Hadith Thaqalayn

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Proving our Belief From Accepted Sources of the Shia The readers are aware that we have proven our belief from the Qur’an and Sunnah in a way that leaves no doubts regarding it. Now, we wish to present twelve quotations from Shia sources as the final straw. These quotations encourage holding onto the Qur’an and Sunnah. They also state that din is to […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Proof from the hadith of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam   Below, we will present a few proofs from hadith which clearly state the importance of following the Sunnah, and do not ambiguously imply or indicate this. They are as follows:   1. Muwattaʾ of Imam Malik (d. 179 A.H.)   قال مالك انه بلغه ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه و […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Proof from the Qur’an Wherever Allah speaks about His obedience in the Qur’an, it is accompanied by mention of following Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. There are approximately nineteen places in the Qur’an wherein the obedience of Allah and His Rasul have been mentioned together. Co-incidentally, those places where it was mentioned in the form of a command amount to twelve places. […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Hadith of Thaqalayn Section Two   We begin by praising Allah, and sending salat and salam upon Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. In the beginning of this treatise, we stated that unconditional obedience, according to all the ‘ulamaʼ of the Ahlus Sunnah is necessary only with regards to the Qur’an and Sunnah. Whoever else is given any authority gets it in […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Yanabi’ al Mawaddah   This book was authored in the year 1291 A.H. Before presenting the answers to the narrations of this book, we wish to enlighten our Sunni readers with a few facts of this book and its author. It is possible that those who do not know this book and its author may regard it, on account of their misunderstanding to […]