How does obedience to the Messenger function as a criterion for religious claims?
2026-09-21
T75 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
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النص العربي
المقتطف
وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ الصَّحِيحِ الَّذِي رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ وَغَيْرُهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي خُطْبَتِهِ {خَيْرُ الْكَلَامِ كَلَامُ اللَّهِ وَخَيْرُ الْهَدْيِ هَدْيُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَشَرُّ الْأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا وَكُلُّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ} .
English translation
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In the authentic hadith narrated by Muslim and others, [the Prophet] would say in his sermon: “The best speech is the speech of Allah; the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad; the worst matters are newly introduced matters; and every innovation is misguidance.”
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 1/4
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
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