بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
The Truth about Hadeeths
by Irshad Mahmood - Director, Siraat-al-Mustaqeem Dawah Centre
Quraan is really very easy to understand, since Allah said so, (Ref. Al_Quraan_054:017, 022, 032, 040)
But to understand Hadeeth you really need Quraan
Quraan
is the
Book of Guidance
Quraan is full of
Wisdom
(Al_Quraan_036.002)
Quraan
is Free from any
Error or Contradictions and is Fully Protected by Allah
But
Hadeeth is not Free
from any Error or Contradictions and is Not Protected by Allah
Neither BLINDLY
Reject all Hadeeths Nor BLINDLY
Accept all Hadeeths
We MUST
believe on
Those Authentic
Hadeeths, which don’t contradict Quraan
Allah
is
One <--->
Quraan is One <--->
Siraat_ul_Mustaqeem is One
One Ummah <--->
One Islaam <--->
One Voice <--->
One Worshipping Method
After all we are human being and may be wrong on some point, so we need to make a very special Duaa:
O
Allah! Guide us and help us. If I am wrong, O Allah! Correct me. If
others are
wrong, O Allah correct them. If we all are wrong, O Allah correct all
of us. AMEEN.
”Rabbi
Zidnee Aailmaa”. (O my Lord! Increase me in knowledge). Ref:
Al_Quraan_020.114
AMEEN.
”Rabbishrah
Lee Sadree Wayassir Lee Amree Wahlul AAuqdatan Min
Lisanee
Yafqahoo Qawlee”. (O my Lord! expand my breast; And ease my
task for me; And
loose the knot from my tongue; So they may understand what I say). Ref:
Al_Quraan_020.025 – 028)
AMEEN.
”Rabbana
Hab Lana Min Azwajina Wathurriyyatina Qurrata aAAyunin WajjAAalna
Lilmuttaqeena
imamaan”. (O our Lord! grant us in our wives and our
offspring the joy of our
eyes, and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous). Ref:
Al_Quraan_025.074.
AMEEN.
Blindly Accepting all Hadeeths:
There
is no doubt of the existence of
Sahee Hadeeths. The proofs are not one BUT many,
like Sahee Bukharee, Sahee Muslim, etc., which contain several thousand
Sahee
Hadeeths. BUT Do not Blindly
Accept all Hadeeths as Sahee,
which may put you in the category of Liar
to Quraan, since there is no doubt that there are few Hadeeths, which REALLY contradict the
Quraan. Be
careful.
Blindly Rejecting all
Hadeeths:
Do not Blindly Reject all
Hadeeths,
because of the following Hadeeths:
Narrator
Ash Shabi, Abu Juhaifa said, "I
asked Ali, 'Have
you got ANY book (which has been revealed to the Prophet apart
from
the Quraan)?
Ali replied, NO,
except Allah's Book or
the power of understanding which has been bestowed (by Allah) upon a
Muslim or
what is (written) in this sheet of paper (with me).' "
Abu Juhaifa said, "I asked, 'What is
(written) in this sheet of paper?' Ali replied, 'It deals with the
Diyya (compensation (blood money) paid by the killer to the
relatives of the victim), the ransom for the releasing of the captives
from the
hands of the enemies, and the law that no Muslim should be killed in
Qisas (equality in punishment) for the killing of (a
disbeliever).' " (Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadeeth, Volume 1,
Hadeeth
111)
Further References
regarding any Book
other than Quraan if exists:
1> Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadeeth, Volume 4, Hadeeth 283
2> Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadeeth, Volume 9, Hadeeth 40
3> Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadeeth, Volume 9, Hadeeth 50
4> Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadeeth, Volume 3, Hadeeth 93
5> Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadeeth, Volume 4, Hadeeth 397
6> Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadeeth, Volume 4, Hadeeth 404
And many more….
Blindly
Rejecting all
Hadeeths may put you in the category of Liar to Hadeeths and also you
will be
in problem like, how to offer the Salaat and how to perform the Hajj,
etc.
Be
in the MIDDLE
and Categorize the
Hadeeth:
Rasool
Allah (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) already warned about
coming of Hadeeths after him and set the
CRITERIA on how
to verify them, which allows us to
live in the MIDDLE without extremism.
Ali (RA) narrated, Prophet Muhammad
(Peace-Be-Upon-Him) said,
there
is NO DOUBT
that, there will be
Hadeeths coming after me, claiming that I have said those. So you MUST test each and every
Hadeeth from the QURAAN. If it is really
according to the QURAAN only then accept it otherwise
reject it.
(Sanan
Dar Qatni, Vol-2, Book – Imrani Abee Musa, Matba Farooqi
– 513)
Then WHY don't you
Reject all those Hadeeths which REALLY contradict the Quraan and
its Basic Principles, since Rasool Allah
(Peace-Be-Upon-Him) already told to do so, are you rejecting Rasool
Allah (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) this Authentic
Hadeeth by accepting all Hadeeths BLINDLY, which Contradicts the Quraan.
Please read my article on
“How to
Understand Quraan”.
There is NO Guarantee that
if the Authentic Chain of
narrations are correct, then the Hadeeth is Authentic, even
if it Contradicts
the Basic Principles of the Quraan. By giving
preference to the
Hadeeth over the Quraan may put you in the category of Liar to the Quraan,
which is an Extremely
Dangerous Shirk. Be
Care Full.
If
you don’t follow
the Authentic Hadeeth above by Rejecting all the
Hadeeth, which Really Contradict the Quraan and
its Basic Principles, THEN
perhaps you are NOT
believing on all the Ayaat of the Quraan and taking some while
rejecting
others.
Then is
it only a part of the Book that
you believe in, and do you reject the rest? But what is the reward for
those
among you who behave like this but disgrace in this life? And on the
Day of
Judgment they shall be consigned to the most grievous penalty. For
Allah is not
unmindful of what you do. (Al_Quraan_002.085).
Look at present situation of the Muslim Ummah, How BLINDLY they are believing on ALL the Hadeeth by Rejecting the Really Authentic Hadeeth above as well as rejecting the following verse of the Quraan:
Obey
Allah and the Messenger (Peace-Be-Upon-Him). But if
they turn away, Lo! Allah loveth not the disbelievers (in His
guidance). (Al_Quraan_003.032)
Rasool
Allah (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) already warned about
coming of Hadeeths after him and set the
CRITERIA on how
to verify them, which allows us to
live in the MIDDLE without extremism.
Ali (RA) narrated, Prophet Muhammad
(Peace-Be-Upon-Him) said,
there
is NO DOUBT
that, there will be
Hadeeths coming after me, claiming that I have said those. So you MUST test each and every
Hadeeth from the QURAAN. If it is really
according to the QURAAN only then accept it otherwise
reject it.
(Sanan
Dar Qatni, Vol-2, Book – Imrani Abee Musa, Matba Farooqi
– 513)
Believing on Scholars (Ulemaa), that they cannot be wrong may put you in the category of SHIRK:
Great
Thanks to our Scholars (Ulemaa), who
worked extremely hard to keep Islaam ALIVE and to keep us Muslims by
providing
Beautiful knowledge of Islaam. BUT Scholars are NOT Allah and they might do mistake.
They
have taken as lords beside Allah their rabbis (Priests) and their
monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship
only One
God. There is no god save Him. Be He glorified from all that they
ascribe as
partner (unto Him). (Al_Quraan_009.031)
1>
Prophet
Muhammad (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) said, BEST among you are those who
learns and teaches QURAAN,
(Bukhari_Vol_6_Book_61_Hadeeth_
545).
explanation:
( So
we should TRY to become the BEST OF BEST.)
2> Muhammad (Peace-Be-Upon-Him)
said "Do NOT
write my Hadeeth and whatever Hadeeth you have DESTROY
them", (Hadeeth Muslim 72).
3> Al Bukhari has more than 3000
Hadeeths from Abu Huriara, with many
others rejected.
4> Book of Hadeeths were written
200+ years after Rasool Allah (Peace-Be-Upon-Him), every
Hadeeth being 100% correct is impossible.
5> Abu Huraira narrated much more
Hadeeths than Abu Bakr & Aisha
put together, and he
spent the very less time
with him. A lot
of his Hadeeths sound like superstitions
that we are not
to follow.
6>
Ali (RA)
narrated,
Prophet Muhammad (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) said, there is no doubt
that, there will be Hadeeths coming after me, claiming that I have said
those.
So you MUST test
those Hadeeths from the QURAAN.
If it is really
according to the QURAAN
only then accept
it otherwise
reject it. (Sanan
Dar Qatni, Vol-2, Book – Imrani Abee Musa, Matba Farooqi
– 513)
7> Narrator Ash Shabi, Abu Juhaifa
said, "I asked Ali, 'Have
you got ANY book
(which has been revealed to the Prophet apart from
the Quraan)?' Ali replied, 'NO,
except Allah's Book or the power of understanding which has been
bestowed (by
Allah) upon a Muslim or what is (written) in this sheet of paper (with
me).' " Abu
Juhaifa said, "I
asked, 'What is (written) in this sheet of paper?' Ali replied, 'It
deals with
the Diyya (compensation (blood money) paid by the
killer to the relatives of the victim), the ransom for the releasing of
the
captives from the hands of the enemies, and the law that no Muslim
should be
killed in Qisas (equality in punishment) for the
killing of (a disbeliever).' " (Sahih
Al-Bukhari
Hadeeth, Volume 1, Hadeeth 111)
Further
References
regarding any Book other than Quraan if exists:
a. Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadeeth, Volume 4, Hadeeth 283
b. Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadeeth, Volume 9, Hadeeth 40
c. Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadeeth, Volume 9, Hadeeth 50
d. Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadeeth, Volume 3, Hadeeth 93
e. Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadeeth, Volume 4, Hadeeth 397
f. Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadeeth, Volume 4, Hadeeth 404
Quraan
is the most
beautiful HADEETH
Allah
has revealed the most
beautiful HADEETH
in the
form of a Book, consistent with itself, (yet) repeating (its teaching
in
various aspects): the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble
thereat; then
their skins and their hearts do soften to the celebration of Allah's
praises.
Such is the guidance of Allah: He guides therewith whom He pleases, but
such as
Allah leaves to stray, can have none to guide. (Al_Quraan_039.023)
There
is, in their stories, instruction for men endued with understanding. It
is
not a fabricated HADEETH, but a confirmation of what went
before it, a
detailed exposition of. (Al_Quraan_012.111)
Allah!
There is no Allah save Him. He gathered you all unto a Day of
Resurrection
whereof there is no doubt. Whose Hadeeth is
truer than
Allah’s?
(Al_Quraan_004.087)
Do they
see nothing in the government of the heavens and the earth and all that
Allah
hath created? (Do they not see) that it may well be that their terms
are nigh
drawing to an end? In
what HADEETH after this will they
then believe?
(Al_Quraan_007.185)
Such
are the Signs of Allah, which We rehearse to thee in Truth; then
in what
HADEETH will they believe after Allah and His Signs? (Al_Quraan_045.006)
Then
what HADEETH, after that, will they believe in? (Al_Quraan_077.050)
But
there are, among men, those who purchase LAHWAL HADEETH, without
knowledge,
to
mislead (men) from the Path of Allah and throw ridicule (on the Path): for
such there will be a Humiliating Penalty.
all things, and a guide and a mercy to any such as
believe. (Al_Quraan_031.006)
According
to Sahih Bukahri and Muslim, Allah’s Book is
sufficient:
Is there anywhere written in Quraan that Muhammad [Peace-Be-Upon-Him] gave to Ummah anything in addition to Quraan? The only thing Muhammad [Peace-Be-Upon-Him] gave to Ummah was Quraan. Allah's order was implemented through Muhammad [Peace-Be-Upon-Him], so Muhammad's obedience was compulsory. Muhammad's obedience was Allah's obedience because Muhammad [Peace-Be-Upon-Him] ordered only what Allah told him to order.
Check
the following references:
Narrated
Ibn 'Abbas:
When
Allah's Apostle was on his death-bed
and in the house there were some people among whom was 'Umar
bin Al-Khattab, the Prophet said, "Come, let me
write for you a statement after which you will not go astray." 'Umar
said, "The Prophet is seriously ill and
you have the Quraan;
so the Book of
Allah is enough
for us." Sahih Bukhari
Volume
7, Book 70, Number 573
Narrated
Ibn 'Abbas:
When
the time of the death of the Prophet
approached while there were some men in the house, and among them was
'Umar bin Al-Khatttab, the Prophet
said, "Come near let me write for you a writing after which you will
never
go astray." 'Umar said, "The Prophet is
seriously ill, and you have the
Quraan, so Allah's
Book is sufficient for us." Sahih Bukhari Volume 9, Book 92,
Number 468
The
above Hadeeth
has also been reported in Sahih Muslim.
Ibn Abbas reported:
When Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) was
about to leave this world, there were persons (around him) in his
house, 'Umar b. al-Kbattab being one of
them. Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said:
Come, I may write for you a document; you would not go astray after
that.
Thereupon Umar said: Verily Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
is deeply afflicted with pain. You
have the Quraan
with you. The Book of Allah is sufficient for us.
Sahih Muslim Book 013,
Number 4016
From
the above we can see that in the
most authentic books of Hadeeth Umar (R.A) has said that
Allah’s book is sufficient for us.
Abu
Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) said: Do not write down anything from me, and he who took down
anything
from me except the Quraan, he should efface that and
narrate from me, for there is no harm in it and he who attributed any
falsehood
to me-and Hammam said: I think he also said:"
deliberately" -he should in fact find his abode in the Hell-Fire. Sahih Muslim
Kitab
Al-Zuhd
wa
Al-Raqa'iq
Book 042, Number
7147
According to Sahih
Bukhari, Muhammad [Peace-Be-Upon-Him] left for Ummah nothing except
Quraan
Narrated
'Abdul 'Aziz
bin Rufai':
Shaddad bin Ma'qil and
I entered upon Ibn 'Abbas. Shaddad bin Ma'qil asked him,
"Did the Prophet leave anything (besides the Quraan)?"
He replied. "He did not leave anything except what is Between
the two bindings (of the Quraan)." Then we
visited Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiyya and asked him (the
same question). He replied, "The
Prophet did not leave except what is between the bindings (of the
Quraan)."
Sahih
Bukhari Volume 6, Book 61, Number 537