RLG204Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sunnah, Salafi Movement, Ibn Majah
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Upple(cid:373)e(cid:374)ta(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:396)eadi(cid:374)g; a(cid:396)gu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, (cid:449)hat"s thei(cid:396) thesis, (cid:449)hat"s the (cid:449)a(cid:455) thei(cid:396) suppo(cid:396)ti(cid:374)g thei(cid:396) a(cid:396)gu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. u(cid:271) a(cid:396)gu(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts to suppo(cid:396)t the (cid:373)ai(cid:374) a(cid:396)gu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed to (cid:449)(cid:396)ite too (cid:373)u(cid:272)h. B(cid:396)o(cid:449)(cid:374)"s hadith: muha(cid:373)(cid:373)ad"s lega(cid:272)(cid:455) i(cid:374) the medie(cid:448)al a(cid:374)d mode(cid:396)(cid:374) wo(cid:396)ld. You know because you trust the people that are telling you it"s okay. We do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e (cid:271)a(cid:272)kg(cid:396)ou(cid:374)d i(cid:374) ho(cid:449) to judge this stuff. We are just going to just trust them. Trust is at the core of religious life. Muha(cid:373)(cid:373)ad"s (journey/ miraj) ; abu baker trusts muhammad. Muslims accept, because abu baker trusted him and we trust abu baker. Nobody could verify that muhammad says is true, but it is trust that holds it together. Level of being impressed at one level and trust. Using your best judgment, giving what you got to make a decision whether or not if this report from muhammad is trustworthy. Hadith definition: report of what muhammad asid, did, accepted or rejected.
