are newly introduced matters.”

He would also say in the sermon of need:

“Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has followed right guidance, while whoever disobeys them harms only himself and will not harm Allah in the least.”

Allah sent His Messenger Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with the finest ways and laws, and revealed to him the finest of Books. He sent him to the best community ever raised up for mankind, perfected the religion for him and his community, and completed His favor upon them. He forbade Paradise to all except those who believe in him and what he brought, and accepts from no one anything other than the Islam he brought. Whoever seeks a religion other than it will never have it accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers.

He stated in His Book that He sent down the Book and iron so that people might uphold justice. Allah Most High says:

“We certainly sent Our messengers with clear proofs and sent down with them the Book and the balance so that people might uphold justice. And We sent down iron, in which there is mighty power and benefits for people, so that Allah may know who supports Him and His messengers without seeing Him. Indeed, Allah is All-Strong, Almighty.”

For this reason, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, commanded his community to appoint rulers over them. He commanded those in authority to return trusts to their rightful owners and, when judging between people, to judge with justice. He also commanded the people to obey those in authority in matters of obedience to Allah Most High. Thus, in the Sunan of Abū Dāwūd, Abū Sa‘īd reports that the Messenger of Allah