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then his beliefs have no value near Allah.
• Similarly, if a person believes in Prophet Muhammad pbuh as the last messenger but does
not follow
his sunnah, then he is not a true believer.
• The link between beliefs and action is equally important in communal life as the prophet
pbuh said,
“ Let him who believes in Allah and the Last day, either speak good or keep silent, and let
him who believes
in Allah and the last day, be generous to his neighbor, and let him who believes in Allah and
the last day, be
generous to his guest.”
2.(b) How are Muslims obeying God when they obey the Prophet? [4]
• By following the Prophet’s (pbuh) example, for instance in how to perform salat, Muslims
are not only
following his instruction but also fulfilling their obligation to God by completing the second
Pillar of Islam.
• So in this way they are obeying both the Prophet (pbuh) and God.
• Similarly in social life we can fulfill the rights of fellow beings by implementing the hadiths
of the prophet
(pbuh).
• For example the Quran emphasizes to take care of the orphans and warns those who
repulse the orphans.
These commands can be obeyed by the implementation of this hadith. The Prophet (pbuh)
said, “ I and17
the man who brings up an orphan will be in paradise like this’ and he pointed with his two
fingers, the
index finger and middle figure.”
2.(b) Why do you think the Prophet practised and encouraged the use of ijma’?
[4]
• The use of ijma’ in legal thinking is based on a number of verses in the Qur’an“You are the
best of people