It is the aspect tied to the message itself: legislation, rites, limits, and values. In this source, it is treated as binding obedience and as connected to the Qur’anic text and to the pillars of the station of the message, not as an independent historical report.
- Distinguishing between the messengerly Sunna and the prophetic Sunna
- The Sunna is divided into messengerly and prophetic
- The messengerly Sunna is linked to the message
- The messengerly Sunna has its own domain and limits
- The messengerly Sunna is binding in the domain of the message and legislation, not as a second revelation
- The messengerly Sunna is binding because it is connected to the message and legislation
- The messengerly Sunna and the prophetic Sunna
- The prophetic Sunna is historical and circumstantial and is not followed as permanent legislation
- The prophetic Sunna and the domain of narratives
- The Sunna is divided into messengerly and prophetic
- The Sunna is divided into messengerly and prophetic according to the station
- According to the station, the Sunna is divided into a binding messengerly Sunna and a historical prophetic Sunna
- Rituals are the domain of the messengerly Sunna
- The probative force of the Sunna and its limits are built on the primacy of the Qur’an, criticism of hadith, and distinguishing between the two stations
A cross-book concept: See the Sunna for the unifying theme across the books.