Do the words in 33:21 instruct us to mimic every act done by the prophet?
Do the words in 33:21 instruct us to mimic every act done by the prophet? A good example has been set for you in the messenger of God for one who seeks God and the Last Day, and who remembers God frequently. 33:21 This glorious Quranic verse has been badly manipulated by those who wish to find Quranic justification for what is termed 'the sunna of Muhammad' when there is none. The Quran states clearly that the only sunna is the 'Sunna of God' (33:62, 35:43 and 48:23). PART 1 According to the hadith advocates, the words in 33:21, which state that the messenger has set a good example for the believers, mean that all believers must follow every little thing that the messenger did. This includes all his actions from the way he observed his prayers and other rituals, up to his personal habits such as: which hand he used to eat with, how long he grew his beard, with which foot he entered the toilet, how he blew his nose in the morning and even whether he urinated standing u...