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In The Name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful
Following Prophet Muhammad
In the words of
Shaykh Badiuddin Shah ar-Rashdi
as-Sindhi
Translated by
Afia Salam
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Contents
‘Ittiba’ e Sunnah’ or Following Sunnah
(Way of the Prophet ........................ 7
Purity of Action..................................... 8
Religion is Indivisible............................ 11
The Reality of the Sharia or the Right Path 13
True Devotion 15
The Blessings of Muhammad’s M System....... 21
The Biggest Hurdle in the Implementation of
the Islamic System............................................. 26
The Day of Judgement..................................... 30
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Foreword
In the name of Allah, the most beneficent, the most merciful
This book attempts to present to the readers thoughts expressed
about the need for the Muslim Ummab to unite and follow the
Way of the Prophet.
Through various references from passages of the Qur’an and
Hadith, and illustrating points through some very simple,
contemporary examples, the benefits of treading the path that
leads to definite salvation in this world as well as the Hereafter
are enunciated.
While translating these thoughts into the English language, I
have tried to keep as close as possible to not only the letter but
also the spirit of these thoughts, while at the same time,
attempting to retain a flow that would do justice to the
conversational nature of the address.
The underlying appeal and applicability of thought is universal,
and is very lucidly supported with appropriate references.
It is our hope that readers anywhere and everywhere will be
able to identify themselves with the thoughts expressed within
these lines and derive guidance in the lives.
Afia. Salam
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'Ittiba’ e Sunnah9 or Following Sunnah
(Way of the Prophet
The meaning of the word Ittiba* is “to obey” or “to follow.”
Sunnah are the historically stabilised sayings and practices of
Prophet Muhammad
Mankind has a binding to follow only that person who has been
appointed to lead by Allah Himself. (A self-appointed person
through any decree, howsoever lofty, or even someone nominated
by anyone else must not be followed).
We are the creation and servants of the one and only Almighty
Allah therefore, it is up to Him to appoint our leader and
master, and He has appointed Muhammad to guide us.
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Purity of Action
It is quite obvious that if someone is appointed by another
person, the appointee will not be free of faults. However, Allah's
3s- choice can never be at fault and a person who is appointed
by Almighty Allah ’8s- cannot make a wrong move, and say or
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an expedition, he had specifically appointed one of them as the
leader, and told everyone to obey him. No one else had been
so designated, despite their wisdom and knowledge.
It so happened that during the course of the expedition, the
leader became angry about something, and reminding everyone
of the Prophet’s orders for obedience, ordered all the
Companions 4*> to collect firewood and light a fire. When this
was done, he ordered everyone to jump into the fire. When
some of them started to run towards the fire, there were others
who stopped them, saying that we had professed Islam and the
teachings of the Prophet M so that we may be saved from the
fires of hell if despite following Mohammed we
have to be fuel for the fire, then what’s the point?
The former however, reminded them of the Prophet’s M orders
to obey the leader appointed by him, and insisted on jumping
into the fire. They were again stopped by the latter group. While
this argument was taking place, the fire died down, as did the
leader’s anger, and the matter ended there.
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When the matter was presented before the Prophet M, he said:
1]'you badjumped into thefire you would not have come
out of it till the Day of Judgement, and would have
stayed there forever
And said:
No one must be obeyed if such obedience amounts to
disobeying Allah §?■/ obedience is conditional to being in
accordance with Sharia' *
[Sahih Muslim]
The person who had been appointed as the leader of the
expedition had erred, but is there any one who can claim never
to have made a mistake? Is there a leader who has never faltered?
Prophet Muhammad M has never erred and Yes this honor
has been bestowed by Allah Allmighty on the Prophet. Allah
says in the Qur’an:
Allah knows best where (and how) to carry out his
mission....
- Al-lnam -124
Since every word and action of Prophet Muhammad is totally
devoid of mistakes and errors, and he has been appointed by
Allah as our leader whose obedience is fardh or obligatory
for us, then it goes without saying that we are duty-bound to
obey only him and no one else.
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