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[quote][quote][font=Courier New]I wonder why Ahadith are being called “a fabricated source”. This really is a baseless charge. The scholars of Hadith have done a tremendous job in distinguishing the true Ahadith from the fabricated ones. They have had used excellent set of laws in scrutinizing each of the Hadith that was ascribed to the Prophet (SAW). Even a number of books were written down on the life history of each narrator merely to check his or her truthfulness. Allah T’ala has entitled the Qur’an as Furqan – something that differentiates between wrong and right. Therefore, each Hadith that was ascribed to the Prophet (SAW) was checked in the light of the Holy Qur’an. No Hadith was accepted which contradicted either the Qur’an or Sunnah or established facts.

The point that people accept certain Ahadith and reject the others to back their sect is quite true. It is also true that people extensively use weak or fabricated Ahadith for preaching and solving religious conflicts. Such matters should be criticized but it doesn’t mean that we should separate ourselves from the science of Hadith. I mean, people even change the meaning of the Qur’an to suit their sect and other worldly matters; does it imply that we should turn our backs on the Qur’an itself? Not at all! If someone truly wants to scholastically benefit from the Hadith, it offers a treasure of wisdom and knowledge for the one. It even helps enhance the understanding of the Quranic directives as I mentioned earlier.

We also need to appreciate the fact that no record of the history has been scrutinized so intensely as the Hadith. We can be proud of the efforts being put for preserving this record in our literature. The state of each Hadith is so precisely measured that we know about almost every Hadith if it is excellent or good or weak or fabricated.

The fact that the Ahadith do not add to the content of the religion (but only explain the Qur’an and Sunnah) makes it very safe to utilize them as, on their basis, not even a single directive of the Qur’an or the practice of the Sunnah may be changed.  [/font=Courier New][/quote]

Perfect explanation! I totally approve. I hope Zulfee and sksamshirali also do (Inshaa'Allah).[/quote]

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