The Authority of Sunnah

by Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Traces the development of law beginning from the era of the Prophet continuing through the periods of the Umayyads.

Genres: Islam

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani is one of the leading Islamic scholars living today. He is an expert in the fields of Islamic Jurisprudence, Economics, Hadith and Tasawwuf. Born in Deoband in 1362H(1943 CE), he graduated par excellence form Dars e Nizami at Darul Uloom, Karachi, Pakistan. Then he specialized in Islamic Jurisprudence under the guidance of his eminent father, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, the late Grand Mufti of Pakistan. Since then, he has been teaching hadith and Fiqh at the Darul-Uloom, Karachi. He authored many books in Urdu, Arabic and English language.

Reviews

[Talha Siddiqui · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked up this book on the recommendation of my teacher, Sh. Abdul Nasir Jangda, who has been a student of Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani.
The author presents very logical and rational arguments backed with solid evidence. Yet the language of the book is simple enough that a novice reader can follow along with ease. I think this book goes hand-in-hand with Seerah (Life of the Holy Prophet) studies, as the two compliment one another ideally.
P.S. This book is available all over the internet for free in PDF and other formats, so if you are okay with reading a digital copy do look it up.

[Syed Ikramullah · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful book this is Mash'Allah ♥️

Brilliantly debunks the myth of "Compilation of Ahadith in the third century after Prophet Muhammad ﷺ".

Please at least read the third chapter only if you don't want to read the entire book.

Highly recommended to those who want to know what Sunnah is and what status it holds.

[Muhammad Umair · Rating 5 out of 5]

First book on Goodreads, great learning

[Ahmet Enes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sünnet ve Hadis kavramlarını hem kavramsal olarak hem de Kuran'daki karşılıkları ile çok özet bir şekilde anlatıyor. Temel bir eser.

[Chudds · Rating 5 out of 5]

Includes many examples from Quran to support the points being made.
May Allah ﷻ accept from Mufti Taqi Uthmani.