NOTES
1. The Prophet said, "He who turns away from my Sunnah is not from me." Reported by al-Bukhaaree
(Eng. trans. 7/1-2/no.l), Muslim (Eng. Trans. 2/703/n0.3236) and an-Nasaa'ee.
Abu Hurairah said that Allaah's Messenger said, "All of my Ummah will enter Paradise except
those who refuse." It was said, "Who will refuse?" He replied. "Whoever obeys me enters Paradise and whoever disobeys me has
refused." Reported by al-Bukhaaree (Eng. trans. 9/284/n0.384).
Imaam az-Zuhree (the famous taabi'ee, d.124H) said,"The people of knowledge who came before
us used to say,'Salvation lies in clinging to the Sunnah.'" Reported by ad-Daarimee in his Sunan (no.96).
Imaam Maalik said,"The Sunnah is like the Ark of Noah. Whoever embarks upon it reaches
salvation and whoever refuses is drowned." Quoted by Shaikh ul-Islaam Ibn Taimiyyah in Majmoo' ul-fataawaa (4/57).