If We Lose Touch with the Quraan, We Lose Our Way

If We Lose Touch with the Quraan, We Lose Our Way

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله وسلم على نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه ومن اهتدى بهديه إلى يوم الدين أما بعد
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

The role of the Quraan in confirming the truth of what went before and in spelling out and clarifying everything cannot be ignored. If earlier religious communities went astray, it was because they lost touch with revelation. The same is true with regard to Muslims; if we lose touch with the Quraan, we lose our way. It becomes extremely important, therefore, that we pay careful attention to what is attributed to the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam). In fact, the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) cautioned Muslims on this point.

'Abdullaah bin 'Umar (radhiyallaahu 'anhumaa) reported that the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "Many ahaadeeth will be circulated from me. Whenever my ahaadeeth (hadeeth pl.) come to you, read the Book of Allaah and consider its meaning. If something agrees with the Quraan, I said it. If something contradicts the Book of Allaah, I did not say it."
{al Mu'jam al Kabeer by Tabarani}

The Sunnah, therefore, needs to be understood as a source of clarification for the Book of Allaah and an aid to its understanding and interpretation. It doesn't, however, overrule the Quraan, overstep its bounds, abrogate its texts, contradict it, or violate its principles.

Source:
Excerpts taken from Al Adab al Mufrad by Imaam al Bukhaaree
Pages 4, 5 & 7 of the Introduction