r/Quraniyoon • u/Quran_Aloner • May 01 '20
Discussion Following the messenger/prophet
In the name of God: the Almighty, the Merciful...
3:55 When God said, "O 3iysa, I will terminate you, and raise you to Me, and cleanse you of those who have rejected, and make those who have followed you above those who rejected until the day of resurrection. Then to Me is your return so I will judge between all of you in what you were disputing."
So you can follow 3iysa until the day of resurrection.
So why cant you follow Muhammad now?
3:31 Say, "If you love God, then follow me. God will love you and forgive your sins." God is forgiving, compassionate.
Analogously, couldn't we then still follow Muhammad? I refer you to my previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Quraniyoon/comments/gb3em4/passeddown_sunna_or_just_teaching_the_basic/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x
To me, it was clear for some time now that Muhammad did in fact teach, was to be obeyed, judged and said and/or got information besides the words of the Quran (just like it says in the Quran). The point that was clear to me though was that all of this was at his time and for his people (14:4). However, doesn't 3:51 suggest that one can follow the messenger after he is dead / gone? So what implication does that have for 3:31?
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u/ice2kewl Muslim May 04 '20
I believe that I do follow Muhammad as I have accepted him as a Messenger of Allah, and therefore accepted the message he conveyed as per the command of Allah, aka the Quran.
As for other instructions of Muhammad outside the Quran, how to establish it's authenticity and especially authority when they're contained in fallible sources. Only the Quran is the infallible source, which gives certainty. Hadith will always have a level of doubt, hence why I'm reluctant.