Those who doubt the Sunnah say that the Quran is preserved by the preservation of Allah, as he said in the Holy Quran :
15-9 " Surely We have revealed the Reminder and We will most surely be its guardian."
This is true,for It`s the word of Allah, it`s letters are firm, and the rules of reciting it is forwarded and stored in the chests and the lines
The Holy Quran is sufficient & complete, Allah has said :
6-38 "………We have not neglected anything in the Book,…"
Also he said : 16-89 "……..and We have revealed the Book to you explaining clearly everything…"
So why do we need the Sunnah for? Since the Quran has explained everything & is sufficient .
The skeptics add that the Devine pledge to reserve the Holy Quran does not include the Sunnah which is the words of prophet Mohammad pbuh that isn`t preserved , & since prophet Mohammad pbuh is a human , so he may forget like any other human , & anger like any other one who may anger, so how can we ******** all of his actions & worship Allah with them? Since there`s no prove in the Holy Quran about them!
Adding that prophet Mohammad pbuh has cautioned by himself the danger of lying against him , in the following Hadith : "let him hold his position in hell fire,he who intentionally lies against me "
The Reply :
1- please prove your assumption from the Holy Quran :-
If the skeptics understanding of the revelation of Allah is true : that the Quran did not abandon anything,& explained everything,then they have to prove their assumption by taking the Quran as a sufficient and exclude the Sunnah from the Quran.
This is the Holy Quran, where are the verses that tell us just to count on the Quran? and at the same time ask us to renounce the Sunnah of our Prophet pbuh.
we have learned this demand from the Quran:
2-111 "……..Say: Bring your proof if you are truthful."
& the Hadith of the Prophet pbuh "whoever assumes something , must prove it"
2- The Quran & The Sunnah are from the same resource :
The Holy Quran is the word of Allah, revealed at once by Gabriel to the lowest heaven , then in sequent periods to the heart of prophet Mohammad pbuh , as Allah has said :
53-2 " Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray;"
53-3 " Nor does he speak out of desire."
53-4 " It is naught but revelation that is revealed,"
53-5 " The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him,"
So prophet Mohammad pubh does not err, & he does not speak but the truth since it is reveled to him from the lord of the Mighty power, the lord of the heaven & the earth.
- yes, the Sunnah is the words of prophet Mohammad pbuh & his actions , but he does not act anything out of his own desires, but by an inspiration from Allah , revealed to him by Gabriel , & whoever reads the books of Sunnah & Sirah (biography of prophet Mohammad pbuh) would notice that Gabriel has descended to him in several incidents –uncountable ones- to set rules or to reveal hidden facts, in the following hadith which is narrated by Abu-Hurairah that the companions of the prophet pbuh said : "O prophet of Allah are you joking with us" he replied :"I do not speak but what is true"
- the final revelation has to be preserved in order to be forwarded to people no matter what era they live in, many people may mistake when they think that Allah has preserved only the Holy Quran, when he said : 15-9 " Surely We have revealed the Reminder and We will most surely be its guardian."
If it`s only the Holy Quran then the verse would be : surely we have revealed the Quran and we will most surely be its guardian.
So choosing the "reminder" term instead of the Quran is for a great wisdom, for the reminder is to announce & explain everything revealed from Allah (including the Quran & the Sunnah) .
* the preservation of the Quran :is the direct preservation by Allah
* the preservation of the Sunnah :is by the scholars of Sunnah who laid down the foundations & the standards to distinguish right from false hadiths or even the fabricated ones.
- the reservation of this religion must include the Sunnah as well, since the Sunnah explains the Holy Quran , as mentioned in Al-Nahl chapter, this is approved by the majority of the Sunnah followers.
How could it be possible to preserve the explained & not to preserve the explainer?
- if the Sunnah has faced some excluded hadiths which proved to be wrong ,that doesn`t mean it`s not preserved , this brutal attack against the Sunnah is the greatest prove for it`s preservation , if it did not face such attacks , the reservation of Allah would not have appeared, the same as the Quran , it faced many attempts of modifications but Allah has preserved it & preserved his prophet pbuh, & revealed the plans of the wicked.
Allah said :
5-67 " O Messenger! deliver what bas been revealed to you from your Lord; and if you do it not, then you have not delivered His message, and Allah will protect you from the people; surely Allah will not guide the unbelieving people."
As we know that many attempts to kill the prophet pbuh have failed as in the case of Bani Al-Nadheer , & the poisoned ewe , this protection of Allah to the prophet pbuh was not explained but with those attempts.
3- The Sunnah was revealed to all prophets from their lord.
What kind of revelation that the other prophets had? Let`s try to read the following verses :
33-34 " And keep to mind what is recited in your houses of the revelations of Allah and the wisdom; surely Allah is Knower of subtleties, Aware."
2-129 " Our Lord! and raise up in them a Messenger from among them who shall recite to them Thy revelations and teach them the Book and the wisdom, and purify them; surely Thou art the Mighty, the Wise."
2-151 " Even as We have sent among you a Messenger from among you who recites to you Our revelations and purifies you and teaches you the Book and the wisdom and teaches you that which you did not know."
2-231 "……. and remember the favor of Allah upon you, and that which He has revealed to you of the Book and the Wisdom, admonishing you thereby…."
3-164 " Certainly Allah conferred a benefit upon the believers when He raised among them a Messenger from among themselves, reciting to them His revelations and purifying them, and teaching them the Book and the wisdom, although before that they were surely in manifest error."
4-113 "……….. and Allah has revealed to you the Book and the wisdom, and He has taught you what you did not know, and Allah's grace on you is very great."
17-39 " This is of what your Lord has revealed to you of wisdom, and do not associate any other god with Allah lest you should be thrown into hell, blamed, cast away."
62-2 " He it is Who raised among the inhabitants of Makkah an Messenger from among themselves, who recites to them His revelations and purifies them, and teaches them the Book and the Wisdom, although they were before certainly in clear error,"
& in Jesus`s Case :
5-110 " When Allah will say: O Jesus son of Mary! Remember My favor on you and on your mother, when I strengthened you I with the holy Spirit, you spoke to the people in the cradle and I when of old age, and when I taught you the Book and the wisdom and the Torah and the Bible; and when you determined out of clay a thing like the form of a bird by My permission, then you breathed into it and it became a bird by My permission, and you healed the blind and the leprous by My permission; and when you brought forth the dead by My permission; and when I withheld the children of Israel from you when you came to them with clear arguments, but those who disbelieved among them said: This is nothing but clear enchantment."
In Abraham`s case :
4-54 " Or do they envy the people for what Allah has given them of His grace? But indeed We have given to Abraham's children the Book and the wisdom, and We have given them a grand kingdom."
In Noah`s case :
7-62 " I deliver to you the messages of my Lord, and I offer you good advice and I know from Allah what you do not know."
In Saleh`s case :
7-79 " Then he turned away from them and said: O my people I did certainly deliver to you the message of my Lord, and I gave you good advice, but you do not love those who give good advice."
When thinking of the previous verses , one would realize that wisdom is added to the book, which means that wisdom is different than the book, because to add something it means that it`s different , & prophet Mohammad pbuh did not offer any book other than the Quran which proves that the wisdom is the Sunnah.
Imam Shafi`e mentioned : Allah mentioned the book which is the Quran, & mentioned the wisdom , & I heard from whom I accept of the scholars saying that the wisdom is the Sunnah of the prophet pbuh, & this statement is similar to the verses of the Quran , because the Quran has mentioned the book & added the wisdom, & Allah has ordered the prophet pbuh to teach his followers the book & the wisdom , so it`s not proper to mention that the wisdom is anything other than the Sunnah of the prophet pbuh .
4- if Allah has said : 6-38 "… We have not neglected anything in the Book.."
Then what do we need the Sunnah for ?
The answer : the book in that verse does not point at the Quran , because if you read the whole verse :
6-38 " And there is no animal that walks upon the earth nor a bird that flies with its two wings but (they are) genera like yourselves; We have not neglected anything in the Book, then to their Lord shall they be gathered."
The book in that verse is the tablet of records (Al-Lawh Al-Mahfouth) where everything happened & will happen in the universe is recorded on this tablet , no sane person could ever say that the number of animals ,birds & all other creatures is mentioned in the Quran.
Even if you think that the book in that verse means the Quran, then yes the Quran explained everything including the order to obey the prophet pbuh in many positions in the Quran, & it explained that the Sunnah explains the Quran , so how come you accept verses & refuse others?
2-85 "……. Do you then believe in a part of the Book and disbelieve in the other?...."
5- as for this verse :
16-89 "……. and We have revealed the Book to you explaining clearly everything,…"
If this verse means that only the Quran explains everything , then where in the Quran the forms of worship which are considered the pillars of islam? The scholars of tafsir (interpretation of the Quran) all agreed against this assumption:
- Al-Awza`e said : the verse 16-89 refers to the Sunnah.
- Ibn Al-Jawzi in Zad Al-Maseer said :
When Allah has said explaining everything, the scholars referred to everything of the religion`s matters , in **** , or that people should learn from what the prophet pbuh explained or what the majority of Muslims agreed upon.
- Al-Jassas in the rules of the Quran said :
It means:- & Allah knows best- is to explain everything of the matters of religion by **** & by proof, for there`s not even a small incident but Allah has mentioned it`s rule: by **** or by a proof, what the prophet pbuh has explained is deprived from the Quran as Allah has said :
59-7 "…… and whatever the Messenger gives you, accept it, and from whatever he forbids you, keep back,……."
42-52 "……… and most surely you show the way to the right path:"
4-80 " Whoever obeys the Messenger, he indeed obeys Allah, and whoever turns back, so We have not sent you as a keeper over them."
So what the messenger pbuh has explained came from Allah, & it is an explanation of the book of Allah for Allah has asked us to obey the prophet pbuh & follow his orders , &the resource of what the majority have agreed upon is also from the book, because the book has mentioned that what the majority agrees upon is right & that they don`t agree upon a deception.
- Al-Shawkani said in Fat-h Al-Qadeer :
The meaning of explaining everything is that it explains many rules & what left is explained by the Sunnah , & Allah has ordered to follow the prophet pbuh with what he guides & to obey him , this is mentioned in the Quran, & the prophet pbuh said :"I have been given the Quran & what is like it"
6- some of the skeptics rely on the Hadith "compare everything offered to you from me with the Quran"
& with that they are contradicting themselves , because they are offering the Hadith as a prove while they only believe the Quran, why? Is it only a stubbornness as Allah said :
24-49 " And if the truth be on their side, they come to him quickly, obedient."
24-50 " Is there in their hearts a disease, or are they in doubt, or do they fear that Allah and His Messenger will act wrongfully towards them? Nay! they themselves are the unjust."
First let`s search if this Hadith is an authentic one or not: it is known that this Hadith has a sequence of narrators which is discontinued starting from an unknown man.
Al-Shafi`e said : some of those who denied some of what has been narrated from prophet Mohammad pbuh relied on the Hadith : "compare everything offered to you from me with the Quran,if it agrees with it then accept it but if it contradicts it then I haven`t said it" , so I tell them :no one could prove that this Hadith is authentic , it came by a sequence of narrators discontinued starting from an unknown man, & we do not accept this narration.
The multiple sequences of narrating this Hadith are not authentic when studying it according to the rules of Hadith narration , so it`s not acceptable , & Allah has asked us to investigate & make sure of things before accepting them :
49-6 "O you who believe! if an evil-doer comes to you with a report, look carefully into it, lest you harm a people in ignorance, then be sorry for what you have done."
This discussion is regarding the narrators, & regarding the subject of the Hadith , it is also unacceptable, because Allah has asked us to obey the prophet pbuh in all matters without any conditions , as he said :
59-7 "…….and whatever the Messenger gives you, accept it, and from whatever he forbids you, keep back,…."
7- the prophet pbuh has already prophesized that some people would follow only the Quran :
The prophet pbuh said : " i shall not find any of you reclining over his couch while being offered what I have ordered & what I have prohibited & then says : I do no know! I only follow what I find in the book of Allah"
He also said : " I have been given the book & what is like it, & there shall be a man reclining over his couch saying : we only agree on the book of Allah, so whatever lawful thing we shall find in there , that we will do, & whatever unlawful thing we shall find in there, that we`ll not do"
Abu Dawoud said : we went with the prophet pbuh to Khaibar alongside with his companions, & the leader of Khaibar was a wicked man , he told the prophet pbuh : O Mohammad , are you allowed to kill our cattle, eat our fruits , & beat our women ? so the prophet pbuh got angry & said : O son of Awf ride over your horse & call the people out by saying : the paradise is not lawful but for the believer, & gather to prayer, so they gathered , then the prophet pbuh prayed with them & then said : " there shall be one of you who will recline over his couch thinking that Allah has not forbidden anything unless it is mentioned in the Quran, By Allah I have adviced, ordered & forbidden things which are like the Quran & even more , & Allah has not made lawful for you to enter the houses of the people of the book unless by a permission, neither beat their women , or eat their fruits , if they gave you what is upon them."
15-9 " Surely We have revealed the Reminder and We will most surely be its guardian."
This is true,for It`s the word of Allah, it`s letters are firm, and the rules of reciting it is forwarded and stored in the chests and the lines
The Holy Quran is sufficient & complete, Allah has said :
6-38 "………We have not neglected anything in the Book,…"
Also he said : 16-89 "……..and We have revealed the Book to you explaining clearly everything…"
So why do we need the Sunnah for? Since the Quran has explained everything & is sufficient .
The skeptics add that the Devine pledge to reserve the Holy Quran does not include the Sunnah which is the words of prophet Mohammad pbuh that isn`t preserved , & since prophet Mohammad pbuh is a human , so he may forget like any other human , & anger like any other one who may anger, so how can we ******** all of his actions & worship Allah with them? Since there`s no prove in the Holy Quran about them!
Adding that prophet Mohammad pbuh has cautioned by himself the danger of lying against him , in the following Hadith : "let him hold his position in hell fire,he who intentionally lies against me "
The Reply :
1- please prove your assumption from the Holy Quran :-
If the skeptics understanding of the revelation of Allah is true : that the Quran did not abandon anything,& explained everything,then they have to prove their assumption by taking the Quran as a sufficient and exclude the Sunnah from the Quran.
This is the Holy Quran, where are the verses that tell us just to count on the Quran? and at the same time ask us to renounce the Sunnah of our Prophet pbuh.
we have learned this demand from the Quran:
2-111 "……..Say: Bring your proof if you are truthful."
& the Hadith of the Prophet pbuh "whoever assumes something , must prove it"
2- The Quran & The Sunnah are from the same resource :
The Holy Quran is the word of Allah, revealed at once by Gabriel to the lowest heaven , then in sequent periods to the heart of prophet Mohammad pbuh , as Allah has said :
53-2 " Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray;"
53-3 " Nor does he speak out of desire."
53-4 " It is naught but revelation that is revealed,"
53-5 " The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him,"
So prophet Mohammad pubh does not err, & he does not speak but the truth since it is reveled to him from the lord of the Mighty power, the lord of the heaven & the earth.
- yes, the Sunnah is the words of prophet Mohammad pbuh & his actions , but he does not act anything out of his own desires, but by an inspiration from Allah , revealed to him by Gabriel , & whoever reads the books of Sunnah & Sirah (biography of prophet Mohammad pbuh) would notice that Gabriel has descended to him in several incidents –uncountable ones- to set rules or to reveal hidden facts, in the following hadith which is narrated by Abu-Hurairah that the companions of the prophet pbuh said : "O prophet of Allah are you joking with us" he replied :"I do not speak but what is true"
- the final revelation has to be preserved in order to be forwarded to people no matter what era they live in, many people may mistake when they think that Allah has preserved only the Holy Quran, when he said : 15-9 " Surely We have revealed the Reminder and We will most surely be its guardian."
If it`s only the Holy Quran then the verse would be : surely we have revealed the Quran and we will most surely be its guardian.
So choosing the "reminder" term instead of the Quran is for a great wisdom, for the reminder is to announce & explain everything revealed from Allah (including the Quran & the Sunnah) .
* the preservation of the Quran :is the direct preservation by Allah
* the preservation of the Sunnah :is by the scholars of Sunnah who laid down the foundations & the standards to distinguish right from false hadiths or even the fabricated ones.
- the reservation of this religion must include the Sunnah as well, since the Sunnah explains the Holy Quran , as mentioned in Al-Nahl chapter, this is approved by the majority of the Sunnah followers.
How could it be possible to preserve the explained & not to preserve the explainer?
- if the Sunnah has faced some excluded hadiths which proved to be wrong ,that doesn`t mean it`s not preserved , this brutal attack against the Sunnah is the greatest prove for it`s preservation , if it did not face such attacks , the reservation of Allah would not have appeared, the same as the Quran , it faced many attempts of modifications but Allah has preserved it & preserved his prophet pbuh, & revealed the plans of the wicked.
Allah said :
5-67 " O Messenger! deliver what bas been revealed to you from your Lord; and if you do it not, then you have not delivered His message, and Allah will protect you from the people; surely Allah will not guide the unbelieving people."
As we know that many attempts to kill the prophet pbuh have failed as in the case of Bani Al-Nadheer , & the poisoned ewe , this protection of Allah to the prophet pbuh was not explained but with those attempts.
3- The Sunnah was revealed to all prophets from their lord.
What kind of revelation that the other prophets had? Let`s try to read the following verses :
33-34 " And keep to mind what is recited in your houses of the revelations of Allah and the wisdom; surely Allah is Knower of subtleties, Aware."
2-129 " Our Lord! and raise up in them a Messenger from among them who shall recite to them Thy revelations and teach them the Book and the wisdom, and purify them; surely Thou art the Mighty, the Wise."
2-151 " Even as We have sent among you a Messenger from among you who recites to you Our revelations and purifies you and teaches you the Book and the wisdom and teaches you that which you did not know."
2-231 "……. and remember the favor of Allah upon you, and that which He has revealed to you of the Book and the Wisdom, admonishing you thereby…."
3-164 " Certainly Allah conferred a benefit upon the believers when He raised among them a Messenger from among themselves, reciting to them His revelations and purifying them, and teaching them the Book and the wisdom, although before that they were surely in manifest error."
4-113 "……….. and Allah has revealed to you the Book and the wisdom, and He has taught you what you did not know, and Allah's grace on you is very great."
17-39 " This is of what your Lord has revealed to you of wisdom, and do not associate any other god with Allah lest you should be thrown into hell, blamed, cast away."
62-2 " He it is Who raised among the inhabitants of Makkah an Messenger from among themselves, who recites to them His revelations and purifies them, and teaches them the Book and the Wisdom, although they were before certainly in clear error,"
& in Jesus`s Case :
5-110 " When Allah will say: O Jesus son of Mary! Remember My favor on you and on your mother, when I strengthened you I with the holy Spirit, you spoke to the people in the cradle and I when of old age, and when I taught you the Book and the wisdom and the Torah and the Bible; and when you determined out of clay a thing like the form of a bird by My permission, then you breathed into it and it became a bird by My permission, and you healed the blind and the leprous by My permission; and when you brought forth the dead by My permission; and when I withheld the children of Israel from you when you came to them with clear arguments, but those who disbelieved among them said: This is nothing but clear enchantment."
In Abraham`s case :
4-54 " Or do they envy the people for what Allah has given them of His grace? But indeed We have given to Abraham's children the Book and the wisdom, and We have given them a grand kingdom."
In Noah`s case :
7-62 " I deliver to you the messages of my Lord, and I offer you good advice and I know from Allah what you do not know."
In Saleh`s case :
7-79 " Then he turned away from them and said: O my people I did certainly deliver to you the message of my Lord, and I gave you good advice, but you do not love those who give good advice."
When thinking of the previous verses , one would realize that wisdom is added to the book, which means that wisdom is different than the book, because to add something it means that it`s different , & prophet Mohammad pbuh did not offer any book other than the Quran which proves that the wisdom is the Sunnah.
Imam Shafi`e mentioned : Allah mentioned the book which is the Quran, & mentioned the wisdom , & I heard from whom I accept of the scholars saying that the wisdom is the Sunnah of the prophet pbuh, & this statement is similar to the verses of the Quran , because the Quran has mentioned the book & added the wisdom, & Allah has ordered the prophet pbuh to teach his followers the book & the wisdom , so it`s not proper to mention that the wisdom is anything other than the Sunnah of the prophet pbuh .
4- if Allah has said : 6-38 "… We have not neglected anything in the Book.."
Then what do we need the Sunnah for ?
The answer : the book in that verse does not point at the Quran , because if you read the whole verse :
6-38 " And there is no animal that walks upon the earth nor a bird that flies with its two wings but (they are) genera like yourselves; We have not neglected anything in the Book, then to their Lord shall they be gathered."
The book in that verse is the tablet of records (Al-Lawh Al-Mahfouth) where everything happened & will happen in the universe is recorded on this tablet , no sane person could ever say that the number of animals ,birds & all other creatures is mentioned in the Quran.
Even if you think that the book in that verse means the Quran, then yes the Quran explained everything including the order to obey the prophet pbuh in many positions in the Quran, & it explained that the Sunnah explains the Quran , so how come you accept verses & refuse others?
2-85 "……. Do you then believe in a part of the Book and disbelieve in the other?...."
5- as for this verse :
16-89 "……. and We have revealed the Book to you explaining clearly everything,…"
If this verse means that only the Quran explains everything , then where in the Quran the forms of worship which are considered the pillars of islam? The scholars of tafsir (interpretation of the Quran) all agreed against this assumption:
- Al-Awza`e said : the verse 16-89 refers to the Sunnah.
- Ibn Al-Jawzi in Zad Al-Maseer said :
When Allah has said explaining everything, the scholars referred to everything of the religion`s matters , in **** , or that people should learn from what the prophet pbuh explained or what the majority of Muslims agreed upon.
- Al-Jassas in the rules of the Quran said :
It means:- & Allah knows best- is to explain everything of the matters of religion by **** & by proof, for there`s not even a small incident but Allah has mentioned it`s rule: by **** or by a proof, what the prophet pbuh has explained is deprived from the Quran as Allah has said :
59-7 "…… and whatever the Messenger gives you, accept it, and from whatever he forbids you, keep back,……."
42-52 "……… and most surely you show the way to the right path:"
4-80 " Whoever obeys the Messenger, he indeed obeys Allah, and whoever turns back, so We have not sent you as a keeper over them."
So what the messenger pbuh has explained came from Allah, & it is an explanation of the book of Allah for Allah has asked us to obey the prophet pbuh & follow his orders , &the resource of what the majority have agreed upon is also from the book, because the book has mentioned that what the majority agrees upon is right & that they don`t agree upon a deception.
- Al-Shawkani said in Fat-h Al-Qadeer :
The meaning of explaining everything is that it explains many rules & what left is explained by the Sunnah , & Allah has ordered to follow the prophet pbuh with what he guides & to obey him , this is mentioned in the Quran, & the prophet pbuh said :"I have been given the Quran & what is like it"
6- some of the skeptics rely on the Hadith "compare everything offered to you from me with the Quran"
& with that they are contradicting themselves , because they are offering the Hadith as a prove while they only believe the Quran, why? Is it only a stubbornness as Allah said :
24-49 " And if the truth be on their side, they come to him quickly, obedient."
24-50 " Is there in their hearts a disease, or are they in doubt, or do they fear that Allah and His Messenger will act wrongfully towards them? Nay! they themselves are the unjust."
First let`s search if this Hadith is an authentic one or not: it is known that this Hadith has a sequence of narrators which is discontinued starting from an unknown man.
Al-Shafi`e said : some of those who denied some of what has been narrated from prophet Mohammad pbuh relied on the Hadith : "compare everything offered to you from me with the Quran,if it agrees with it then accept it but if it contradicts it then I haven`t said it" , so I tell them :no one could prove that this Hadith is authentic , it came by a sequence of narrators discontinued starting from an unknown man, & we do not accept this narration.
The multiple sequences of narrating this Hadith are not authentic when studying it according to the rules of Hadith narration , so it`s not acceptable , & Allah has asked us to investigate & make sure of things before accepting them :
49-6 "O you who believe! if an evil-doer comes to you with a report, look carefully into it, lest you harm a people in ignorance, then be sorry for what you have done."
This discussion is regarding the narrators, & regarding the subject of the Hadith , it is also unacceptable, because Allah has asked us to obey the prophet pbuh in all matters without any conditions , as he said :
59-7 "…….and whatever the Messenger gives you, accept it, and from whatever he forbids you, keep back,…."
7- the prophet pbuh has already prophesized that some people would follow only the Quran :
The prophet pbuh said : " i shall not find any of you reclining over his couch while being offered what I have ordered & what I have prohibited & then says : I do no know! I only follow what I find in the book of Allah"
He also said : " I have been given the book & what is like it, & there shall be a man reclining over his couch saying : we only agree on the book of Allah, so whatever lawful thing we shall find in there , that we will do, & whatever unlawful thing we shall find in there, that we`ll not do"
Abu Dawoud said : we went with the prophet pbuh to Khaibar alongside with his companions, & the leader of Khaibar was a wicked man , he told the prophet pbuh : O Mohammad , are you allowed to kill our cattle, eat our fruits , & beat our women ? so the prophet pbuh got angry & said : O son of Awf ride over your horse & call the people out by saying : the paradise is not lawful but for the believer, & gather to prayer, so they gathered , then the prophet pbuh prayed with them & then said : " there shall be one of you who will recline over his couch thinking that Allah has not forbidden anything unless it is mentioned in the Quran, By Allah I have adviced, ordered & forbidden things which are like the Quran & even more , & Allah has not made lawful for you to enter the houses of the people of the book unless by a permission, neither beat their women , or eat their fruits , if they gave you what is upon them."