Stick To The Book Of Allah and TheSunnah of His Messenger

-Stick To The Book Of Allah and TheSunnah of His Messenger

  Allaah said: And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad, (salallaahu 'alaihiwasallam)) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers' way. We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination. (An-Nisa 4:115) 

- The Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihiwasallam) said, "Hold firmly to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs after me. Hold o­nto it with your molar teeth. And beware of newly invented affairs, since every newly invented affair is an innovation, and every innovation is misguidance and every innovation is in the Fire." [Ahmad (4/126), at-Tirmidhee (no. 2676), al-Haakim (1/96) and by al-Baghawee in Sharhus-Sunnah (1/105)]   

- On the authority of Aboo Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wasallam) said, "Al-Islaam started strange, and will again return strange as it started, so Toobaa is for the Strange ones." In another narration, it was said, "Oh Messenger of Allaah, who are the Strange ones?" He said, "Those who rectify when the people have corrupted," and in another wording, "Those who rectify what the people have corrupted from my sunnah."  

- "Adhere to the narrations of the Salaf (the Prophet and Sahaaba), even if the people were to abandon you. And beware of the opinions of people, no matter how much they beautify it with speech." - Imaam al-Awzaa'ee [d. 157H]   

- Abdullah bin 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both) said: "Every bid'ah(religious innovation) is misguidance, even if people think it is good." [Al-Lalikaii in Sharh Usul Itiqad Ahl Al-Sunnah wa Al-Jama'ah Vol 1. P134, no.111]  

- Every issue of aqeedah (creed), 'ibaadah (worship) or manhaj (methodology) which the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah has not provided a text for and upon which the Companions never agreed upon is falsehood, vain and innovated.  

Yoonus Ibn 'Ubayd (d.139) said, "How amazing is the one who calls to the Sunnah today! And what is even more amazing than him is the one who answers the call to the Sunnah!" [Refer to Sharhus-Sunnah (no. 127) of Imam al-Barbahaaree.]