Modernists And Hadith Rejecters by Sajid A. Kayum

2. We have seen that memorization was the primary means by which
the Qur'aan was preserved. The written parchments of the
Qur'aan remained scattered until they were collected at the time
of Abu Bakr t.
Likewise, the hadeeth too, were preserved
primarily by memorization and a lot of them were written.
3. Some Hadeeth-rejecters speculate that the Qur'aan was compiled
fully into a book by the Prophet himself but this compilation is
not found. If writing was the primary means by which Qur'aan
was meant to be preserved, how could this compilation not exist?
The earliest written compilation of the Qur'aan which is believed
to be one of the Uthmani Mushaf is on exhibit at the Topkapi
Museum in Istanbul, Turkey.
4. 'The seal of approval' for the Sahabah has been provided by Allah,
the Most Glorious, as the Qur'aan states, "And foremost to
embrace Islam of the Muhajirun and the Ansar and those who
followed them exactly (in Faith). Allah is well-pleased with them
as they are well-pleased with Him."
[Soorah at-Tawbah (9): 100]
Would a group of people who attributes falsehood to the
Messenger r or are careless when transmitting his words after
being warned against it be worthy of being described as,
"Allah is well-pleased with them"?
5. The fact that extra precautions were taken
in the preservation of the Qur'aan does
not mean that the Hadeeth were not
preserved or were not meant to be
protected.
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