On the Obligation to Follow the Prophet - by Al Imaam ash Shaafi`ee

  
  
    Al-Imaam Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shaafi`i
    Ar-Risaalah Fee Usool al-Fiqh
    Transl. By M. Khadduri
    © Islamic Texts
    Society, UK
    Chapter:
    ON THE OBLIGATION OF MAN TO 
    ACCEPT THE AUTHORITY OF THE PROPHET
  
  

BULLETNICE.gif (920 bytes) Declaration
Concerning the Duty Imposed by God, as Laid Down in His Book, [Ordering Men] To Follow the
Prophet's Sunna 

BULLETNICE.gif (920 bytes) God's
Command Ordering Obedience to the Apostle Is Both Associated with Obedience to Him and
Ordered Independently 

BULLETNICE.gif (920 bytes) God's
Command Ordering Obedience to His Apostle

BULLETNICE.gif (920 bytes) The
Obligation Clear by God to His Creatures That He Imposed upon His Apostle to Follow What
He Revealed to Him, and What He Testified to of His Obeying His Commands, His Guidance,
and That He Is the Guide of Any Who Follow Him

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