Claims About the Sunnah, Hadith and Ahl al-Sunnah

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The claims "hadith denier" and "Quranist", and what has been said about the sunnah being a proof.

The "Hadith Denier" Claim

The man accused of denying hadith is, in the recordings, the one who criticises hadith denial: an authentic hadith is evidence, and the remedy for a fabricated report is not denial but turning to those qualified to judge it.

Unfounded

The claim that "he is a Quranist who says 'the Qur'an is enough for us'"

An answer that objects to those who say "the Qur'an is enough for us" was turned into evidence for the very opposite claim. What was said is plain: the Qur'an cannot be understood without the sunnah.

Unfounded

The claim that "he does not regard the sunnah as revelation and does not consider it binding"

The man said not to consider the sunnah binding is the one who made the sharpest objection to those who say "we came to this state because we followed the sunnah".

Unfounded

The claim that "he does not accept the Prophet's authority to lay down rulings"

Does the Prophet have the authority to lay down a ruling on a matter not found in the Qur'an? Kuytul's answer to that question was published on 26 April 2015: "Of course he does" — and his grounds are verses of the Qur'an.

Unfounded

The claim that "he does not give the Prophet and the sunnah the importance they deserve"

The claim rests not on a sentence but on an impression. Against it stand lesson and conference titles running from 1995 to 2015: Love of the Messenger of Allah, Obedience to the Prophet, The Prophet as a Model.

Unfounded

The "Hadith Denier" Claim

The claim that "he is a Quranist who says 'the Qur'an is enough for us'"

The claim that "he does not regard the sunnah as revelation and does not consider it binding"

The claim that "he does not accept the Prophet's authority to lay down rulings"

The claim that "he does not give the Prophet and the sunnah the importance they deserve"

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