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

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Callers to evil<br />

Like all dangerous innovations <strong>and</strong> deviations from <strong>the</strong> Deen, <strong>the</strong><br />

Fitna <strong>of</strong> hadeeth-rejection comes in a guise that appeals to <strong>the</strong><br />

people's reverence for Allah's Deen. Some hadeeth-rejecters claim to<br />

be defenders <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Prophet's honor when <strong>the</strong>y reject au<strong>the</strong>ntic<br />

hadeeth from Saheeh al-Bukharee that mentions <strong>the</strong> age <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Prophet's wife Aaisha at <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> consummation <strong>of</strong> her<br />

marriage or <strong>the</strong> <strong>Hadeeth</strong> about Allah's Messenger being harmed by<br />

magic. They consider <strong>the</strong>se Ahadeeth unacceptable <strong>and</strong> a cause for<br />

<strong>Islam</strong>'s critics to attack <strong>the</strong> Messenger!<br />

Their solution is to cast doubts on <strong>the</strong> very process <strong>of</strong><br />

transmission <strong>and</strong> verification <strong>of</strong> hadeeth <strong>and</strong> deprive <strong>the</strong> Muslims<br />

from <strong>the</strong> entire treasure <strong>of</strong> knowledge inherited from <strong>the</strong> Prophet �.<br />

Their call takes strength from <strong>the</strong> general ignorance with<br />

regards to <strong>the</strong> process by which Ahadeeth are verified as au<strong>the</strong>ntic or<br />

inau<strong>the</strong>ntic.<br />

as<br />

The irony <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> matter is that <strong>the</strong> hadeeth-<br />

rejecters wish to defend <strong>the</strong> Prophet's honor by rendering<br />

meaningless his � status as an example, a teacher <strong>and</strong><br />

explainer <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Qur'aan.<br />

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