Obeying The Messenger
So when we follow a directive in the Quran we are obeying the messenger? I understand how sahaba could obey the messenger as a personal arbitrator in their matters but for us we don’t have that direct connection
How can the ruling of Prophet be unjust ? All his actions in the matters of deen are inspired by God almighty, and we know that God is just. So, it is not possible that Prophet will give any unjust ruling.. may be it is our misunderstanding that we call it unjust.
Where does it imply Allah caused this?
What does cross pollination incident have to do with obeying the Prophet in his capacity as Prophet and then in his capacity as a political leader (for matter of courts, verdicts, all matters in His capacity as a head of state)? This latter (i.e political obedience) was necessary to to avoid any kind of chaos in the society, this was in effect an extension of obeying Him (sws) in His (sws) capacity as a Prophet(sws). The incident you referred to was an individual incident without having any bearing on it being an order in capacity as a Prophet or as a head of state. But people were still so sensitive to obeying the Prophet (sws) that they actually considered it a religious order. But later on Prophet (sws) himself clarified that this is not the kind of obedience demanded of Muslims.