Appeal for Savar Tragedy- (সাভার দুর্গতদের সাহায্যার্থে এগিয়ে আসুন)

The Sunnah, according to the scholars of hadeeth, is everything that has been related from the Messenger, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, of his statements, actions, tacit approvals, personality, physical description, or biography. It does not matter whether the information being related refers to something before the beginning of his prophetic mission, or after it. Explanation of this definition:

The statements of the Prophet include everything the Prophet said for various reasons on different occasions. For example, he said: “Verily deeds are but by intentions, and every person will have only what he intended.”

The actions of the Prophet include everything that the Prophet did that was related to us by his Companions. This includes how he made ablutions, how he performed his prayers, and how he made the Hajj pilgrimage. The tacit approvals of the Prophet includes everything that his Companions said or did that he either showed his favor towards or at least did not object to. Anything that had the tacit approval of the Prophet is as valid as anything that he said or did himself.

An example of this is the approval that was given to the Companions when they used their discretion in deciding when to pray during the Battle of Bani Quraydhah. God’s Messenger had said to them: “None of you should perform your afternoon prayers until you arrive at Bani Quraydhah.” The Companions did not arrive at Bani Quraydhah until after sunset. Some of them took the Prophet’s words literally and postponed the afternoon prayer, saying: “We will not pray until we get there.” Others understood that the Prophet was only indicating to them that they should hurry on their journey, so they stopped and prayed the afternoon prayer on time. The Prophet learned about what the two groups had decided, but did not criticize either of them. As for the Prophet’s personality, this would include the following statement of Aishah (may God be pleased with her): “God’s Messenger was never indecent or vulgar, nor was he loud at the marketplace. He would never respond to the abuse of others with abuses of his own. Instead, he would be tolerant and forgiving.” The physical description of the Prophet is found in statements like the one related by Anas (may God be pleased with him): “God’s Messenger was neither overly tall nor was he short. He was neither exceedingly white nor black. His hair was neither excessively curly nor lank.” The Relationship between the Sunnah and Reve-lation