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Introduction
Linguistically the word hadith in Arabic has multiple meanings and usages, such as “quotation”, “narrative”, “story”, “incidence”, “experience”, or “tradition”. In the Islamic terminology, the word hadith indicates quotations of the Exalted Messenger Mohammad, our salutes on him. ... Such a person cannot be accused of being a denier of hadith. ... When our scholars sit down to check on a reported hadith, their research begins and ends at one point. ... People named in a particular hadith, were they real or fictitious, when were they born, why were they born, where did a particular storyteller live, when did he die, what was his temperament, how good was his memory, was his beard long enough, was he the son of a bondwoman, or his mother was divorced. ...
3) 3) Evaluation of a hadith could not escape the mysterious “Ilmul Manam”, which means the “Knowledge of Dreams”. ... All it deals with is whether a particular hadith has one narrator or multiple, does the chain have any weak links, do any of the reporters believe in a different school of thought, and so on. ... He claimed that the only rightful scholar who can research a hadith would be the one who would inherently be mizaj shenase Rasul, someone who understands the mindset of the Holy Prophet. In other words, any hadith that Maudoodi would feel authentic should be considered as such. ... Most people do not have sufficient knowledge of the Qur’an, so how can they test a hadith according to it? ... Keeping these rules in mind can empower us to assess the authenticity of our history and hadith. ... Any hadith that insults the Holy Prophet. ... Any hadith that disrespects the holy companions because they were chosen by the best judge of people. ...
A Selection of Ahadith
that are in agreement with the Qur’an
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