Source: Qur’an o Hadith ki Roshni Mein Ahkam o Masail, Volume 01, Page 630
Since the Qur’an has named us “Muslimeen”, is it permissible for us to call ourselves “Ahl-e-Hadith”?
As Allah ﷻ says in the Qur’an:
﴿هُوَ سَمّٰكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ﴾
“He has named you Muslims.”
[Al-Ḥajj: 78]
All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. To proceed:
If the Qur’an has named us “Muslimeen”, then the same question arises:
Can we name ourselves Jamaat al-Muslimeen?
The answer to that question is also the answer to your original question.
In other words, if it is permissible to call a group “Jamaat al-Muslimeen” for the purpose of recognition,
then likewise, using the term “Ahl-e-Hadith” is not to replace the Qur’anic term Muslim,
but rather serves as a descriptive identifier.
هٰذا ما عندي، والله أعلم بالصواب
This is what I have, and Allah knows best what is correct.
❖ Question
Since the Qur’an has named us “Muslimeen”, is it permissible for us to call ourselves “Ahl-e-Hadith”?
As Allah ﷻ says in the Qur’an:
﴿هُوَ سَمّٰكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ﴾
“He has named you Muslims.”
[Al-Ḥajj: 78]
❖ Answer
All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. To proceed:
If the Qur’an has named us “Muslimeen”, then the same question arises:
Can we name ourselves Jamaat al-Muslimeen?
The answer to that question is also the answer to your original question.
In other words, if it is permissible to call a group “Jamaat al-Muslimeen” for the purpose of recognition,
then likewise, using the term “Ahl-e-Hadith” is not to replace the Qur’anic term Muslim,
but rather serves as a descriptive identifier.
هٰذا ما عندي، والله أعلم بالصواب
This is what I have, and Allah knows best what is correct.
