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sunnah is divided into two; legislative sunnah and non-legislative sunnah. The first denotes or incorporates the normative rules and principles as outlined by the shariah law
while the second touches on Prophet Muhammad’s actions or activity that relates to him and is not binding to his followers. In this
is the second most important source of guidance and moral light after the Holy Quran. Its application as a word to imply guidance was not only meant to mean the prophet’s actions and normative actions
but also to the sayings and actions of the greater Muslim community. In a legal perspective however
Prophet Muhammad was surrounded by many converts who were keen to record his narrations even while it was not directed by him. One such example was a young Meccan
called Abdallah-ibn-Amri-As