In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Most Merciful
By Khidr Amari
In the Qur’an Allah puts forth a remarkable Challenge to the disbelievers:
“Let them then produce a ا بِحَدِيثٍ ”hadith” like this (Quran), if indeed they speak the truth”. Sura 52:34
The Habr/Religious Scholars say that without the alleged other حَدِيثًاِ hadith or “khabar” of the Prophet Muhammad, the meaning of the Quran cannot be understood. Surprisingly, most people who like to think of themselves as Muslims seem to believe this as true.
Yet, Allah refutes these Habr/Religious Scholars telling us the very book they claim that we can’t understand without man’s assistance of ‘hadith’ or ‘khabar’ in Surah
“Easy have We made the Qur’an to understand: So is there any one who will be warned? 54/17
“And We have made this Qur’an easy in your language, for them to understand.” 44/58
“And We have indeed made the Qur’an easy to understand and remember; then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?” 54/22
“And indeed, We have made the Qur’an easy to understand and remember; then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?” 54/32
This verse is repeated exactly, word for word, four times in the Qur’an (Sura 54:17,22,32 and 40). Why does Allah want to repeat Himself exactly, word for word, four times? Perhaps Allah wants to TESTlFY four times that the Qur’an is indeed easy to understand.
Perhaps Allah wants to repeat this message because He knows that there will be boneheads “scholars” who will want to insist otherwise. Let us now see how Allah uses the word حَدِيثًاِ hadith in his Quran.
“Alah has sent down the very أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ ahsana alhadithi (best hadith) in the form of a Book, consistent with itself, which makes all those who fear their Lord shudder. So their hearts and bodies become receptive to the remembrance of Allah. THIS IS THE GUIDANCE OF Allah with which He guides whosoever He will, but whosoever Allah leaves to stray, HAS NONE TO SHOW HIM THE WAY’.”Sura 39:23
Allah says clearly that the Quran is the very best حَدِيثًاِ hadith. Being the very best حَدِيثًاِ hadith, the Quran therefore becomes THE GUIDANCE OF Allah. This immediately means that all other “hadith” are riot at all among the best حَدِيثًاِ hadith. All other الْحَدِيثِ hadith simply cannot “SHOW HIM THE WAY”.
In the Qur’an as we see Allah continues to tell us about “ الْحَدِيثِ hadith”.
Allah says,
“Allah—there is no god except Him— will surely gather you on the Day of Resurrection, in which there is no doubt; and who is more truthful in حَدِيثًاِ hadithan (speech) than Allah?” Sura 4:87
Who is foolish enough to answer Allah for this question?
Allah says,
“Have they not contemplated the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything created by Allah, that perhaps their own term is drawing to a close? IN WHICH حَدِيثٍ hadithin AFTER THIS WILL THEY THEN BELIEVE?”: (Sura 7:185).
“THESE ARE THE REVELATIONS OF Allah WHICH WE RECITE TO YOU CORRECTLY. IN WHAT OTHER حَدِيثٍ hadithin THAN Allah AND HIS REVELATIONS WOULD THEY THEN BELIEVE?” (Sura 45:6).
“In what other حَدِيثٍ hadithin after this will they then believe?” (Sura 77:50).
Again, who is willing to be fool enough to step forward to answer Allah His question?
This is for those sectarians from the Sunnis and the Shias.
From the majority Sunnite `orthodoxy’ Sunnis is it going to be:
1) Bukhari (d. 256/870), 2) Muslim (d. 261/875), 3) Abu Daud (d. 275/888), 4) Tirmidhi (d. 279/892), 5) Ibn Maja (d. 273/886), and 6) al-Nasa’i (d. 303/915)
Hence all of these compilers of Hadith came during the second half of the second and the beginning of the third centuries of Islam, between 220 and 270 years after the Prophet’s death.
From the `heterodox’ Shi`ite minority sect who has its own sets of hadith compiled during the third and fourth centuries is it going to be:
1) al-Kulaini (d. 328 or 329), 2) Ibn Babuwayh (d. 381), 3) Jaafar Muhammad al-Tusi (d. 411) and 4) al-Murtada (d. 436)
All of these Hadith were compiled sayings attributed to Ali.
But why would these people write their حَدِيثًاِ hadith and then claim that it is true, “sahih”, “hassan” etc.
Allah always provides an answer in His Book.
Allah says,
“But there are among men those who sell idle حَدِيثِۭ hadithin to mislead people from the Path of Allah and to ridicule. For such men there will be a humiliating penalty”. (Sura 31:6).
These are people who have never been authorized by Allah to write any حَدِيثِۭ hadith other than the “best hadith” which is the Quran. Since they have chosen to do something never sanctioned by Allah, their actions can only mislead people. For them Allah promises:
“On that day, those who reject faith and disobey the Messenger will wish that the earth were made level with them. But never will they hide a single حَدِيثًاِ hadithan from Allah.”Sura 4:42
Why did Allah use Hadith in the Qur’an instead of other Arabic words that mean the same thing as Hadith. There are several Arabic words that means:
1) Aqwal means sayings
2) Akhbar means narrations
3) Hikam means Aphorisms
4) Nataq means Speech
In the Qur’an amazingly Allah specifically used this Arabic word حَدِيثًاِ hadith to condemn hadith by the very same name the enemies of Islam used to call the books written & compiled by the Sunnis compilers such as:
1) Bukhari (d. 256/870), 2) Muslim (d. 261/875), 3) Abu Daud (d. 275/888), 4) Tirmidhi (d. 279/892), 5) Ibn Maja (d. 273/886), and 6) al-Nasa’i (d. 303/915)
And the Shias compilers such as:
1) al-Kulaini (d. 328 or 329), 2) Ibn Babuwayh (d. 381), 3) Jaafar Muhammad al-Tusi (d. 411) and 4) al-Murtada (d. 436)
Most of these حَدِيثًاِ hadith compilers came around 250 years or more after the death of Prophet Muhammad. Allah knew this would happen, Allah is The All Seeing, The All Knowing, and so Allah has condemned these حَدِيثًاِ hadith by name before the enemy of Islam fabricating them. This is fulfillment of prophecy right in the Holy Qur’an,
According to Allah the people who have written their own حَدِيثًاِ hadith will have much to answer. When they write their own unauthorized حَدِيثًاِ hadith they will be punished from directions which they will never perceive.
A large portion of Bukhari “hadith” is derived from the `Father of Cats” or Abu Huraira. Despite the fact that Sunni scholars cannot provide any evidence for the existence of Abu Huraira who produced the largest portion of Sunni theology is derived from “hadith” narrated by “Abu Hurairah the Unknown”.
Among the hadith narrated by “Abu Hurairah the Unknown” we can find fables about what the Prophet did in the bathroom, in his bedroom etc. According to “Abu Hurairah the Unknown” he stuck very close to the Prophet and thus was able to observe the Prophet at close quarters.
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 1, Book 6, Number 306:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Once one of the wives of the Prophet did Itikaf along with him and she was getting bleeding in between her periods. She used to see the blood (from her private parts) and she would perhaps put a dish under her for the blood. (The sub-narrator ‘Ikrima added, ‘Aisha once saw the liquid of safflower and said, “It looks like what so and so used to have.”)
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 1, Book 6, Number 307:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
“One of the wives of Allah’s Apostle joined him in l’tikaf and she noticed blood and yellowish discharge (from her private parts) and put a dish under her when she prayed.”
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 4, Book 53, Number 334:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
Once I went upstairs in Hafsa’s house and saw the Prophet answering the call of nature with his back towards the Qibla and facing Sham.
This is the Prophet of Allah yet they are in violation no privacy. We ask for privacy when we go to the bathroom you mean to tell me that this would be acceptable?
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 7, Book 62, Number 172:
Narrated Jabir:
I was with Allah’s Apostle in a Ghazwa, and when we returned, I wanted to hurry, while riding a slow camel. A rider came behind me. I looked back and saw that the rider was Allah’s Apostle . He said (to me), “What makes you in such a hurry?” I replied, “I am newly married.” He said, “Did you marry a virgin or a matron?” I replied, “(Not a virgin but) a matron.” He said, “Why didn’t you marry a young girl with whom you could play and who could play with you?” Then when we approached (Medina) and were going to enter (it), the Prophet said, “Wait till you enter (your homes) at night (in the first part of the night) so that the ladies with unkempt hair may comb their hair, and those whose husbands have been absent (for a long time) may shave their pubic hair.” (The sub-narrator, Hashim said: A reliable narrator told me that the Prophet added in this Hadith: “(Seek to beget) children! Children, O O Jabir!”)
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 1, Book 5, Number 277:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, ‘The (people of) Bani Israel used to take bath naked (all together) looking at each other. The Prophet Moses used to take a bath alone. They said, ‘By Allah! Nothing prevents Moses from taking a bath with us except that he has a scrotal hernia.’ So once Moses went out to take a bath and put his clothes over a stone and then that stone ran away with his clothes. Moses followed that stone saying, “My clothes, O stone! My clothes, O stone! till the people of Bani Israel saw him and said, ‘By Allah, Moses has got no defect in his body. Moses took his clothes and began to beat the stone.” Abu Huraira added, “By Allah! There are still six or seven marks present on the stone from that excessive beating.”
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “When the Prophet Job (Aiyub) was taking a bath naked, golden locusts began to fall on him. Job started collecting them in his clothes. His Lord addressed him, ‘O Job! Haven’t I given you enough so that you are not in need of them.’ Job replied, ‘Yes!’ By Your Honor (power)! But I cannot dispense with Your Blessings.’
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 4, Book 55, Number 635:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Solomon (the son of) David said, ‘Tonight I will sleep with seventy ladies each of whom will conceive a child who will be a knight fighting for “Allah’s Cause.’ His companion said, ‘If Allah will.’ But Solomon did not say so; therefore none of those women got pregnant except one who gave birth to a half child.” The Prophet further said, “If the Prophet Solomon had said it (i.e. ‘If Allah will’) he would have begotten children who would have fought in Allah’s Cause.” Shuaib and Ibn Abi Az-Zinad said, “Ninety (women) is more correct (than seventy).”
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 7, Book 62, Number 24:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa’idi:
A woman came to Allah’s Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I have come to give you myself in marriage (without Mahr).” Allah’s Apostle looked at her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his glance on her and then lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did not say anything, she sat down. A man from his companions got up and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! If you are not in need of her, then marry her to me.” The Prophet said, “Have you got anything to offer?” The man said, “No, by Allah, O Allah’s Apostle!” The Prophet said (to him), “Go to your family and see if you have something.” The man went and returned, saying, “No, by Allah, I have not found anything.” Allah’s Apostle said, “(Go again) and look for something, even if it is an iron ring.” He went again and returned, saying, “No, by Allah, O Allah’s Apostle! I could not find even an iron ring, but this is my Izar (waist sheet).” He had no rida. He added, “I give half of it to her.” Allah’s Apostle said, “What will she do with your Izar? If you wear it, she will be naked, and if she wears it, you will be naked.” So that man sat down for a long while and then got up (to depart). When Allah’s Apostle saw him going, he ordered that he be called back. When he came, the Prophet said, “How much of the Quran do you know?” He said, “I know such Sura and such Sura,” counting them. The Prophet said, “Do you know them by heart?” He replied, “Yes.” The Prophet said, “Go, I marry her to you for that much of the Quran which you have.”
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 2, Book 22, Number 313:
Narrated Abu Huraira,
Allah’s Apostle said, “When the Adhan for the prayer is pronounced, then Satan takes to his heels passing wind so that he may not hear the Adhan and when the Muadh-dhin finishes, he comes back; and when the Iqama is pronounced he again takes to his heels and when it is finished, he again comes back and continues reminding the praying person of things that he used not to remember when not in prayer till he forgets how much he has prayed.” Abu Salama bin ‘Abdur-Rahman said, “If anyone of you has such a thing (forgetting the number of Rakat he has prayed) he should perform two prostrations of Sahu (i.e. forgetfulness) while sitting.” Abu Salama narrates this from Abu Huraira.
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 7, Book 62, Number 120:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “A woman should not fast (optional fasts) except with her husband’s permission if he is at home (staying with her).”
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 7, Book 62, Number 121:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “If a man Invites his wife to sleep with him and she refuses to come to him, then the angels send their curses on her till morning.“
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 4, Book 54, Number 491:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “During your sleep, Satan knots three knots at the back of the head of each of you, and he breathes the following words at each knot, ‘The night is, long, so keep on sleeping,’ If that person wakes up and celebrates the praises of Allah, then one knot is undone, and when he performs ablution the second knot is undone, and when he prays, all the knots are undone, and he gets up in the morning lively and gay, otherwise he gets up dull and gloomy. “
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 4, Book 52, Number 256:
Narrated As-Sab bin Jaththama:
The Prophet passed by me at a place called Al-Abwa or Waddan, and was asked whether it was permissible to attack the pagan warriors at night with the probability of exposing their women and children to danger. The Prophet replied, “They (i.e. women and children) are from them (i.e. pagans).” I also heard the Prophet saying, “The institution of Hima is invalid except for Allah and His Apostle.” Hima = protected place
Does this Hadith that states the Prophet Muhammad exposed ‘women and children’ to danger goes against the Character of the Messenger of Allah?
Allah says,
“Indeed, in this Quran is notification for a worshipping people. And We have not sent you, except as a mercy to the worlds.” (Quran: 21:106-107)
“There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among
yourselves. Grievous to him is what you suffer; [he is] concerned over
you and to the believers is kind and merciful.” Surah 9:128
Then we are presented with contradicting Hadith by Sahih Bukhari.
A Mercy for Women
Prophet Muhammad was also very kind and affectionate
towards women. Women were very badly treated in those times. The Noble
Prophet gave them honour and dignity at par with men in the community.
‘Umarreported: ”We did not have much regard for women while we were at
Makkah, but they were better treated in Madinah. Allah’s Messenger
established women’s rights through his sayings and commandments, which
improved their position and status.”
A Mercy for Children
Allah’s Messenger was particularly compassionate towards
children. When he saw a child crying, he sat beside him or her and
shared his or her feelings. He felt the pain of a mother for her child
more than the mother herself. Once he said: “I stand in prayer and wish
to prolong it. However, I hear the cry of a child and cut the prayer
short for the anxiety which the mother is feeling.” (Al-Bukhari)
He would take children in his arms and embrace them. He was
once hugging his beloved grandsons, Hasan and Hussain, when Aqrah bin
Haabis told him, ‘I have got ten children. So far, I have not kissed any
of them.’ Allah’s Messenger responded: “The one with no pity for others
is not pitied.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
According to another version, he said: “What can I do for
you if Allah has removed from you the feeling of
compassion?” (At-Tirmidhi)
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 1, Book 4, Number 234:
Narrated Abu Qilaba:
Anas said, “Some people of ‘Ukl or ‘Uraina tribe came
to Medina and its climate did not suit them. So the Prophet ordered
them to go to the herd of (Milch) camels and to drink their milk and
urine (as a medicine). So they went as directed and after they became
healthy, they killed the shepherd of the Prophet and drove away all the
camels. The news reached the Prophet early in the morning and he sent
(men) in their pursuit and they were captured and brought at noon. He then ordered to cut their hands and feet (and it was done), and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron,
They were put in ‘Al-Harra’ and when they asked for water, no water was
given to them.” Abu Qilaba said, “Those people committed theft and
murder, became infidels after embracing Islam and fought against Allah
and His Apostle .”
Again,
Allah says, “Allah—there is no god except Him— will surely gather you on the Day of Resurrection, in which there is no doubt; and who is more truthful in حَدِيثًاِ hadithan (speech) than Allah?” Sura 4:87
Who is foolish enough to answer Allah for this question?
Allah says,
“Have they not contemplated the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything created by Allah, that perhaps their own term is drawing to a close? IN WHICH حَدِيثٍ hadithin AFTER THIS WILL THEY THEN BELIEVE?”: (Sura 7:185).
“THESE ARE THE REVELATIONS OF Allah WHICH WE RECITE TO YOU CORRECTLY. IN WHAT OTHER حَدِيثٍ hadithin THAN Allah AND HIS REVELATIONS WOULD THEY THEN BELIEVE?” (Sura 45:6).
“In what other حَدِيثٍ hadithin after this will they then believe?” (Sura 77:50).
Again, who is willing to be fool enough to step forward to answer Allah His question?
Please note the image of the Prophet Muhammad mentioned in the above Ahadith
depicts. Now compared the image with the character of the Prophet
Muhammad that Allah testifies in the Qur’an Surah 68:4 Allah says about
the Prophet Muhammad:
“And you are surely on an excellent standard of character.”
BUKHARI HADITH: Volume 7, Book 62, Number 39:
Narrated ‘Aisha:that the Prophet entered upon her while a man was sitting with her. Signs of anger seemed to appear on his face as if he disliked that. She said, “Here is my (foster) brother.” He said, “Be sure as to who is your foster brother, for foster suckling relationship is established only when milk is the only food of the child.”
I can go on and on and on exposing these Hadith.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/bukhari/bh4/bh4_338.htm <== verify
You either believe in this so called sacred/most authentic book next to the Qur’an or you don’t.
Remember Allah told the Prophet to tell his “companions” not to annoy the Messenger of Allah in his home,
“Oh you who believe, do not enter the houses of the Prophet until permission is given to you for a meal, not too early as to wait for its preparation, but when you are invited enter. And when you have taken your meal, disperse, WITHOUT WAITING AROUND FOR ANY لِحَدِيثٍ lihadithin. Such behavior annoys the Prophet. He is ashamed to dismiss you, hut Allah is not ashamed to tell you the Truth”. Sura 33:53.
So if the believers were told not to enter the Prophet’s house too freely and not even to hang around waiting for any لِحَدِيثٍ lihadithin, how then could “Abu Hurairah the Unknown” know about the Prophet’s domestic habits or any other of those who alleged having information about Prophet Muhammad private life.
In the Quran, Allah has asked the disbelievers,
“Let them then produce a ا بِحَدِيثٍ ”hadith” like this (Quran), if indeed they speak the truth”. Sura 52:34
Ironically it is not the disbelievers but rather Sahih Bukhari and company who have tried a hand at answering this “challenge” from Allah.
They have created the concept of hadith Qudsi. According to the likes of Sahih Bukhari and friends the “hadith Qudsi” are actually the unrevealed verses of the Quran!!
Again, they have bravely risen to answer Allah’s challenge in Sura 52:34
In this Hadith, Muhammad, Allah’s Prophet, explained Ayat 75:16-29, by saying, …
“I was given the Quran and its equal with it (i.e., the Sunnah)” (A Sahih Hadith; Al-Hadithu ‘Hujjatun bi-Nafsihi [21]). 29. [Albani, Muhammad Nasir ad-Deen. Al-Hadithu ‘Hujjatun bi-Nafsihi fi-l-A‘hkami wa-l-‘Aqa-id (The Hadith is Proof Itself in Matters of Law and Creed) (Pg. 26-27)…] (Introduction to: Muhammad The Prophet of Mercy – Muhammad’s Role in Islam, by Jalal Abualrub, edited by Alaa Mencke [Madinah Publishers and Distributors, First Edition: June 2007], p. 34)
Narrated Al-Miqdam ibn Ma’dikarib:
The Prophet said:
“Beware! I have been given the Qur’an and something like it,” yet the time is coming when a man replete on his couch will say: Keep to the Qur’an; what you find in it to be permissible treat as permissible, and what you find in it to be prohibited treat as prohibited. Beware! The domestic ass, beasts of prey with fangs, a find belonging to confederate, unless its owner does not want it, are not permissible to you If anyone comes to some people, they must entertain him, but if they do not, he has a right to mulct them to an amount equivalent to his entertainment. (Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 40, Number 4587)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/33710898/Sunan-Abu-Dawud-Book-40-Model-Behavior-of-the-Prophet-Kitab-Sunnah <== verify
The Almighty says about His Self,
“…There is nothing that equals Him. He is the Hearer, the Seer. (42:11).”
And He says about His Book:
“Say, “If all the humans and all the jinns banded together in order to produce a Qur’an like this, they could never produce anything like it…” (17:88)”
therefore, there is no equal to the Qur’an, just as there is no equal to Allah!
Allah is one in His Self and in His attributes, and there is no one like Him from among His creations,
“Proclaim, “He is the One and only God. The Absolute God. Never did He beget. Nor was He begotten. None equals Him.” (112:1-4).”
It isn’t within the capability of any creation to create one chapter like a Qur’anic chapter,
“…then produce one sura like these… (2:23),”
and
“…then produce one sura like these… (10:38).”
There is no equal to the Qur’an, and there is no chapter which is equal to any chapter of the Qur’an. In spite of this, they claim that Allah revealed to the prophet the Qur’an ‘and its equal alongside it’, so where is this ‘equal’ thing if Allah has denied its existence?
The Qur’an is the only book for the Muslim. There is no god worthy of worship except Allah, and there is no other book that was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad that is a clear guidance for humanity as a whole except the Qur’an, the Book of Allah.
It should be noticed that the honourable verses which concern Allah’s being sufficient as a Lord, and the Quran as a book, all take the form of questioning in the negative, that is, negating those who take gods with Allah and books such as Hadith of Sahih Bukhari/Muslim and company alongside the Book of Allah.
Allah made clear that the Quran is enough, and that it is a mercy and reminder for the believers,
“Is it not enough of a miracle that we sent down to you this book, being recited to them? This is indeed a mercy and a reminder for people who believe. (29:51).”
It is from Allah’s mercy on us that He imposed on us one book, which is easy to understand, it’s protected from edition, and He made it plain and clear. It has a beginning and an end, and it doesn’t ask us to refer to other books authored by humans who are just like us, and who are capable of making mistakes, forgetfulness, susceptible to prejudice, and even disobey these tales of the ancient books called Hadith.
Moreover, these books contradict one another, and there is neither a beginning to their books nor an end.
“Let them then produce a ا بِحَدِيثٍ ”hadith” like this (Quran), if indeed they speak the truth”. Sura 52:34
Let us put this to rest once and for all the chopping block.
The Qur’an, following Qur’an ALONE can eliminate the division and bida (man-made innovations) that crept into Islam. The Sunni and Shia Muslim doctrine is based on blind faith when it comes to those so-called hadith because they do not have one shred of evidence to back up their sectarian belief of using them inside the Qur’an.
Sunni and Shia Muslim are so blind to their own argument they dont even realize that they have to provide proof for the assumption in their question before they can even think of asking such a question. Their question is like the following:
Are there discrepancies/errors/weaknesses in Hadith rather they are authentic or not?
As we can clearly see, the question has to be separated. So I elaborate to get rid of baseless assumptions:
1) Is the Qur’an reliable or not? Yes.
2) Are the sources for Ahadith reliable or not? No.
Only one is protected by Allah, and that is Al Qur’an. Yet, they say both are identical and to say both are identical in terms of reliability is to go against what Allah states, and to be in denial. Its clear that the Qur’an was revealed and written down while the Prophet Muhammad was alive. For one Allah do tell us that He revealed the Qur’an and its a guidance for all of humanity.
To the Sunnis and Shia Allah never told us to believe in hadiths or that they are guidance. There is obvious a missing link because no one has ever produced a verse to tell us this about the hadith of the Sunnis and Shia. Yet, Allah tells us over and over again that the Qur’an is from Him and its a guidance for all of humanity and that He preserved it. Where the hadith verses that says this?
Allah tells us clearly that the Qur’an, not hadith of the Sunnis and Shia but the Qur’an is infallible, meaning that there are no errors in the Qur’an, not even one single error because just one error will destroy the infallibility of a Book and this right here puts Allah’s Book Qur’an apart from all other books such as Hadith books of Sunnis and Shia.
The Chopping Block:
Quran = divinely protected ==> VERSUS Sunni/Shia Hadith/Sunnah ==> not protected
Quran = Allah’s Word ==> VERSUS Sunni/Shia Hadith/Sunnah ==> men’s word
Quran = no contradictions VERSUS Sunni/Shia Hadith/Sunnah = many contradictions
Quran = 100% sahih/sound VERSUS Sunni/Shia Hadith/Sunnah = some weak, some sound, no-one knows
Quran = Prophet Muhammad oversaw its recording VERSUS Sunni/Shia Hadith/Sunnah = prophet Muhammad did not oversee its recording
Quran = recorded at the time of prophet Muhammad VERSUS Sunni/Shia Hadith/Sunnah = most famous 6 hadith books recorded generations after prophet Muhammad
The Qur’an = Allah’s Word VERSUS Sunni/Shia Ahadith/Sunnah = man’s word
The Qur’an = 100% fact/truth/perfect VERSUS Sunni/Shia Ahadith/Sunnah = mix of truth and falsehood (hence weak and strong hadith)
The Qur’an = recorded under the DIRECT supervision of prophet Muhammad VERSUS
Sunni/Shia Ahadith/Sunnah = not recorded under the DIRECT supervision of prophet Muhammad
The Qur’an = written AND memorised word for word as soon as it was transmitted VERSUS Sunni/Shia Ahadith/Sunnah = non-one ever claimed to record and memorise ahadith word for word as soon as it was transmitted
The Qur’an = protected explicitly by Allah Himself as stated in The Qur’an VERSUS Sunni/Shia Ahadith/Sunnah = no such explicit protection stated
The Qur’an = no Muslim doubts its credibility VERSUS Sunni/Shia Ahadith/Sunnah = each sect has its own versions, weak & strong ones etc
The Qur’an = in-built verification mechanism, challenges others to find inconsistancy, bring a chapter like it etc VERSUS Sunni/Shia Ahadith/Sunnah = no such in-built mechanism, full of inconsistancies etc.
Its amazing that people who have been advocating Hadith have now started saying that the Qur’an is also a Hadith with the arabic terminology of “Mutwatir” and “Matrook”. This seems to have no sense at all why does it not make any sense because the Qur’an was revealed by Allah, sent down through Gabriel
1) narrated 2) inspired to our Prophet, jammah (collected), and “bayaan”, arranging was done in the presence of Prophet and under the Supervision of Allah, whereas Hadiths were compiled after 200 years plus depending upon hearsay.
Also, the Qur’an has been protected by Allah and no one can dare or think of making any addtion/deletion into it. The Qur’an not the Sunni/Shia Hadith was and still has been and going to be like this till the day of Judgement, whereas no such protection is towards Hadith of the Sunni/Shia.
Also the Qur’an is the word of Allah, proved from Quran itself, whereas Hadiths have been ATTRIBUTED TO our Prophet AFTER his death.
There is No Iktlaaf/Contradiction whatsoever in Qur’an. Allah asserts in the Qur’an that had it been from anyone except Allah, there would have been Itktlaaf/Contradictions in it.
However, the Sunni/Shia Hadith/Sunnah are full of differences and divisions because they are not revealed by Allah but rather attributed to our Prophets by humans.
Historically, it is recorded in various places that the Sunni/Shia Hadith/Sunnah were fabricated by people due to their liking/disliking, political difference, gaining of favors where Qur’an is Free from All this mess.
Reflection:
It is a categorical challenge in Qur’an that Bring a book which gives more guidance than two books (One Quran and Moses Book), whereas it cannot be said about the Sunni/Shia Hadith/Sunnah Books.
Remember the Qur;an and not the Sunni/Shia Hadith/Sunnah books was 1) jammah 2) amalgamated 3) compiled 4) arranged during the time of Prophet Muhammad under the direct supervision of Allah.
Again, whereas in Hadith books of the Sunnis/Shia everyone has given their contribution according to their own choice after 200 years or more and that also without any guidance/supervision/revelation from Allah.
Whoever from the Sunni/Shia want to compare the Qur’an in its totality to the totality of Hadith books of the Sunni/Shia is null and void.
http://khidramari.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/the-best-hadith-quran-versus-other-man-made-hadith-between-sunnisshias-here-is-the-acid-test-of-infallibility/
