Quran and Sunnah: Both needed

Answered by SunniPath Answer Service Team

Question:

My friend follows only the Quran. She says it does not say anywhere that we must follow Hadith and Sunnah. Could you please tell me a way I could teach her that Hadith and Sunna are what we should follow in addition to the Quran?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Wa Alaykum Assalam wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu,

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate

Please see the following links which relate to your question:

What is the Sunnah?

Importance of Following the Sunnah

The Sunna is the Second Source of the Shariah

The Probativeness of the Sunna - Hujjiyya al-Sunna

The Sunna as Evidence

The Science of Hadith: An Introduction

Please Also See Mufti Taqi Usmani's Book 'The Authority of Sunnah'

Wassalam,

Sunni Path QA Team

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