Obey Allah and Obey the Messenger; One or Two Sources?
First we must summarise what has been learned in the other
documents: -
- The Qur’an is complete and detailed for our guidance. This implies that anything not in the Qur’an (by virtue of its completeness) is not binding upon us (45:6).
- The excellent example of the prophet can be found in the Qur’an in the same way it can for Ibrahim. External sources are not defined or needed.
- The only revelation/inspiration given to Muhammad was the Qur’an. That is, it is the only guidance from Allah that reaches him. Those who do not judge by what is REVEALED are unbelievers/wrong doers/rebellious (5:44-50).
The major argument of the followers of hadith for the need
for and validity of hadith can be found in the “obey Allah and obey the
Messenger” type ayahs.
