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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Roots of Religion Lesson 27: A Brief History of the Saqifah Muslims maintain that without any doubt and in all certainty the Prophet of Islam (S) is without sin or error, and that his faultless speech is the same as reality and is the wish of Allah. If it were otherwise, they say, Allah could not have commanded unconditional obedience to him. So his command is Allah's command, and it is an absolute necessity to obey him.

What is more, we can see on the basis of the ayahs quoted below that the Prophet - may Allah bless and praise him - had the right of jurisdiction over the people, that his order took precedence over everyone else's idea or opinion, and that his commands on social or other matters had to be carried out: “The Prophet has a greater claim on the believers than they have themselves.” (33: 6) “It is not for any believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter, to have a choice in the matter.” (33: 36) An examination of this ayah anti its explanation makes it clear that the decree of the.

Prophet in every mailer, even in personal matters, is binding, since the ayah was revealed concerning an individual matter, viz. the marriage of Zayd and Zaynab. Zaynab was the daughter of the Prophet's uncle, and Zayd was a slave whom the Prophet freed. The Prophet of Islam (S), so as to break the pre- Islamic custom whereby the noble and rich were not prepared to many outside their own, ordered Zaynab to marry Zayd.

The false pride and inappropriate arrogance which had been inherited from pre-lslamic times forbad her to take Zayd as a husband. But this ayah makes it clear that even in personal matters the Prophet's command was to be obeyed, so Zaynab married him and was content.[^1] “But no, by thy Lord!

they will not believe till they make thee judge between them, then they shall find in themselves no impediment touching thy verdict, but shall surrender in full submission.” (4: 65) Is the Prophet Subject to the Opinion of the Majority? Some Sunnis say that in social matters the opinion of the majority is over-ruling, to the degree that the Prophet himself must obey. A deeper look at the ayahs mentioned above would make it clear that this is invalid.

Now we shall proceed to an investigation of their evidence and claims and then answer them.