And your companion is not gone mad” (Qur’an...

And your companion is not gone mad” (Qur’an, 81:19-22) “Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Messenger. And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe. Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind. It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds” (Qur’an 69:40-43) “Nor does he speak out of desire. It is naught but revelation that is revealed. The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him” (Qur’an, 53:3-5).

The sayings of the Prophet (S) are like the speech of the Holy Qur'an: “Falsehood shall not come to it from before it nor from behind it; a revelation from the Wise, the Praised One” (Qur’an, 41:42). One who believes in these Qur'anic verses and believes in Muhammad’s prophethood, must not deviate from his sayings even by a hair’s breadth or less.

Those people have not deviated from the Prophet’s sayings but they have become mujtahids interpreting his sayings by themselves “… while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works” (Qur’an, 18:104) . We are Allah’s and to Him we shall return! Here are some examples of interpreting the clear texts by those people according to their own opinions. They have preferred their personal benefits to those verses and traditions.

This is what I could collect in hastiness and due to my old age and in spite of the distresses, grudges, seditions and the ordeals of time surrounding us. And with none but Allah is the direction of my affair to a right issue; on Him do I rely and to Him do I turn. Here they are; one hundred examples in seven chapters. Listen to them and then you have the right to give your opinion about them. Allah is the Guide to the truth and to the right path and to Him is our return.

Allah is Sufficient for us! Most Excellent is He, in Whom we trust. Most excellent is the Patron and most excellent is the Helper. [^1]: Not the basic principles of religion like monotheism, justice, prophethood, resurrection, paradise, hell, rewarding and punishment. These principles have been adopted by all the prophets (S) since Adam (S) until (S). [^2]: The “two ropes” or the “two weighty things” refer to the Qur'an and the Prophet’s progeny.

[^3]: Ibn Mardawayh mentioned when interpreting this verse: “…acts hostilely to the Messenger..” and “guidance” mentioned in the verse concern ‘Ali (as) and what he faces from people”. Al-Ayyashi in his Tafseer mentioned the same.