Follow The Sunnah Of The Prophet By Imam Nasir al-Din al-Albani

In recent decades, a dangerous confusion has spread among Muslims — the idea that the Qur'an alone is sufficient guidance and that the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is secondary, optional, or even dispensable. This is not a minor disagreement. It strikes at the very foundation of the religion, since Allah Himself commanded obedience to the Messenger alongside obedience to Him, and since the Qur'an cannot be properly understood or implemented without the Sunnah that explains it.

Follow the Sunnah of the Prophet by Imam Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani is a compilation of three works by the foremost hadith scholar of the twentieth century — each one addressing the status of the Sunnah, its relationship to the Qur'an, and the response to those who seek to diminish or deny it.

What This Book Contains

Part One: Hadith and Its Importance in Islam

Shaykh al-Albani establishes the Quranic and prophetic evidence for the authority and necessity of hadith — demonstrating that the Sunnah is revelation from Allah (not merely the Prophet's personal opinion), that it is protected and preserved by Allah's guarantee, and that obeying the Prophet is not separable from obeying Allah. This section dismantles the foundations of the "Quran-only" position from the sources themselves.

Part Two: The Relationship Between the Qur'an and the Sunnah

This treatise answers questions posed directly to the Shaykh about how the Qur'an and Sunnah relate to each other — questions about the Sunnah's role in explaining the Qur'an, about hadith that appear to add to Quranic rulings, and about the methodology of the Salaf in using both sources together. Clear, direct, and grounded in evidence.

Part Three: The Status of the Sunnah and Its Necessity

The final section addresses the broader question of the Sunnah's necessity for correctly understanding the Qur'an — demonstrating with concrete examples that the Qur'an itself commands following the Prophet's example, and that attempting to practice Islam from the Qur'an alone produces a distorted and incomplete religion.

About the Author

Imam Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani (1914–1999) was the foremost hadith scholar of the twentieth century, recipient of the King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies, and one of the most important figures in the modern revival of Sunnah-based Islamic scholarship. Published by Dar as-Sunnah Publishers.

Who This Book Is For

Every Muslim who has encountered "Quranist" arguments or heard someone dismiss the hadith as unreliable or unnecessary. Students of knowledge who want a rigorous evidential response to anti-Sunnah positions. And any Muslim who wants to understand why the Sunnah is not optional — and why following it is inseparable from following the Qur'an.