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English_Biography_Shefa_of_Prophet_Muhammad, page : 256
One day Omar was heard saying as he stood before the Black Stone in Ka’bah. "You are only a stone and can neither help nor harm. If I had not seen the Messenger of Allah kiss you, I would not kiss you" and he kissed it.
Abdullah, Omar's son was observed making his she-camel turn about in a certain place and was asked why he had made her do this. He replied, "I do not know. Once I saw the Messenger of Allah doing it, so I do it."
The father of Othman Al Hiri said, "Whosoever places the authority of the prophetic way above himself either by word or deed speaks with wisdom. But whosoever gives passion authority over himself speaks by evil innovation."
Sahl At-Tustari described his school of jurisprudence saying, "The foundations of our school are three: following the Prophet in character and actions, eating that which is lawful, and making our intention sincere in all actions."
The jurist Ahmad, Hanbal's son said, "One day I was with a party of people who stripped off all their clothes, and went into the water. I applied the saying of the Prophet that says, 'Whosoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should enter the baths in a loin cloth', so I did not strip. That night I had a vision, in which a voice said to me, 'O Ahmad, Allah has forgiven you, because you implemented the prophetic way, and He has made you an imam who will be followed.' I asked, 'Who are you?' He replied, 'Gabriel'"
The Danger of Disobeying the Prophet
(Shaykh Darwish added: "Before reading this section one should understand that any good innovation promoting activities in keeping up with Islamic principals is encouraged and never condemned. Those who condemn activities reflecting Islamic principals Islam are grossly deficient in Islamic knowledge and consequently their intellect fails them. This leads to flawed opinions and they are found to be fanatical, lacking compassion.
Such people hold firm to the opinion that if the Prophet , did not do something, we should not do it, and if this is so then people from far away countries would not be able to go by boat or airplane on pilgrimage – which is one of the pillars of Islam – because the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, only went on foot or by camel!
An innovation that is condemned is one that replaces the Prophetic way and goes against the principals of Islam. If anyone should tell you that anything the Prophet did not do is to be taken as a bad innovation, when it is known to comply with the principals of Islam, it is through sheer ignorance.)
If one were to change the way of Prophet Muhammad then one would be misguided and be among the innovators and therefore subject to the threat and severance of Allah. Allah warns, "So let those who disobey His command
Abdullah, Omar's son was observed making his she-camel turn about in a certain place and was asked why he had made her do this. He replied, "I do not know. Once I saw the Messenger of Allah doing it, so I do it."
The father of Othman Al Hiri said, "Whosoever places the authority of the prophetic way above himself either by word or deed speaks with wisdom. But whosoever gives passion authority over himself speaks by evil innovation."
Sahl At-Tustari described his school of jurisprudence saying, "The foundations of our school are three: following the Prophet in character and actions, eating that which is lawful, and making our intention sincere in all actions."
The jurist Ahmad, Hanbal's son said, "One day I was with a party of people who stripped off all their clothes, and went into the water. I applied the saying of the Prophet that says, 'Whosoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should enter the baths in a loin cloth', so I did not strip. That night I had a vision, in which a voice said to me, 'O Ahmad, Allah has forgiven you, because you implemented the prophetic way, and He has made you an imam who will be followed.' I asked, 'Who are you?' He replied, 'Gabriel'"
The Danger of Disobeying the Prophet
(Shaykh Darwish added: "Before reading this section one should understand that any good innovation promoting activities in keeping up with Islamic principals is encouraged and never condemned. Those who condemn activities reflecting Islamic principals Islam are grossly deficient in Islamic knowledge and consequently their intellect fails them. This leads to flawed opinions and they are found to be fanatical, lacking compassion.
Such people hold firm to the opinion that if the Prophet , did not do something, we should not do it, and if this is so then people from far away countries would not be able to go by boat or airplane on pilgrimage – which is one of the pillars of Islam – because the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, only went on foot or by camel!
An innovation that is condemned is one that replaces the Prophetic way and goes against the principals of Islam. If anyone should tell you that anything the Prophet did not do is to be taken as a bad innovation, when it is known to comply with the principals of Islam, it is through sheer ignorance.)
If one were to change the way of Prophet Muhammad then one would be misguided and be among the innovators and therefore subject to the threat and severance of Allah. Allah warns, "So let those who disobey His command