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North East Islamic Community Center of Connecticut organized The Path of The Prophet Event Event

North East Islamic Community Center of Manhattan organized The Path of The Prophet Event

The science of Hadith deals with Prophet Muhammad’s life, especially his words and actions, and the actions he approved of in others. In this section, we will restrict ourselves to his own words and actions. These words and their meanings are his alone, for they were not include

Sunna literally means “a conduct and a good or evil path to be followed.” This is the meaning used in the following hadith: “Those who establish a good path in Islam receive the reward of those who follow it, without any decrease in their reward. Those who establish

The Sunna is divided into three categories: verbal, practical, and based on approval. The Verbal Sunna. This category consists of the Messenger’s words, which provide a basis for many religious commandments. To cite a few examples: • “No bequest to the heir.” [1] In

The Sunna is the main source of our religious life. It is promoted and encouraged by the Qur’an: He Who raised among the unlettered ones a Messenger from them, reciting to them His revelations, purifies them and instructs them in the Book and the Wisdom (62:2). According to most

The way of the Prophet is the way of God. As the Sunna is the way of the Prophet, those who reject it are, in essence, rejecting (and disobeying) God. As the Prophet stated: “Whoever obeys me, obeys God; whoever disobeys me, disobeys God.” [1] Such disobedience is “r

The Sunna has two main functions. First, it enjoins and prohibits, lays down the principles related to establishing all religious obligations and necessities, and determines what is lawful or unlawful. Second, it interprets the Qur’an. In each daily prescribed prayer, we recite:

The Sunna was memorized, recorded, and carefully preserved so that it could be passed down without distortion or alteration. The Sunna is included in the meaning of: We have sent down the dhikr [the collection of Divine warnings and recitations, the Divine guidance] in parts, and We a