In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah, The Most High, said:

 يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ۖ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

O you who believe! Do not put (yourselves) forward before Allah and His Messenger. [Al-Hujurat 1]

Imam Abdul Azeez Bin Baz, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

In this great Surah, there are lofty benefits and rulings. The Muslims are greatly in need of understanding (it), to be conscious of it and take benefit from it.

In the first part, there is a warning against putting oneself forward before Allah and His Messenger. And that which is obligated to the People of Iman is that they be followers and not innovators (in the religion), and that they do not put themselves forward before Allah and His Messenger.

The people of knowledge say (that this Ayah means): “Do not speak until you are commanded by Allah and His Messenger, and do not act until the Messenger acts and legislates; do not put (yourselves) forward before him through either speech or action, (but) be you followers of that which has been prescribed for you and made clear in the Shariah. This is the way the people of Iman are to be. They do not innovate acts of worship and rulings in Allah’s Shariah.

وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيم

And fear Allah. Verily! Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing

Allah hears their statements -nothing is hidden from Him regarding circumstances – knows the truth you utter and other than it. Meaning: Be mindful of Him and be warned because nothing is hidden from Him. He hears and He knows your different circumstances. Therefore, it is incumbent upon you to be followers and not innovators in Allah’s Shariah.

Al-Fawa’id al-Ilmiyyah Min Ad-Durar Al-Baaziyyah. 4/391-392; Vol: 4. Publisher: Daar Ar-Risaalah 1st ed 1430AH (Year 2009).