The Importance of Following Shariah and Sunnah
The history tells that all deviant groups of people either lacked sincerity or didn’t act right._
_These two groups have been identified in Surah al-Fatihah, as those who have deviated from the straight path._
● Those referred to as *"maghdoobi alayhim"* are people who lack sincerity
● and those called *dalleen* are those who have not acted right.
_*The first group is a victim of desires (jews) while the other, that of doubts.(christians)*_
● Everyone generally understands the first condition i.e. the need for sincerity and the futility of acting without it.
● But, good conduct i.e. following the Shari’ah is the condition even many Muslims ignore.
They think a good deed is a good deed and could be done at one’s choice
Although the Qur’an and the Sunnah have made it perfectly clear that good conduct demands exclusivity to the teachings of the Prophet sallAllahu aalyhi wa sallam and on following the Sunnah, the example set by him.
*Doing less than that and doing more than that are both crimes.*
For example, no one can offer three raka’ah at Zuhr time.
The prescribed raka’ah is four. Similarly, offering five would also be wrong.
The rule is, *“the condition set by Allah and His Messenger for any act of worship is final.*
*Any addition of conditions or restrictions from one’s own side or taking to some form other than the one laid out by him are all impermissible*
no matter how attractive they may appear to be on the surface.
● Ignorant people do this with sincerity as an act of worship worthy of the reward and pleasure of Allah
but the deed of such a person goes waste or becomes even sinful in the light of the Shari’ah
*It is for this reason that the Qur’an has repeatedly stressed on good conduct i.e. following the Sunnah*
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