The "Sunnah" and The "Hadith"
'Sunnah' in Arabic literally means 'the path' or 'the way'. The Arabic word 'Hadith' is very similar to 'Sunnah', but not identical. A 'Hadith' is a narration about the life of the Prophet Muhammad {ﷺ} or what he approved, as opposed to his life itself, which is the 'Sunnah'. Both The Noble Qur’an and 'Sunnah' are essential; one cannot practice Islam without consulting both of them, as the Qur’an tells us.<! more>
Subhana Allah answers the question of The 'Sunnah' directly and in many places in The Noble Qur’an.
Subhana Allah tells us that following the Qur’an is to follow the example of the Prophet Muhammad {ﷺ}, or The 'Sunnah' - like here:
"Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have an excellent example for whoever has hope in Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah often." - (Qur’an, 33-21) ٠
There is no way one can be a practicing Muslim without referring to The 'Sunnah' and The 'Hadith'. It's only by following The 'Sunnah' and The 'Hadith' that a practicing Muslim would know how to perform all the Five Pillars of Islam – the declaration of faith (Shahada), prayer (Salah), alms-giving (Zakat), fasting (Sawm) and pilgrimage (The Hajj).
And it's only through The 'Sunnah' that Muslims learn properly how to perform such daily Muslim rituals and activities, such as: how to perform ablution (wudhu), how to greet other Muslims, how to eat, how to sleep, how to trade, how to perform 'Nikah' (marriage), how to live with a spouse and the rights of each, how to bury the dead etc.
In other words - The Noble Qur'an is complemented, completed and explained by The 'Sunnah' and The 'Hadith'.
Anyone who says otherwise or tries to tell people to ignore The 'Sunnah' and The 'Hadith' - doesn't understand Islam or is trying to twist / corrupt / aberrate Islam for their own ends and agenda or is not a Muslim▫️
