Taking From the Quran & Sunnah Directly

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Scholars as the Inheritors of the Prophets

The Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ said:

“The scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets. And indeed, the Prophets did not leave behind dinar or dirham, rather they left behind knowledge. So whoever takes it has taken an enormous share.”

This ḥadīth^[1] shows that the greatest inheritance is not wealth, but knowledge of the Qur’an and Sunnah, which guides people to Allah.

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The Prophecy of Splitting

The Prophet ﷺ also foretold that this Ummah would split into sects, just as previous nations did. Outwardly, all may claim to be upon Islam, but in reality, there are many deviant sects and parties.

Splitting is the disease.

The Qur’an and Sunnah are the medicine.

The scholars are the doctors who prescribe and explain this medicine.

As Allāmah Imām Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah al-Dimashqiyyah al-Hanbali (رحمه الله) said: “The Qur’an and Sunnah are the medicine, and the scholars are the doctors of the medicine who apply that cure.”

 Or,

in other words “Ignorance(jahal) is deadly disease and cure for it is two things, the proofs from the 1. Quran or  2.Sunnah and who is the doctor for this medicine is, well grounded scholars(Ulema).

Source: Do You Need To Speak Like A Road Man To Give Dawah? | Small Heath Birmingham link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVJBnz9Qju0 (timing from 4:23 onward)

Important Note:

Remember, there are a lot of people—especially those who love dunyā, want to spread misguidance and confusion. They always try to cut off the scholars from the laymen or average Muslims by saying: “The Qur’an and Sunnah is what the Prophet ﷺ told us to hold.”

I have met one uncle who is a hidden misguided person and he likes to talk about Islam by arguing a lot with local Imams of Ahl al-Hadith. When I said, “Name your scholars,” he didn’t mention any, while I mentioned my scholars’ names like Shaykh Fawzan, Al-Albani, Muqbil, Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, Bin Baz, and so on.In a conversation he mentioned to me Nouman Ali khan, I said he is misguided but he didn't name his scholars.

Even on one occasion, I heard him telling one of the Imams: “Don’t give me your understanding; you can teach me Urdu and Arabic, but don’t give me your understanding.” This is his behavior, and I know him very well. He comes from a Deobandi-Sufi sect.

He also mentioned to me that Ahl al-Hadith often mentions Ibn Taymiyyah and that they say, “Prophets are ma‘sūm (innocent), while Prophet Yūsuf is found to be a liar in the Qur’an.” Not only that, but he also said that Allah’s hand means power, which is an Ashariyyah(ilmul kalam) belief.

Insha’Allah, in another article, I will mention this with a full refutation.

For me, he is Ahl al-Hawā, someone who follows his desires and shows enmity, jealousy, and hatred towards the Imams.

Remember, as Shaykh Fawzan said: People of bid‘ah and people of desire (ahl al-hawā) take one verse or one hadith, or a few Qur’an and Sunnah proofs, without considering all the related topics, and they make it seem as if “this is the truth.” Whereas scholars take all the proofs together, not picking Qur’an and Sunnah according to their desires just to comfort the soul. - [ Mentioning in my own words, you’ll find this in his book below.]

Full speech of Shaykh Fawzan:

Furthermore, affirmation of the Shahada La ilaha illAllah with the heart and pronunciation with the tongue is not sufficient, rather, it is essential to carry out its requirement, and that is by making sincere worship to Allah and leaving the worship of all that is other than Him; thus, La ilaha illAllāh is a statement pronounced, understood and applied, not a spoken statement only.

As for the Murji'ah, then they say: 'It is sufficient to say Lā ilāha illAllah' -or- 'It is sufficient to say it along with affirming its meaning and application is not binding, whoever says it is from the people of Paradise, even if he does nothing from what is binding from it, even if he does not pray, give Zakäh, make Ḥajj, fast, even if he does evil actions, major sins, adultery, stealing, drinking alcohol and doing whatever he wishes from the sinful actions and leaving all the acts of obedience." (This is) because according to them, Lā ilaha illAllāh is sufficient; this is the madh hab of the Murji'ah who remove actions from the actuality of faith and consider actions, if they are done, then it is a blessing, and if they are not done, then La ilaha illAllah is sufficient according to them; and they seek proof with Ḥadīths which state whoever says La ilaha illAllāh enters the Paradise, however the Messenger did not restrict to these Ḥadīths, for the Messenger had other Hadīths which limit these Hadiths, and it is essential that you combine between all of the speech of the Messenger, not that you take one part from it and leave another, because the speech of the Messenger explains and clarifies one (statement) by another (statement); as for the one who takes one part and leaves another, then he is from the people of deviation who follow:

مَا تَشَبَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ )

"...that which is not entirely clear thereof, seeking al-fitnah (polytheism and trials, etc.), and seeking for its hidden meanings..." [Al-Imran (3):7) The Messenger said: "Whoever said Lā ilāha illAllah and disbelieved in all that is worshipped other than Allah..." and this Hadith is authentic, then why are you heedless of it? And he said: "For indeed Allah has forbidden the Fire from the one who says La ilaha illAllah, seeking the Face of Allah thereby."

As for the one who says La ilaha illAllah and does not disbelieve in what is worshipped besides Allāh, and he supplicates to the Awliya' and righteous people, then this does not benefit his Lā ilāha illAllāh because the speech of the Messenger explains one (statement) by another (statement), and limits one (statement) by another (statement), so do not take some of it and abandon some of it; and Allah says:

هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَبَ مِنْهُ وَايَتٌ مُحْكَمَتُ

مُتَشَبِهَتٌ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَبَهَ مِنْهُ )

هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَبِ وَأُخَرُ

"It is He who has sent down to you (Muhammad) the Book (this Qur'an). In it are Ayat that are entirely clear, they are the foundations of the Book [and those are the Ayat of al-Aḥkām (commandments, etc.), al-Farā'id (obligatory duties) and al- Hudud (legal laws for the punishment of thieves, adulterers, etc.)]; and others not entirely clear; so as for those in whose hearts there is a deviation (from the truth) they follow that which is not entirely clear thereof..." [Al-Imran (3):7]

(i.e.) They take that which suits them and leave that which does not. And they say: "We seek proof by the Qur'an." We say: You are not seeking proof by the Qur'ān; if the Qur'an states something, then it has surely stated it, so then why you do take some of it and leave some of it?

وَالرَّ سِحُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ وَامَنَّا بِهِ كُلِّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَا

"...and those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in it; the whole of it (clear and unclear Ayat) are from our Rabb."" [Al-Imran (3):7]

(i.e. they believe in) the Muhkam (clear Ayat containing commandments, obligatory duties and capital punishments) and its Mutashābah (ambiguous yāt); they refer its Mutashābah to the Muḥkam, and explain, limit and determine by it. As for those who take the Mutashābah and leave the Muhkam, then this is the way of the people of deviation; so those who take the Hadith that "whoever says La ilaha illAllāh will enter the Paradise; and limit themselves to it, and they do not refer to the clear Hadiths in which there is the confinement and detail, then they are the people of deviation.

Therefore, it is obligatory on the student of knowledge, that he knows this tremendous principle (i.e. limiting what requires limiting), because it is the compriser of the Deen and foundation of the Millah (i.e. Islām); the objective is not that you take an Ayah or Hadith and abandon other than it, rather the objective is that you take the Qur'an and Sunnah entirely; and likewise with the speech of the people of knowledge, when a scholar says a statement, you do not take it alone until you refer it back to his complete speech, and follow up his speeches in his writings since one will limit the other, this is because they are upon the way of the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, so you refer the general to what is limited from their speech.

Thus, it is obligatory on the student of knowledge that he always takes this principle with him, and that he is wary of the path of the people of deviation who take what suits them and leave what does not suit them from the Book and Sunnah and the statements of the scholars, and they sever the texts and leave the remaining statements, or they leave the second statement which explains the first, and they take the unclear statement and leave the clear statement; many of those who claim to have knowledge are heedless of this matter, either they intend to misguide, or it is out of ignorance; so it is obligatory to have awareness of these affairs, and that it be a foundation and a principle with the student of knowledge.

End of speech Source: An explanation of the treatise : the meaning of the statement of Tawhid(La ilaha illAllah) authored by Shaykh Muhammad Abdul bin Wahab and explained by Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan.Get the free book here: https://store.sunnahpublishing.net/product/an-explanation-of-the-treatise-the-meaning-of-the-statement-of-tawhid-la-ilaha-illallah/ 

Yes, if you read the hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said: “I have left for you two matters: the Qur’an and my Sunnah; if you hold on to them, you will never go astray.” But there are other hadiths and Qur’an verses too:

• The Prophet ﷺ said: “Scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets.”
  
• The Prophet ﷺ said: “Allah will not take knowledge by snatching it away from people’s hearts but through the death of scholars.”
  
• Allah says: “The scholars fear Allah most.”
  
• Allah says: “Ask the people of knowledge if you differ about anything, and refer back to Allah and His Messenger.”
• The Prophet ﷺ said:”When Allah wishes good for someone, he gives him the understanding of Islam”.
  

The Prophet ﷺ also taught to follow the four rightly guided caliphs (al-khulafā’ al-rāshidūn 1. Abu Bakr ,2. Omar, 3.Usman 4. Ali may Allah pleased with them all), and Allah said: “I am pleased with the Prophet’s companions and promised them Paradise.” He also said to follow the best three generations:

1. The Ṣaḥābah
   
2. The Tābi‘īn
   
3. The Tābi‘ al-Tābi‘īn
   

So, if you conclude and gather all of this, Imām Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah al-Dimashqiyyah al-Hanbali (رحمه الله) mentioned in one sentence:

“The Qur’an and Sunnah are the medicine, and the scholars are the doctors of the medicine who apply that cure.”

Or in other words:

“Ignorance (jahl) is a deadly disease, and the cure for it is two things: proofs from 1. Qur’an or 2. Sunnah. And the doctor for this medicine is well-grounded scholars (Ulamā’).”

Source: Do You Need To Speak Like A Road Man To Give Dawah? | Small Heath Birmingham (YouTube, timing 4:23 onward) link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVJBnz9Qju0

One thing you need to notice:

If someone only quotes the Prophet ﷺ saying to follow the Qur’an and Sunnah without referring back to scholars, say:

“Everyone has the Qur’an and Sunnah in their home, in their pocket, on mobile phones, and freely available on the internet. Why are you preaching? Does that mean no-one should teach, give advice, or deliver khutbahs because everyone has access to Quran and Sunnah directly?”

Of course, this does not make sense. Anyone can read the Qur’an and Sunnah directly, but understanding and guidance come through scholars. People of bid‘ah, like the Ikhwānīs or Ahl al-hawā- (people of desires who like to follow his desire), misuse this idea to justify their desires.

Oh servant of Allah, fear Allah. Do not destroy yourself or others.

The compilers of hadith—Imām Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, etc.—narrated from innovators (e.g., Nasbīs, Khawārij, Shī‘ah) according to the usūl of hadith to verify the level and grade of each narration. But they did not take religious understanding or guidance from them. Narrating a hadith is not the same as taking knowledge from innovators.(scholars mention this, shaykh arafat al-muhammadi clarified it).

For example, Imām Bukhārī had around 1,500 narrators, and only about 70 were accused of innovation, Yet you will never find in Imam Bukhari’s Sahih that by quoting a hadith he narrates, he also takes or accepts the understanding of the hadith from that innovator narrator. He only collected the hadith and verified its chain (isnād) and text (matn).

Always remember: narrating a hadith is not the same as seeking knowledge or taking religious understanding from the innovator narrator.You can read more here about this topic: https://sunnisalafi.com/narrating-hadith-from-innovator-is-not-teaching 

Also, note that bid‘ah differs in severity: some are bid‘ah mukaffirah, which means those bidah which constitute either major or minor shirk/kufr, and some are not.

Therefore, everyone having the Qur’an and Sunnah does not make teaching and preaching unnecessary. The Prophet ﷺ said:

“When Allah wishes good for someone, He grants him understanding of the religion.”

He did not say: “He gives them only the Qur’an and Sunnah.”

Always remember the principle of Ibn al-Qayyim:

“The Qur’an and Sunnah are the medicine, and the scholars are the doctors of the medicine who apply that cure.”

Or in other words:

“Ignorance is a deadly disease, and the cure is proofs from Qur’an and Sunnah, with scholars as the doctors.”

Yes, Scholars Are Not Proof in Themselves

In Islam, the Qur’an and Sunnah are the ultimate proofs. Scholars, no matter how great, are human beings who can be right or wrong. As Imām Mālik رحمه الله said:

“Everyone’s statement can be accepted or rejected except the one in this grave.”
— Referring to the Prophet ﷺ

So, scholars are guides and teachers, but they are not infallible.

Etiquette in Dealing with Scholars’ Mistakes

Even though scholars may err, we are commanded to deal with their mistakes with respect and good manners, not insults or mockery. This is part of the adab (etiquette) of knowledge.

A good example is how today’s Sunni-Salafi scholars deal with the mistakes of Allamah Imām Abū Ḥanīfah رحمه الله. Despite disagreeing with him in some matters:

• They acknowledge his greatness in fiqh.
  
• They praise his efforts, sincerity, and status.
  
• They point out mistakes with evidence, but never with hatred or disrespect.
  

Balance Between Respect and Correction

• Respect their rank – scholars carried knowledge and served the ummah.
  
• Correct their errors – but using Qur’an and Sunnah proofs, not emotions.
  
• Pray for them – that Allah forgives their mistakes and rewards their good.
  

✅ This balanced approach protects us from two extremes:

1. Blind following (taʿaṣṣub) – treating a scholar’s word as infallible.
   
2. Disrespect (su’ al-adab) – dishonoring the people of knowledge.

Mistakes of Scholars: Two Categories

1. Those within Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamāʿah (Sunni–Salafiyyah)
   

• Their foundation is Qur’an and Sunnah with correct methodology.
  
• They are acknowledged for their rank, status, sincerity, and efforts.
  
• They may fall into mistakes — but they are excused because of the hadith:
  

2. The Prophet ﷺ said:
   “When a judge makes ijtihād and is correct, he will have two rewards; but if he makes ijtihād and is mistaken, he will have one reward.”
   (Sahih al-Bukhārī 7352, Sahih Muslim 1716)
   
   

• So their mistakes don’t remove them from Ahle-Sunnah-Salafiyah, rather we respect them and correct their mistakes with proofs.
  

2. Those from Ahlul-Bidʿah (People of Innovation)
   

• Their principles are built on false usool (foundations) and deviant methodologies.
  
• They cannot be accepted as rightly guided imāms.
  
• Our stance:
  

• We don’t love them, but rather hate them for the sake of Allah.
  
• We refute them with Qur’an and Sunnah.
  
• But we don’t call for physical fighting against them; the refutation is with knowledge and evidence.
  

The Calamity of Persisting on Error

Making a mistake is not the real problem — every scholar can slip.
The real calamity is when someone is corrected but persists upon falsehood and arrogance.

The Priority in Our Times

When major shirk is widespread — such as:

• Calling upon prophets and awliyā’ after their worldly death for help and assistance,
  
• Seeking help and assistance from the dead,
  
• Grave worshipping,
  

…then focusing on minor mistakes of rightly guided scholars while neglecting the danger of extreme Sufis (Barelvis, Naqshbandis) and extreme Shīʿas (Rāfiḍah) shows clear misguidance.

Such a person:

• Wants dunya,
  
• Seeks to please people,
  
• And does not care about defending tawḥīd or hurting the feelings of people upon shirk.
  

✅ This is the balanced manhaj of Ahlus-Sunnah:

• Respect Ahlesunnah- Salafī scholars.
  
• Refute the innovators with evidence.
  
• Prioritize the fight against major shirk, major kufr, Bidah Mukafirah and bidʿah.
  

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