I love studying Uloom al Hadith (Science of Hadith). I was once talking to my Uber driver and he said, "why would you love the Hadith more than the Quran, you should prioritise the Quran above anything else", which is undeniably true, but I also think he misunderstood where I was coming from.
The Quran is constant. Muslims don’t differ too much with regards to the Quran, mostly the interpretation of it. But the sunnah, hahaha. We quote Prophet Muhammad SAW on a day basis, we come across sayings attributed to him on a daily basis be it in on Facebook, WhatsApp messages, instagram, tumblr reblogs and also the people around us.
It’s everywhere and it is sad that despite the fact of how widespread it is, many of the hadiths we come across are weak, or even false. The spread of falsehood comes with how widely and commonly spread it is, despite the severe warning of the Prophet SAW to not attribute a saying to him which he did not say. People do it all the time. It’s sad, and scary.
It’s everywhere and it is sad that despite the fact of how widespread it is, many of the hadiths we come across are weak, or even false. The spread of falsehood comes with how widely and commonly spread it is, despite the severe warning of the Prophet SAW to not attribute a saying to him which he did not say. People do it all the time. It’s sad, and scary.
All I can say is: be careful. We live in a time that is far far far from the Prophet. We are the generation 1,400 years after. Things, sayings and news get twisted in a matter of seconds even during our time, let alone sayings from 1,400 years ago! Check your sources. Alhamdulillah the scholars have done the hard job for us. They’ve travelled far for chain of narrations. They’ve authenticated ahadith. They’ve categorised ahadith. They’ve compiled it, they’ve done research on every narrator. Whatever you can think of, you name it. They’ve done it.
If someone were to sell you a Van Gogh, or a Monet, or even a Kahlo for a cheaper price than what it’s worth, you’ll get it authenticated. These are beautiful paintings, but they're merely paintings. Allah’s deen is worth so much more. All we have to do is latch onto what the scholars have done for us. Be careful.
