سواء كانت من رسول الله ﷺ أو من الصحابة
Whether it originates with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or the Companions.
عليكم بسنتي وسنة الخلفاء من بعدي
Hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the successors after me.
The Prophetic way remains foundational for religious guidance. The mention of the rightly guided successors emphasizes that an approved religious practice rests on recognized guidance rather than an arbitrary preference.
It does not follow that every individual action of a Companion has the same legal status. The specific action and its supporting evidence must be considered in any legal judgment.