{"id":18213,"date":"2021-08-23T07:31:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T05:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=18213"},"modified":"2025-12-02T11:51:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T09:51:28","slug":"adherence-to-the-sunnah-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=18213","title":{"rendered":"The Strict Adherence of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) to the Shari\u2018ah and Sunnah of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) – Adherence to The Sunnah – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Strict Adherence of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) to the Shari\u2018ah and Sunnah of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam)<\/strong><\/p>\n

After Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) was appointed as the Khalifah and the Muslims had pledged allegiance at his hands, Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) addressed the people and delivered a khutbah. Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) commenced the khutbah by praising Allah Ta\u2018ala, and thereafter said the following:<\/p>\n

\u201cO people! I have been appointed as the Khalifah over you, although I am not the best person among you. If I fulfill my responsibilities correctly then assist me, and if I fall short in fulfilling my obligations then correct me. Being truthful is an amaanah (a responsibility and binding obligation), while lying is deceitfulness and dishonesty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe weak person among you is strong in my sight (as Shari\u2018ah commands that he should be assisted). Hence, insha Allah, I will bring relief to him by restoring his rights. The strong person among you is weak in my sight (as Shari\u2018ah commands that retribution should be taken from him). Hence, insha Allah, I will take back the usurped right of the oppressed from him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no nation who neglected striving in the path of Allah Ta\u2018ala in jihaad, except that Allah Ta\u2018ala afflicted them with humiliation and disgrace. Whenever sins of shamelessness spread and became common among a nation, then Allah Ta\u2018ala afflicted them with a widespread punishment.<\/p>\n

Remain obedient to me so long as I remain obedient to Allah Ta\u2018ala and His Rasul (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam). If I disobey Allah Ta\u2018ala and His Rasul (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), then I have no authority over you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Concluding the sermon, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) then instructed the people to stand and form the saffs for salaah. (Seerah Ibnu Hishaam 2\/661)<\/em><\/p>\n

Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) was an embodiment of the sunnah. His first sermon, after being appointed as the Khalifah, reflects his deep commitment to the Shari\u2018ah and his strict adherence to the Mubaarak Sunnah of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam). This was the sole objective of his life \u2013 to uphold the Shari\u2018ah and to promote the Mubaarak Sunnah of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) in the world.<\/p>\n

May Allah Ta\u2018ala bless us with the tawfeeq of emulating Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) and all the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhum) in upholding the Mubaarak Sunnah in our lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Strict Adherence of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) to the Shari\u2018ah and Sunnah of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam)<\/strong><\/p>\n

After Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) was appointed as the Khalifah and the Muslims had pledged allegiance at his hands, Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu \u2018anhu) addressed the people and delivered a khutbah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[794,902,128],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-adherence-to-the-sunnah","category-miscellaneous","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18213"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24775,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18213\/revisions\/24775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}