1. THE QUR’AN AND SUNNAH ARE THE BASIS OF THE RELIGION (DIN)
Science of hadith (ilm al-hadith) is Shan ah, because it clarifies the Qur’an, it elucidates that which is lawful Qjalah) and unlawful (hardm). It also reveals the biography (sirah) of the Prophet and his Companions (radiy Allahu ‘auhum).
People introduced falsehood (kadhib) and bad statements (munqulai) into it, therefore a preacher must only mention traditions that they know are authentic (sahib). Otherwise ascetic people (zahid) will act upon any hadith they hear, and the preacher will narrate all that he hears— causing them to go astray unknowingly.
In fact, most hadlth discussing asceticism {zuhd) are not authentic. As an example, there is the well-known hadlth: “Any Muslim who suppresses his desire will be forgiven by Allah.” This is a fabricated (mawdu) narration that will cause a person to shun and not to enjoy what Allah has made lawful for him, particularly lawful things that assist in performing righteous deeds.
Another fabricated narration is: That the Prophet was given a container that had two types of food. So he said: “Two types of food in one container? I do not need this. I fear that Allah will ask me about excessive indulgence in the world (duniya)”
It was authentically reported that Allah’s Messenger ate watermelon with dates.
Such types of unauthentic narrations are many! They based their actions on falsehood (fasad), so both the preacher and the listener went astray.
Some ascetic {mutazahidun) used to act upon unauthentic narrations, wasting their time in performing unlawful things, while criticising scholars for indulging in lawful things. They believed that depravation is a part of religion!
Preachers mention unlawful things about Allah’s Messenger and his Companions {radiy Allahu ‘auburn). So they introduced into religion what could not have been a part of it.
Glory be to Him who has preserved this Shari’ah by good people who repelled the fabrication of fabricators.
(Source: al-Hafiz Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-jawzl [d. 597AH] “CAPTURED THOUGHTS being” a translation of his masterpiece ‘Sayd al-K hatir)
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