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Who wrote first hadith?
Sahih al-Bukhari
| Author | Muhammad al-Bukhari |
|---|---|
| Language | Arabic |
| Series | Kutub al-Sittah |
| Subject | Hadith |
| Genre | Hadith collection |
Why did it became important to compile the prophetic hadith after the time of the Rightly Guided Caliph?
The four Rightly Guided Caliphs were close Companions of the Prophet (pbuh). They followed his Sunna closely and after the end of their caliphate it became important to compile the Prophetic Hadiths so that future generations could use the Prophet’s example to clarify and resolve questions and disputes.
Why did Muhammad not write the Quran?
The Quran is thought by Muslims to be not simply divinely inspired, but the literal word of God. Muhammad did not write it as he did not know how to write. According to tradition, several of Muhammad’s companions served as scribes, recording the revelations. During prayers, the Quran is recited only in Arabic.
Did prophet Muhammad prohibit writing of his hadith?
It has been documented in the collections of ‘Muslim’, ‘Ahmed’ and other sources of hadith that Prophet Muhammad has prohibited the writing of his hadith. All the hadith collections we have today, which are regarded by the hadith scholars as authentic (sahih), were written two centuries after the death of the Prophet.
Is Abu Said’s narrative of hadith invalid?
However, Shaykh Muhammad Abu Zahu believes that the narration of Abu Said is invalid and its source is not the prophet. He said “Even if we decided that this hadith comes from the prophet, I lean towards the belief that the last order of the prophet was to write the Hadith.
How were hadith documented in the first years of Revelation?
In the first years of revelation, the literate documented the hadiths. The Prophet ﷺ saw that some were mixing the Qur’an (revealed by words) and the hadiths (revealed by meaning only, but the words are of the Prophet’s), so he forbade writing hadiths:
What is the importance of the hadith in the Quran?
The writing and documentation of the hadith is an interesting and important part of Islamic history. God repeatedly confirms in the Quran that the Book is complete, perfect and fully detailed (6:19,38,114,115; 50:45, 12:111), and if there was a need, He would have given us hundreds of books, not just one Quran (see18:109 and 31:27).