Hakikat Kitabevi Publications No: 10 answer to an enemy of islam

Salaf as-Sâlihîn, who were the group of those Muslims of the first
two centuries of Islam which comprised as-Sahâbat al-kirâm and the
distinguished ones among the Tâbi’ûn and Taba’ at-Tâbi’ûn. The four
a’immat al-madhhâhib were among these distinguished ones. Then,
Rasûlullah’s (’alaihi ’s-salâm) path is the path explained in the fiqh
books of the four madhhabs. Therefore, as declared unanimously by
the ’ulamâ’ of Ahl as-sunna, a person who turns away from the fiqh
books of the four madhhabs will have deviated from Rasûlullah’s
(’alaihi ’s-salâm) path. This unanimity is reported clearly in the
annotation of the part “Zabâyih” of 
Durr al-mukhtâr by at-Tahtâwî.

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Christians and those Indian disbelievers called Buddhists and
Brahmins also have been using sweet and stirring words and
sophisms to propagandize that they have been on the right path
and that they have been inviting people to goodness and
happiness. Abû ’Umar ibn Najîb said, ‘Any knowledge which is
not lived up to is more harmful than useful to its possessor.’ The
way leading to all kinds of happiness is Islam. The way to
salvation is to keep within the footprints of Rasûlullah (sall-
Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam). Obeying him is the sign that
distinguishes right from wrong. Any word, writing or deed which
is not compatible with his religion is of no value. Khâriqa
(prodigy; an extraordinary thing) happens out of staying hungry
or riyâda, and it is not peculiar to Muslims only. ’Abdullah ibn
Mubârak (rahmatullâhi ’alaih) said, ‘He who is slack in doing the
mustahab cannot do the sunna. Slackness in doing the sunna
makes it difficult to do the fard. And he who is slack in doing the
fard cannot attain to ma’rifa, Allâhu ta’âlâ’s love.’ It is for this
reason that a hadîth sherîf declares,