# Is following the Sunnah like believing in the Trinity?

*Is following the Sunnah like the Trinity? Of course not*

- URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/23/
- Date: 2021-02-16 · Kind: question · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: Monday Nights with Mufti #202| Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth (1:16:17–1:17:25)
- Status: general teaching
- Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=4577s
- Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/

**Topics:** Christians and other faiths; Tawhid and shirk

**Question as asked:** The Quran is strictly speaking against the Christian Trinity, but at the same time it encourages us to follow the Sunnah. Couldn't that be interpreted similar to the Trinity?

**Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** No: following the Sunnah is of course not akin to the Trinity.

**Checked position (checked by two independent reviews, not by the channel):** Mufti Abu Layth says the quick answer is that following the Sunnah is of course not akin to the Trinity.

**Evidence, his words at 1:16:54:** “right the quick answer is of course it's not” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PntsaR8ck&t=4614s)

## Longer summary

A super chat says the Quran is strictly against the Christian Trinity but encourages following the Sunnah, and asks whether that could be interpreted as similar to the Trinity. Mufti Abu Layth says he cannot understand the question, wonders whether he is short of sleep, and jokes about what the questioner is smoking. His quick answer is that of course it is not.

## Sources and names cited

- the Trinity
- Sunnah

## Transcript (machine tier, 1:16:17–1:17:25)

[1:15:39] you read it it's not a proof that his descendants are not to rule but generally speaking his descendants did not rule so i mean factually speaking uh quran produce a quran produce a chapter is a miracle fix up i don't even know what that question means but thanks for the super chat anyway right mufti the quran is strictly speaking against the christian trinity but at the same time orders encourages us to follow the sunnah

[1:16:17] could that be interpreted similar to the trinity god the father the son encourages us to follow the sunnah couldn't that be interpreted similar to the trinity i don't know if i'm low on sleep today or no these things don't seem to be making i can't seem to understand what the bloody question is following the sunnah akin to the trinity okay i don't know whatever you're smoking but cello

[1:16:54] tk it must be some powerful stuff right the quick answer is of course it's not uh 109 ah two to five why is my used and not man i don't know if the must-have is here let's see

## Cite

Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment --PntsaR8ck/s/23. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/--pntsar8ck/s/23/

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