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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

Are the hadiths necessary for a Muslim? First of all, the
only "indispensable" reference for a Muslim is the Qur'an, and
the Qur'an is, by itself, quite sufficient for a Muslim. As our
Almighty Lord reveals, every Muslim will be questioned solely
with regard to the Qur'an. However, it is of course a great blessing

to know about the practices or miracles of our Prophet (pbuh)
based on the Qur'an. It is not obligatory for a Muslim to abide by
the hadiths, but the words and actions of our Prophet (pbuh), and
what he foretold for the future, are all important guides. For that

reason, it is very important to be able to differentiate between
what is true and what is false, and to be able to recognize the accu-
rate hadiths that have come down to the present day.

For some Islamic communities, however, the problem is that
they have abandoned the Qur'an and adopted fabricated hadiths
as their guides instead. We shall be looking at these hadiths under
the heading of "fabricated hadiths:"

Fabricated Hadiths that Shape
the Religion of the Fanatics

The term "fabricated hadith" refers to words or traditions
attributed by means of lies and slanders to the Prophet (pbuh), but

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