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(4). 3269. Abū Naḍrah said: "Abū Sa'eed Al-Khudrī recited: And know that among you there is the Messenger of Allāh. If he were to obey you in much of the matter, you would surely be in trouble.[1] He said: "This is your Prophet ﷺ to whom the Revelation came, and the best of your leaders, if he had obeyed them in many of their matters, then he would have been in trouble. So how about you people today?" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Gharīb Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ. 'Alī bin Al-Maḍīnī said: "I asked Yaḥyā bin Sa'eed Al-Qaṭṭān about Al-Mustamir bin Ar-Rayyān; he said: 'Trustworthy.'"
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Whatever step the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ takes; he does so with Allāh's guidance. Therefore it is best for the Ummah to follow the footsteps of the Prophet. They should not follow their passions as many human opinions are unreasonable. If all human opinions are followed, the people will be trapped in difficulties and problems. If such is the case regarding the opinions of the Companions, who were the best generation of this Ummah then what about
opinions of the later generations! Therefore it is essential for the people to abide by the Book and the Sunnah rather than giving priority to human opinions.
