Page 99 - Bigotry: The Dark Danger

Therefore, the things foretold by our Prophet (pbuh) are exceed-
ingly valuable to us, and we need to regard trustworthy hadiths as
glad tidings and blessings, and must not disregard them all.

However, it is also a fact that there are books of hadiths that con-
tain things that were added at a later time and have nothing to do
with the true sayings and practices of our Prophet (pbuh). The dis-
tinguishing feature between these and the trustworthy hadiths is

that they are completely incompatible with the Qur'an. It is impossi-
ble for words or practices that clash with the Qur'an to belong to our
Prophet (pbuh).

Therefore, in looking at the religion of the fanatics, a completely
different faith from Islam, we need to know some facts about these
hadiths because the religion of the fanatics has no place in the
Qur'an, the only true scripture of Islam. So where is this false faith?

The religion of the fanatics lies in traditions and superstition
spread by word of mouth, but mainly in fabricated hadiths, which

have been invented but presented as the words of our Prophet (pbuh).

In the centuries that followed the revelation of the Qur'an, vari-
ous practices and sayings of our Prophet (pbuh) began to be collect-
ed together as hadiths. The hadiths are believed to have begun being
written down as of the Second Century Hijri. Some of the hadiths in
question have been preserved; others, however, have been incorrect-
ly transmitted, distorted or else completely fabricated.

As we have already seen, we need to look to the Qur'an to see

whether a hadith really represents the words or actions of our Prophet
(pbuh). If a hadith is in agreement with the Qur'an, then it is true. If
a hadith that refers to the future has already come about, then it is
also true. If, however, the hadith in question conflicts with the Qur'an,
then there is no room for doubt; that hadith cannot be regarded as
true.

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