Sunna refers to the traditions or customs of the prophet Muhammad which are used by the traditionalists in making legal decisions in resolving disputes. Prophet Muhammad was the messenger of God who at all times was believed in all his teachings, practices, and decisions as to have come from God. The Muslims had to obey Him in whatever the verdict he arrives at. These included the deeds, sayings and all that was out of his own knowledge. Decades after his death, the recorded words and actions were finally put or written as one powerful collection. The prophet Muhammad was interpreting the divine revelation as he was in time and spirit nearest to the Quran as he used to go to the cave of hira for his personal prayers .This marked the beginning of the Islamic sunna 7.

Islamic ethics refers to the ideal norms of behaviors upheld by the Muslim community, whose major source is the Quran. Islamic texts function as a major source of Muslim norms for example the Niche of Lamps of al Khatib al tabrizi which covers the topics on faith ritual prayer, fasting, and dressing, marriage governing and justice. In the Quran Muhammads marriage should not be seen as a weakness on his part as a human being but was a way of showing the coming together of the Muslim community. It also talks about Jihad (the holy war) whereby the faithful are at war with the enemies of faith.
 
The traditionalists who were involved in making legal decisions mostly depended on the Quran and sunna traditions. Muhammad established four sources of Islamic law which are the Quran ,sunna (traditions of the prophet), qiyas and ijma(unanimous agreement), these sources are used by Muslim law makers in decision making to put on check the ethics and norms of the Muslims.
 
The prophets authority was valued and seen as a spiritual directive by the Muslim community besides being trusted and respected as a community leader. He resolved disputes always and the Muslims used to go to him for direction in case there is any issue. He always encouraged his believers to put into practice the values laid down by ijtihad on daily basis.

There was a major theme in the teachings of the prophet which talked mostly about those who had no fear of the end times (Q 630-32). When God made the heaven and earth in truth it was to be used to reward each soul according to its deeds (Q4522). There will be terrifying mood on the day of judgment and reckon as each soul will give an account of their deeds. The sinners will be thrown to hell while others will be saved (Q8712-13).
Muhammad left the Ifadnh (sayings) and the sunnah or wonts (his life and daily practice) for the Muslim community after his death. His companions and family members whom they were together with followed his traditions deeply in their souls. Generation of Muslims with great passion practiced these traditions of the prophet Muhammad. The following generation followed up to the recent times when those who are faithful are seeking to emulate the life of the prophet. They refer to the hadith in all aspects of life as it contains the opinions, decisions and the answers he gave the Muslims for their challenging questions. The Muslims were to obey the prophet in all he says, take whatever he gave them and to stay away from all that he has told them not to do.

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