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

If anyone commits a
theft under such
circumstances he
deserves the highest
punishment." [Perwez's
Translation]
We can see that after all the
prolonged argument by the Hadeeth-rejecters
that the Qur'aan explains itself and is in no need of
the Sunnah to clarify it, we find Perwez adding non-
Qur'aanic clauses to the Qur'aanic law to limit the
circumstance under which this punishment is
applied.
ii) The Sunnah establishes a meaning, when a
number of meanings are possible.
The Qur'aan
prescribes, "Cut off the hand of the thief, male or female…"
but does not clarify what hand means. The Sunnah
explains the hand to mean 'from the wrist down'.
The Qur'aan explains the ruling and manner of
Tayammum as, "…But if you are ill or on a journey or any
of you comes from answering the call of nature, or you
have been in contact with women and you find no water,
then perform Tayammum (dry ablution) with clean earth
and rub therewith your faces and hands."
The Sunnah explains that hands in this verse mean
only the palms. The word 'hand' could have multiple
meanings but the Sunnah specifies the appropriate
meaning for each ruling.
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