.Introduction...................................................................... 4
2. The Status of the Sunnah in Islaam and a Clarification that the
Qur’aan is not sufficient over it............................................. 4
3. The Position of the Sunnah with regard to the Qur’aan............. 6
4. The Need for the Sunnah in order to Understand the Qur’aan,
and Examples for that........................................................ 7
5. The Misguidance of those who are satisfied with the Qur’aan
over the Sunnah................................................................ 11
6. Knowledge of Arabic is not sufficient for understanding the
Qur’aan.......................................................................... 13
7. An Important Note............................................................ 15
8. A Weak Hadeeth from Mu’aadh regarding Opinion, and what is
Rejected from it................................................................ 16

All praise is for Allaah, and may the peace and blessings be on the Messenger of
Allaah, and on his family and his Companions. To proceed:
This is a lecture that I once gave in the city of Doha, the capital of Qatar, during the
blessed month of Ramadaan of 1392H. Some brothers suggested that I print it due to
the important benefits contained within it, and due to the Muslims’ need for something
like it. So responding to their request, I am now distributing it generally so that it may
be benefited from and so that it may serve as a reminder. I have added some
explanatory headings to it for each section, in order to assist the noble reader in
collecting its main ideas. I hope that Allaah, Mighty and Majestic, will record me as
being from among those who defend His Religion and aid His Legislation. And I hope
that He rewards me for that, verily, He is the most Generous of those who are asked.
The Status of the Sunnah in Islaam and a Clarification that the Qur’aan is
not sufficient over it:
Verily, all praise is due to Allaah. We praise Him, we seek His refuge and we ask for
His forgiveness. And we seek refuge in Allaah from the evils of our souls and from the
evils of our actions. Whomsoever Allaah guides, there is no one that can lead him
astray and whomsoever is led astray, there is no one that can guide him. I bear
witness that there is no deity that has the right to be worshipped except Allaah – He
stands alone and with no partner. And I bear witness that Muhammad  is His slave
and His messenger.

“O you who believe! Fear Allaah as He ought to be feared and do not die except
while you are Muslims.” [Surah Aali 'Imraan: 102]

This is a lecture that Shaikh AlAlbani gave in the city of Doha, the capital of Qatar, during the blessed month of Ramadan of 1392H. Then requesters asked the shaikh to print it due to the important benefits contained within it, and to the Muslim’s need for something like it.