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Abu Hurayrah heard the Messenger of Allah say, "Whosoever obeys me has obeyed Allah. Whosoever disobeys me has disobeyed Allah. Whosoever obeys my envoy has obeyed me and whosoever disobeys my envoy has disobeyed me."
Obeying the Messenger constitutes being a part of obeying Allah, because Allah has commanded that he is the one to be obeyed.
As for the unbelievers who resist the Prophet Allah informs us, "On that Day when their faces are turned about in the Fire, they shall say, 'Would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!'" (33:66), but it is too late and their wishful thinking will be of no benefit to them, it will be a constant source for regret.
The Prophet also said, "When I forbid you to do something, abstain. When I command you to do something, do as much as you are able."
Abu Hurayrah recalled the time when the Prophet spoke of Paradise, and said, "All of my nation will enter Paradise except those who refuse." The Companions asked, "O Messenger of Allah , who will refuse?" He replied, "Whosoever obeys me will enter Paradise whereas whosoever disobeys me has refused."
Another time the Prophet told his Companions. "My likeness and the likeness of what Allah has sent me with is like a man who comes to his people saying, 'O people, I have seen the army with my own eyes, and I am a bearer of warning – save yourselves!' One group of his people obey him and travel at nightfall, they go at their leisure and are saved. Another group reject him and remain. The army arrives in the morning and they are annihilated. Such is the likeness of those who obey me and follow what I bring, and the likeness of those who disobey me and belie what I bring,"
The Prophet drew another simile saying, "It is similar to a person who builds a house and then prepares a fine feast in it and sends forth a summoner. Whosoever answers the summoner enters the house and eats from the feast, whereas whosoever does not answer the summoner neither enters the house nor eats from the feast."
The "house" referred to in the preceding hadith means Paradise and the "summoner" is Prophet Muhammad . Whosoever obeys the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, has obeyed Allah, whereas whosoever disobeys the Messenger of Allah has in fact disobeyed Allah.
The Obligation to Follow the Guidance of the Prophet
The obligation to obey, practice the way, follow the guidance of the Prophet .
Obeying the Messenger constitutes being a part of obeying Allah, because Allah has commanded that he is the one to be obeyed.
As for the unbelievers who resist the Prophet Allah informs us, "On that Day when their faces are turned about in the Fire, they shall say, 'Would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!'" (33:66), but it is too late and their wishful thinking will be of no benefit to them, it will be a constant source for regret.
The Prophet also said, "When I forbid you to do something, abstain. When I command you to do something, do as much as you are able."
Abu Hurayrah recalled the time when the Prophet spoke of Paradise, and said, "All of my nation will enter Paradise except those who refuse." The Companions asked, "O Messenger of Allah , who will refuse?" He replied, "Whosoever obeys me will enter Paradise whereas whosoever disobeys me has refused."
Another time the Prophet told his Companions. "My likeness and the likeness of what Allah has sent me with is like a man who comes to his people saying, 'O people, I have seen the army with my own eyes, and I am a bearer of warning – save yourselves!' One group of his people obey him and travel at nightfall, they go at their leisure and are saved. Another group reject him and remain. The army arrives in the morning and they are annihilated. Such is the likeness of those who obey me and follow what I bring, and the likeness of those who disobey me and belie what I bring,"
The Prophet drew another simile saying, "It is similar to a person who builds a house and then prepares a fine feast in it and sends forth a summoner. Whosoever answers the summoner enters the house and eats from the feast, whereas whosoever does not answer the summoner neither enters the house nor eats from the feast."
The "house" referred to in the preceding hadith means Paradise and the "summoner" is Prophet Muhammad . Whosoever obeys the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, has obeyed Allah, whereas whosoever disobeys the Messenger of Allah has in fact disobeyed Allah.
The Obligation to Follow the Guidance of the Prophet
The obligation to obey, practice the way, follow the guidance of the Prophet .