Summary of Sunni concepts Obedience is only in what is good, not in disobedience In the words of God Almighty O you who have believed, obey God and obey the Messenger and those of you in authority. So if you dispute over anything, refer it to God and the Messenger, if you believe in God and the Last Day. That is better and has a better interpretation He repeated the command to obey while mentioning the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace To indicate that obedience to the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace It is obedience to God Almighty He did not repeat the action: “Obey with those in authority.” To indicate that their obedience is conditional By being obedient to God and His Messenger As for what was disobedience to God and His Messenger There is no obedience in it then There is no obedience to a creature if it disobeys the Creator If a sin is ordered, it is necessary to reject it When there is a dispute over something The duty is to return to God and the Messenger As the verse stated And the point Referring to the Book of God and the Sunnah of His Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace The verse makes this a condition for faith If you believe in God and the Last Day This indicates that whoever does not refer the issues of dispute to God and His Messenger He is not a true believer Rather, he believes in the taghut As mentioned in the following verse Have you not seen those who claim that they believe in what was revealed to you and what was revealed before you? They want to turn to the tyrant for judgment, and they have been commanded to disbelieve in him Satan wants to mislead them far astray The first verse also emphasized the correctness of the approach of returning to God and the Messenger and His goodness She said that was better and had a better interpretation