Message #5008

[Zainab_M]

Sometimes people like the idea of Qur'an alone because life seems easier and they dont like the nasty bits in Hadith. However, this approach is not entirely sincere as the primary reason to follow the Qur'an alone has to be one's desire to be a due servent of Allah and out of love for Allah, and ofcourse the other reasons fall in place. 

Absolutely right ..

If I am correct in my recalling, his book is banned in Malaysia.

Yes brother, I also heard it was banned.  That could very well be true.  Any writing that glorifies Allah Almighty and His final Message, defends His final Messenger from false defamations and upholds the Truth is seen as a violation by the new brand of so-called believers of today.

I agree with what you are sayinig. It is very important to address this obstacle. When I try to explain to a traditionalist religious concept however, I always try to start with something that we can agree on which is from the Qur'an. The approach I take is that the intention is to obey Allah better, it is not to simply reject hadith (they are as you know, very scared of being an outcast).

That's a very correct approach brother.  I've also tried precisely this method many a times.  But what has invariably happened is that most of these people have never read the Quraan.  They've only heard a few verses being quoted by the imams along with tons of Hadiths.  Those few who've read the Quraan have probably raced through it like a parrot sometime in the past without understanding a word. So, they really know nothing about it.  As a result, when I start talking to them about the importance of the Quraan, they have no other substance to present for supporting the importance of the Quraan other than tying it up with the Hadith. As a result of that, they keep babbling the Hadith theories one after another that have no connection with the Quraan.  So, my talk on the Noble Quraan gets over-shadowed by the notorious Hadith.  I feel I've been trapped and unable to dodge the very thing I intended to bush aside.  That's the reason I felt that if I want to promote the Quraan, I have to be politely upfront and clarify before I proceed that Hadith is NOT my piece of cake.  Of course, this makes me an 'outcast' in their eyes from the start .. but, so be it.  I'm helpless to change that

Therefore, when the hadith issue comes up as it inevetible will, we are not accepting it because our duty is to serve Allah correctly who is commanding us in the Qur'an. The goal is find the most effective way to communicate the message of the Qur'an.

Yes, I totally agree.  I've always maintained two prime reasons for eradicating the culture of Hadith - (1) Allah Almighty has told us not to consult any other book for guidance except the Noble Quraan and for this reason the Prophet (pbuh) confiscated and destroyed many hadiths during his lifetime, and whatever remained were similarly destroyed by Abu Bakr and Umar bin Khattab. (2) Since about 80% of Hadiths starkly contradict the Noble Quraan, therefore such Hadiths cannot even be accepted as a part of Arabic literature.  That's because no piece of writing that contradicts the Quraan can ever be considered acceptable by a Muslim.  Moreover, what makes it even worse, these contradictions are falsely dumped on the Prophet.

In my conversations with Hadithers, I've found that they don't have a problem admitting that the Quraan comes first (even though they know nothing about the Quraan).  But what they stubbornly refuse to accept is no matter how bad or contradictory a Hadith is, they will not admit its obnoxious contents and they refuse to acknowledge that such an act is a mockery of the Quraan and the Prophet.  It is on the basis of this view that they've constantly twisted my writings and equated rejection of Hadith with rejection of the Prophet.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  Needless to say, my intent is just the opposite.  After accepting and upholding the Noble Quraan as the sole Book of guidance, rejecting the contradictions in the Hadith becomes necessary for defending the truth of the Quraan and the honesty of the Prophet.

However the lack of role of hadith in following the Qur'an will have to be grasped sooner or later to become a true believer who has Allah's approval and mercy.

Exactly brother.  Unless the scourge of Hadith is not erased, the Religion of Allah, as He has sent to us in the Noble Quraan, will not be revived.   It seems to me that Allah Almighty will continue testing the people of this planet for sometime (which to us would seem a long time) and then bring the final Doom, when all His messengers and all His original Scriptures, particularly the Great Quraan which will remain original till the Last Day, will be witnesses against each such individual who flouted His Message in preference to human dictates. 

May Allah continue to grant us insight and brighten our path with His Light so that we stay away from the ignorant who've paved their own path towards the final Doom.