Being in compliance with the Book and the Sunnah

Following the Sunnah · Oct 19, 2026

Being in compliance with the Book and the Sunnah

Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

Al-Hafidh Abu Shamah al-Maqdisi -Rahimahullaah- (d. 665 A.H.) said:

فَالْوَاجِب على الْعَالم فِيمَا يرد عَلَيْهِ من الوقائع وَمَا يسْأَل عَنهُ من الشَّرَائِع الرُّجُوع الى ما دل عَلَيْهِ كتاب الله الْمنزل وَمَا صَحَّ عَن نبيه الْمُرْسل وَمَا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّحَابَة وَمن بعدهمْ من الصَّدْر الاول فَمَا وَافق ذَلِك أذن فِيهِ وَأمر وَمَا خَالفه نهى عَنهُ وزجر

‘What is obligatory on a scholar, in that which is presented to him of current events regarding religious matters and what he is asked about from the Sharia’ …