whatever form ie may take, God made it clear that He Imposed the duty of obedience co His Aponte, and has given hone of mankind an exese to reject any order he knows to be the order of dhe Aponte of God. God has rither made sen have need for hit in [all smates of] religion and Te ths given the proot fori by providing that the sunna ofthe Apostle make clear the meanings of the duties [aid down in 1s Book 1 that ie might be known tha the sunnawhather Jn the form speciving the meoning of God's commands st provided in dhe tex of the Book which they cam read or in the form of legislation inthe absence of such 2 textin ether form repreents God's command and is in full) agreement