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[quote][quote]  marwan IRELAND: '............. The hadith are the judgements of men'[/quote]

[blue][font=Arial][b]Before I refute your statement let us be reminded of what Allah The Most High says in Al-Baqara [2:85][/[/b][/font=Arial]blue]

[font=Book Antiqua][b][blue]أَفَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِبَعْضِ الْكِتَابِ وَتَكْفُرُونَ بِبَعْضٍ فَمَا جَزَاء مَن يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ مِنكُمْ إِلاَّ خِزْيٌ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يُرَدُّونَ إِلَى أَشَدِّ الْعَذَابِ وَمَا اللّهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ[/blue][/b][/font=Book Antiqua]

[font=Arial]…………[b]……………..[i][green]Then is it only a part of the Book that ye believe in, and do ye 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 ye do.[/[/green]i][/b] [/font=Arial] Al-Baqara [2:85]

[b][blue]The Qur'an is the message, while the Hadith is the verbal translation of the message into pragmatic terms, as exemplified by the Prophet.

While the Qur'an is the metaphysical basis of the Sunnah, the Sunnah is the practical demonstration of the precepts laid down in the Qur'an.

The duty of the Messenger was not just to communicate the message, rather, he was entrusted with the most important task of explaining and illustrating that message.

That is the reason why Allah Himself has commanded the following:[/blue][/b]

[b[i[green]]]“Say: Obey Allah and obey the Messenger, but if you turn away, he (the Prophet) is only responsible for the duty placed on him (i.e. to convey Allah's Message) and you for that placed on you. If you obey him, you shall be on the right guidance. The Messenger's duty is only to convey (the message) in a clear way.” (An-Nur 24:54)

"Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for any one whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day, and who engages much in the Praise of Allah. " Al-Ahzab33:21[/green][/i][/b] 
  
[b][blue]In the Qur'an, Allah Almighty commands us not only to obey the Messenger, but also to abide by his decisions as follows:[/[/blue]b]

[b[i]]“[green]But no, by the Lord, they can have no (real) Faith, until they make you (the Prophet) judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against your decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction." (An-Nisaa' 4:65)[/[/green]i][/b]

[blue][b]And surely we find such decisions only in the Hadith; the duty of Muslims is to accept the Prophet's decisions whole-heartedly. The Qur'an also orders the faithful to emulate the role model of the Messenger and reckons it to be the only way to gain the pleasure of Allah.

It is therefore obligatory that we look up to the Prophet's morals and exemplary character and carry them out in our lives.

We can never do so without studying Hadith.

It is most illuminating in this respect to learn that when `A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was asked to describe the character of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), her definitive answer was,

"His character was that of the Qur'an."

In other words, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) personified the best ideals and values of the Qur'an.

How could we then neglect the Hadith, which alone can lead us to the precise ways in which the Prophet exemplified the Qur'anic ideals?

Once again let us not forget [/b] [/blue]

[green][i][b]………………………..Then is it only a part of the Book that ye believe in, and do ye 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 ye do. Al-Baqara [2:85][/b][/i][/green][/quote]

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