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15 Feb, 9 tweets, 3 min read
Just saw someone post these images which misrepresent the hadith compilations.

In regards to the first image, the "ahadith found" section refers to chains and not the actual text of the hadiths. You can technically hear a hadith from a hundred teachers

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then refer to it as a hundred reports.

More importantly, there is no reason to believe that the narrations that weren't included in their works were fabrications.

Reports are not included if they do not fall under the subjects that the author chose to compile about.
Furthermore, even if the scholar assumed that a report is not reliable enough to be included in his book, it doesn't mean that it is a fabrication. Rather, the author feels that the report does not meet the conditions that he has placed upon himself.
However, even if we did entertain this false idea, that the compilers, like al-Bukhari, only included 0.46% of existing reports, why would that mean that the 0.46% are unreliable? On the contrary, this meticulousness should give us confidence, for only this tiny number passed his
strict requirements.

As for the second image, it is even more of a misrepresentation.

Firstly, we do have hundreds of reports that include only three people between the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the compiler, and thousands that can be traced to the third reporter through Image
multiple chains.

There is also a massive misconception that these hadith compilers are the original compilers of the reports. In reality, the vast majority of these reports were already compiled in the works of those that are earlier up the chain.
An example of an early compilation is Sahifat Hammam, which would fall under (B) in the image above. The text of the Sahifa is fully included by Imam Ahmad (E) in his Musnad.

Though the strangest thing I find about the image above is the "follow this or you will be
declaired apostate [sic]."

I'm not aware of any credible scholar that has held this opinion. Classical scholars of hadith were open about critiquing specific reports in the Sahihayn, while the authors of the Four Sunan didn't intend complete authenticity in the first place.
Hadith-rejecters will jump through all sorts of hoops in order to avoid accepting the hadiths of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

I'm not aware of any sect in any religion that hates its history as much as hadith-rejecters do.

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Just because it is written by a Harvard professor doesn't mean that you don't need to check the references!

So, I was reading this interesting line by Shady Hekmat about Qunbul's character, which reflects negatively on his role as a reciter of the Qurʾān.

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Well, the only problem here is that by returning to the Arabic reference, which happens to be Abū Ghudda's edition of Lisān al-Mīzān, we find it saying: "He became chief of the police in Makkah and he was PRAISED."

Isn't that strange? So... How did this happen?

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Well, firstly, let us establish that Ibn Ḥajar did have it as "and he was praised" and not "but he grew corrupt".

The image on the left is from a manuscript that indicates this and the one right shows that the copy was reviewed by Ibn Ḥajar himself.

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I came across an interesting interpretation by Ibn Abbas today which pushed me to ponder about the Prophet's ﷺ relationship with the Jews of his time.

Ibn Abbas says that the verse below is about the Jews hiding the punishment of stoning adulterers. (al-Mustadrak #8069) Image
At the time, the Jews of Arabia only lashed adulterers.

Ibn Omar narrates that when the Jews were asked about the punishment for adultery, they mentioned lashings.

al-Bukhari #6819

An additional punishment is mentioned in this report and in others.
This report mentions that they have their faces blackened with charcoal. Another report mentions that the couple were placed on a donkey and were sent around town in shame.

Either way, this punishment wasn't in any way as severe as stoning, so the Jews were satisfied with it.
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Lacking in foundations while getting into polemics is a huge problem.

Your beliefs will not be based on texts, but will be reactions to criticisms of opponents.

Double-standards will emerge due to not being familiar with your own ideology and texts.
I once had a heated debate with a Sunni who tried to weaken Ma'mar. His reasons were reactionary to criticisms by a Shi'i.

He wasn't aware that Ma'mar was one of the most relied upon narrators in the Saheehain.

No student of hadith would ever made this mistake.
The same applies to fiqhi matters.

Hypothetically, some would say: "Do you know that their scholars say this? That is so perverted!"

Ironically, scholars that they hold in high regard said the same.

However, the cynical point-scoring mentality prevents objective criticisms.
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He still remains hidden today.
Sunnis reject the existence of Mohammad bin Al-Hassan, due to the lack of evidence for his birth.

Ja'afar bin Ali Al-Zakee, the uncle of the "Mahdi", also denied that his brother, Al-Hassan, had a son.

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This wasn't merely the opinion of Ja'afar though. This was a common view. Al-Amri, the "representative" of the "Mahdi" would conceal his name for "they think that the lineage has halted."

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