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In Defense of Abu Huraira (RA) - A Reply to some erroneous claims
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Defense Of Abu Hurayrah
A Reply To Some Erroneous Claims
The Shia claims that:
Muslim in his Saheeh in Volume 1, writes that during the time of the Prophet
beat Aboo Hurayrah for fabricating lies.
Umar bin Khattaab
In Volume 2 of Saheeh Muslim, he quotes ‘Aa'ishah as, " Aboo Hurayrah is a great liar who
fabricates ahaadeeth and attributes them to the holy Prophet ."
In Volume 4 of Saheeh Muslim, Nadwee says "Imaam Aboo Haneefah said, 'The Companions of
the Prophet were generally pious and just. I accept every haeeth narrated by them, but I do not
accept the ahadeeth whose source is Aboo Hurayrah, Anas ibn Maalik, or Samrah ibn Jundab.'"
I have the following comments:
(1) It is obvious from the initial post that the information quoted is a poor rephrasing of some well
known incidents surrounding Aboo Hurayrah's life - radiyallahu 'anhu - which have been addressed
by the scholars. These events are often used to discount Aboo Hurayrah's veracity and thereby
negate a large section of the Sunnah.
The two prominent sources in contemporary times for raising these allegations against Aboo
Hurayrah are the Shee'ah and the students of the orientalists.
As for the former, many of these allegations are to be found in the work, Aboo Hurayrah, by the
Lebanese Shee'ee author, Abd al-Husayn Sharaf ul-Deen al-'Amalee.
Aspects of this work were refuted by Dr. Muhammad Ajaaj al-Khateeb (Professor at the University of
Damscus, Colleges of Sharia and Education) in his Master's thesis, al-Sunna Qabl al-Tadween
(Cairo: 1483/1963) and also in his work, Aboo Hurayrah Raawiya al-Islaam (Cairo: 1962).
Regarding the latter, most of the arguments of the Orientalists were summarized by Mahmud Abu
Rayyah of Egypt. In his work, Adwa' 'alas-Sunnat-il-Muhammadeeyah (Cairo: 1377/1958), Abu
Rayya attempted to show that the Sunnah is fabricated in the whole and toward that aim he raised
questions on Aboo Hurayrah's veracity.
When Abu Raya's book first appeared, a number of scholars addressed his arguments. The most
prominent responses were
• Dr. Mustafaa as-Sibaa'ee (founder of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria), in his thesis, al-
Sunna wa Makanatuha fit-Tashree' al-Islaamee, (Cairo: 1380/1961);
• Shaykh 'Abdur-Razzaq Hamza (the head of Darul-Hadeeth in Makkah and Imaam of Masjid
al-Haram), Zulumat Abi Raya amam Adwa' al-Sunnah al-Muhammadeeyah, (Cairo: n.d.);
and
• The definitive response by Shaykh 'Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Yahyaa al-Mu'allamee al-Yamanee
(the Librarian of Masjid al-Haram), al-Anwaar ul-Kaashifah lima fee Kitaab Adwaa' 'ala al-
Sunnah min al-Zallal wa l-Tadleel wa l-Mujaazafah, (Cairo: 1378) - may Allah have mercy
with them all.
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1/28/2005