A critical analysis of the Modernists and the Hadeeth ... - Islam House

Like the Qur'aan, the sayings and actions of the Prophet � were
preserved primarily at the time of the Sahabah by memorization and
they were also noted down. This was due to encouragement and
direction by the Messenger of Allah � himself, who said, "May Allah
make radiant the man who has heard what I said and has preserved it
in his memory until he conveys it to another. Perhaps, the one he
conveyed it to has a better understanding than him." [At-Tirmidhee] He
� also said, "Convey from me even a single verse. You may relate from
the Children of Israel without objection. Anyone who deliberately
tells a lie against me will have prepared his seat in Hellfire."
The Prophet � also made clear the necessity of accurately
preserving and transmitting Hadeeth when he warned, "Lying about
me is not like lying about anybody else. Whoever lies about me let him
take his place in Hell." [Agreed upon] So serious was this matter that at
the time of the Messenger �, lying about him �was
punishable by
death. (*1)
of the
[Bukharee]
(*1) Ibn 'Adi transmitted on the authority of Buraida b. Hussaib al-Aslami, that in the
pre-Islamic era a man wanted to marry in the tribe of Bani Laith which had been living
a mile away from Madina. But the tribe did not concede to his will. Later he visited
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