Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

 

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

  

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

 

Our religion is based on the divine revelation manifested in both the Quran and Sunnah. Acts of worship constitute an essential part of Islam and were fully received from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) by his Companions.

 

If someone claims that he has received a part of this religion from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) after his death, then we simply ask him: Do you mean that the Messenger of Allah died before conveying all the divine message sent to him?

I do not think that a Muslim would  dare to answer this question in affirmative. However, if the answer is in negative, then this claim is a lie. In fact, anyone can raise a claim like this and if we would open this door, the whole religion could be changed.

 

In this context, we always need to recall the hadith that reads, “If anyone introduces in our matter [i.e. religion] something which does not belong to it, it is rejected.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

 

If salat al-fatih belonged to the Sunnah, why did not the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) teach it to his Companions?

 

Almighty Allah knows best.