Fight against those who do not accept faith in Allah and the Last Day, and who do not regard as forbidden what is forbidden by Allah and by His Messenger^[1]

In verse 28 of Al-Hashr:

وَ مَاۤ  اٰتٰىکُمُ   الرَّسُوۡلُ   فَخُذُوۡہُ ۚ  وَ مَا  نَہٰىکُمۡ   عَنۡہُ  فَانۡتَہُوۡا ۚ

And accept whatever the Noble Rasul gives you; and refrain from whatever he forbids you.^[2]

In verse 36 of Al-Ahzaab:

وَ مَا   کَانَ  لِمُؤۡمِنٍ  وَّ لَا  مُؤۡ مِنَۃٍ   اِذَ ا  قَضَی  اللّٰہُ   وَ  رَسُوۡ لُہٗۤ   اَمۡـرًا  اَنۡ   یَّکُوۡنَ    لَہُمُ  الۡخِیَرَۃُ   مِنۡ  اَمۡـرِہِمۡ ؕ

And no Muslim man or woman has any right in the affair, when Allah and His Noble Rasul have decreed a command regarding it.^[3]

An expert in Islamic edicts, Sayyid Muhammad Na’im al-Din Muradabadi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه draws the following conclusion from these verses:

We have thus come to know it is necessary (wajib) to obey the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in every matter. In comparison to the authority wielded by the Prophet عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام , none even harbour authority over themselves (he has more authority over us than ourselves).^[4]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه ! Dear Islamic brothers, observe the range of authority Allah has granted His beloved صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم . He was made chief and given