Follow the Path of Guidance

 
 

“Do not follow my opinion; neither follow the opinion of Maalik, nor Shaafi’i, nor Awzaa’i, nor Thawri, but take from where they took.” _Imaam Ahmad

 

 

“I never saw my uncle Bishr Bin Masnur miss the first takbir, and whenever any person stood up in our mosque to ask people for help, my uncle gave him something.”

‘Ubayd Bin Ja’far said

 

“For forty years, I only missed Takbir Tahrimah (initial takbeer) when my mother died.” [As Siyar 10/646]

Ibn Sama`ah

 

 “The basic principles of Sunnah in our view are: adherence to the way of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, following their example and forsaking bid’ah, for every bid’ah is a going astray.”_Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

 

“Truly I am only a mortal: I make mistakes (sometimes) and I am correct (sometimes). Therefore, look into my opinions: all that agrees with the Book and the Sunnah, accept it; and all that does not agree with the Book and the Sunnah, ignore it.” _Imaam Maalik

 

 “When I say something contradicting the Book of Allaah the Exalted or what is narrated from the Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam), then ignore my saying.” [Al-Fulaani in Eeqaaz Al-Himam, p. 50]_Imaam Aboo Haneefah

 

“The Muslims are unanimously agreed that if a sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) is made clear to someone, it is not permitted for him to leave it for the saying of anyone else.” _Imaam Ash-Shaafi’ee

 

“Honoring the prayer includes coming before the Iqamah is recited.”

Sufyan Bin ‘Uyaynah:

 

“Whoever from amongst you wants to follow, then he should follow the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah (SAW) since their hearts were the most righteous in this Ummah, the deepest in knowledge, the most natural, the most correct in guidance and were in the best condition.

The Companions were people whom Allaah chose to be with His Prophet and to establish His religion. So know their excellence and follow them in their footsteps, for indeed they were on the correct guidance.” _‘Abdullaah Ibn Mas’ood

 

“What is the matter with me? When I lose a chicken I feel concerned, but when I miss the prayer in congregation, it does not grieve me.”_Yunus Bin ‘Abdullaah

 

“Follow the path of guidance, and do not worry about how few are the people who follow it. Beware of the paths of misguidance, and do not be deceived by the large numbers of those who doomed.” _Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaad

 

‘Abdullaah Ibn ‘Umar said to a person who asked him about something and said, “Your father forbade that”:

“Is the command of the Messenger of Allah more deserving of being followed, or the command of my father?!”