الوسطية : مفهومها و دلالتها في السنة النبوية

Abstract EN

This research is concerned with the meaning of al-wassatiyyah and its significance in the Sunnah.

It aims at: showing the direct and indirect connection between al-wassatiyyah’s linguistic meanings and the Sunnah; showing the connection’s importance; and showing how extremism on either side of religion is inconsistent with al-wassatiyyah.

Methodologically, the research follows deductive and inductive approaches.

Regarding findings, the research has reached some conclusions, the most important of which are: al-wassatiyyah is Allah’s noble term describing the Muslim nation’s status; it is not an act to be performed, but is a quality of Shari’ah’s beliefs and deeds; alwassatiyyah involves great meanings such as justice, goodness and integrity.

These meanings are manifest in the Sunnah directly and indirectly; current practices leaning towards the haraam extreme as well as negligence of duties are anti-wassatiyyah, and so are too strict practices on the halaal extreme.

The research makes the following recommendations: more researches be conducted to establish standards and meanings of al-wassatiyyah as Allah’s term describing the Muslim nation; conferences and symposia be held to study alwassatiyyah approach and related applications in real life situations; the mass media be used to show the truth about al-wassatiyyah of Shari’ah.