The Status of the People of Hadeeth (the Ahlul-Hadeeth) : Their Feats and Praiseworthy Effects in the Religion

Who are the Ahlul-Hadeeth? They are those who proceed upon the way of the companions, may Allah be pleased with them all, and those who followed them in righteousness, in clinging to the Book and the Sunnah-biting onto that with their molar teeth-and letting the Qur’an and the Prophetic Sunnah take precedence over an statement or code and conduct, whether in belief or acts of worship such as dealings and transactions, mannerisms, politics or social life.