Points taken from the talk ‘How to Honour the
Sunnah’
Shaykh Sa’d bin Naasir ash-Shithree [May
Allaah Preserve him]
Jaami’ Ameerah Mawdee bint Ahmad
as-Sudayree
9/4/1434 - 20/2/2013
Many people have doubts in the Sunnah because it
doesn’t correspond with their intellect, so they are left with reservations in (all
or some of) it. However, our way is not do Taqleed of them (i.e. blindly follow
such false ideas).
For instance, the Prophet [Peace and Blessings
of Allaah be Upon him] explained a ruling on sighting the moon to us, where he
said:
“Fast when you see it and break the
fast when you see it, and if it is too cloudy then complete the number (of
days) of Sha’baan as thirty.” Narrated by Abu Dawood (2324) and al-Tirmidhi
(697); classed as Saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi
In this Hadeeth we learn that our worship is based
on seeking the reward of Allaah, the Most High, and this is done by is
following the Sunnah. Included in this is submitting and following what is
apparent without relying on what people deem to be nonintellectual.
This Hadeeth is an example of submitting to what
the Prophet informed us of and leaving the need for calculations and predictions.
Some people are hesitant about the Sunnah and they
wish to follow predictions and think that they are more precise. However, standing
on Day of Judgment in front of Allah, the Most High, you will be asked about the
Sunnah and whether you followed it, and you will not be asked about your
predictions and opinions.
Did you follow it or did you reject the following
of it? Did you prefer your intellect and submit to your doubts, whilst being concerned
with what other people said and did?
So the believer is one who submits to the Sunnah
in all affairs.
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