Research Paper Analysis of Credibility of Hadiths and Its Influence ...

the legal debate in the eighth and ninth century than it deals with the life of the Prophet
Muhammad. Goldziher (1890) even proposed the theory that hadiths were fabricated for
political reasons, saying that “partisans in the early doctrinal struggles forged hadith in
order to provide Prophetic confirmation for their own views”.
Some oppositions like Dr Khalifa (2001) takes it to a higher level and calls
hadiths “satanic innovation”, clarifying, through thorough evidences from the Quran, the
position of the Prophet in Islam. Such critics illustrate that the Prophet was just a man
who conveyed the message, forbidding believers from doing anything but to obey the
Word of God, and to accept his sunnah is to commit idolatry.
As Dr Khalifa notes from the Quran (6:115-116), God says, “Shall I seek other
than Allah for judge, when He it is Who hath revealed unto you (this) Scripture, fully
explained? Those unto whom We gave the Scripture (aforetime) know that it is revealed
from thy Lord in truth. So be not thou (O Muhammad) of the waverers. Perfected is the
Word of thy Lord in truth and justice. There is naught that can change His words. He is
the Hearer, the Knower.” (Pickthall, 1938) Hence, accepting the hadiths is second-
guessing the Quran and deviating from God‟s path.
On the other hand, Dr Alvi (1977) justifies the authority of the hadiths by iterating
the fact that the life of the Prophet was inspired by the Quran, and hence, hadiths are a
way of comprehending the Quran. Quoting the Quran (33:21), “Verily in the messenger
of Allah ye have a good example for him who looketh unto Allah and the Last Day, and
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