If the Quran is Fully Detailed and Clear Then Why Do We Need Hadith?
Hadith rejecters usually point to Quranic verses which state that the Quran is fully detailed and clear and that there is nothing left out of the Quran. Therefore, they ask 'why do we need the hadith?' First of all I recommend everyone to read and visit links below: Combat Kit To Use Against the "Quran Only" Muslims
It is very unfortunate that the Muslim Ummah has split. You have one side that says that the hadith are on the same exact level of the Quran and you have people who say that you shouldn't follow any hadith at all! It is indeed very sad and illogical for someone to reject the hadith of the Glorious Prophet. I am not intending to write a lengthy article on the subject. I have done extensive research throughout the internet and visited several websites to gather the best arguments against the Quran Only Muslims and combined them together. What I am simply presenting are the links to those sites and some little additional information from my self. This is for Muslims who are debating with the Quran Only sect. You would find the information provided in this article to be very helpful and useful Inshallah. There might be some arguments that Quran Only Muslims give that you might not be able to answer. However, if you have any trouble what so ever in dealing with them then email me at b_zawadi@hotmail.com
Some Questions to Ask the Quran Only People
How do you know how to pray using the Quran alone?
How do you know how
much Zakaah to pay using the Quran alone? Hadn't the Quran been reached to us from the same sources we received our authentic hadith? Why would Allah preserve the Quran and not preserve the meaning?
How much is the
Jizyah that the People of the Book have to pay?
Does the Quran
say that cross dressing is haram? The Quran says that men could beat up their wives. But we know according to hadith that this is a spiritual beating and not a harmful physical. What is to stop a man from misinterpreting the Quran and beating the hell out of his wife? Is it permissible for a man to look at a naked man?
Can I pray Salaah naked?
How do we know
the order of the alcohol revelations? Maybe the first of the Quranic
revelations said it was haram and then the later ones came saying that
is was okay except during prayer times. How do you know the order of its
revelations by using the Quran alone? It says in the Quran to shorten the prayer when you travel. How long do you have to travel? How short to cut the prayer? In Surah 66:3, the Prophet told his wives that he knew because Allah had informed him about it. Show me a Quranic verse where Allah had informed the Prophet about it. You cannot. Does this not prove that there are revelations to Prophet Muhammad besides the Quran? Surah 2:173 shows that Allah (swt) gave an order for the Muslims to change their Qibla from (Bayt Al Maqdis in Jerusalem) to the Kabah in Mecca. However, there is no Quranic verse that shows the first order that Allah gave to make the Qibla towards Jerusalem. Does this not prove that there are revelations to Prophet Muhammad besides the Quran? The Quran is passed on to us by Mutawattir narrations. Mutawattir narrations are narrations by so many people that it is just impossible for all of them to get together and plot and lie. However, we have so many Mutawattir hadith List of Mutawatir hadith http://hadith.al-islam.com/bayan/Index.asp?Lang=ENG&Type=3 that teach things that are not in the Quran. How can you reject their authenticity with no objective evidence? List of Quranic verses that Could Be Helpful 2:129 2:239 (this
shows that Allah taught the Muslims how to pray) 2:151; 3:31;
3:32; 3:132 3:31-32 3:164
(messengers are sent to teach the scripture and al hikma could be the
Sunna as well) 4:13-14; 4:42 4:59 (shows
that Allah and Muhammad are separate to obey) 4:61; 4:64;
4:69; 4:80 4:113 God
sent the wisdom 5:92 (the
Prophet has to deliver the message clearly, what is the point if he just
shows it to them) 7:157 (the
Prophet will make things halal and haram for the people, why if they can
just read the Quran?) 7:158 14:4
(messenger should make Quran clear) 16:44; 16:64,
these verses show that Muhammad was sent to explain the Quran. It
doesn’t just mean to proclaim. To proclaim is to ‘baligh’ like in 5:67.
24:54 (the
Prophet has to deliver the message clearly, what is the point if he just
shows it to them) 24:56 (why
keep obeying the Prophet? What else does the Prophet have to say for us
to obey him? Why can’t God just say to obey him?) 33:21 (he is
an example for us to follow, eg. how to pray etc.) 33:36 (if
Allah OR Muhammad made an order it should be obeyed. Clear distinction) 33:66 (why
not just say obey Allah, isn’t that enough?) 62:2
(messengers are sent to teach the scripture as well) 64:12 (the Prophet has to deliver the message clearly, what is the point if he just shows it to them)
Prophecies From Hadith This is taken from an Islamic Website: I
It is reported from Adi Ibn
Hatim Tai ??? ???? ??? that he was
sitting in audience of the Prophet Muhammad
??? ???? ???? ????
a person came and complained that he was hungry. Another person
complained against (highway) robberies. The Prophet
??? ???? ???? ????
then said to Adi Ibn Hatim
Tai ??? ???? ??? if you would
survive longer you would see that an aged woman will set out alone from
Heera and come to perform tawaf of the Ka’bah
????. She would not fear anybody
else but Allaah (SWT). To myself he said where would be robbers of Tai
go who have ruined the township of the surrounding areas.
Then again he (Prophet
??? ???? ???? ????)
said, ‘if you survived longer you would open the treasures of Kisra.
I asked whether he meant Kisra Ibn Hermiz- and he confirmed it.
Then again ‘ if you survive longer you will see that a person (Muslim)
will be carrying gold and silver for Zakah and he will not find anyone
to accept any Zakah.
Adi Ibn Hatim Tai
??? ???? ??? says that he saw such
an aged woman performing Hajj who had traveled alone from Kufa
and did not fear anyone except Allaah. And I was myself among the
persons who took possession of Kisra’s Treasure. In respect of
the third Imaam Baihiqi ???? ???? ????
says that it came true during the days of Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz
???? ???? ???? that it was difficult
to find any poor to accept Zakah and he returned it to home.
II
Prophesy regarding
conquest of the countries.
It is reported in many Ahadeeth, however, here I will quote what is reported by Baravon Azib ??? ???? ??? by Baihiqi ???? ???? ???? and Abu Naim ???? ???? ???? that in course of digging trench (for Battle of trench ????) they encountered a very hard stone which was unaffected by the tool. The matter was reported to the Prophet Muhammad ??? ???? ???? ???? and he examined the stone. Then after saying Bismillah (??? ???? ?????? ??????) struck it. One third of the stone was broken, at that time he (Prophet Muhammad ??? ???? ???? ????) said:
“I am assigned the keys of the treasures of
Sham (Syria).” I have also seen the red palaces there- then he (Prophet Muhammad ??? ???? ???? ????) struck for the second time and broke further 1/3 of the stone and said:
“ I am assigned the key of Faris (Persia) and
I am presently seeing white palaces.”
He (Prophet Muhammad ??? ???? ???? ????) struck for the third time and entire stone was broken. Now he said:
“I am assigned the keys of Yemen. By Allaah I
am seeing from here the doors of Sanaa.”
This prophesy about the conquest of the above
countries was made at a time when the warriors of disbelievers
????? were doing aggression on
Madinah ????? and trenches were
being dug-up all around. In such a prevalent situation the prophesy of
so many countries’ conquest is exclusive to Muhammad
??? ???? ???? ???? only. And Allaah
(SWT) made it. The proofs (of miracle and/or prophesy came true) are
Syria, Yemen and entire Persia as Muslim countries some of them even
adopted the Arabic language as their mother tongue.
III
Prophesy of the victory
over Egypt.
Prophet Muhammad ??? ???? ???? ???? said: “They
would shortly conquer the country where qeerat is the currency. Do good
to those people because they enjoy the rights of ‘being under your
responsibility’ and privilege of seeking mercy. Then said to Abu Zarr
??? ???? ???, ‘When you see that two
men are quarrelling over a space of the measure of a brick- you should
return from there.”
Abu Zarr
??? ???? ??? saw the victory of
Egypt, settled there, and saw Rabia and Abdur Rahman Ibn Shurahbil
quarrelling for the space measuring one brick’s length. Thereafter he
returned from Egypt. The commentary is contained in Baihiqi and Abu
Naim’s from Kaab Ibn Maalik and reminded that Hajar Umm Ismail
???? ??????, Maria Qabtia Umm
Ibrahim Ibn Rasool Allaah ??? ???? ????
???? are Egyptians. Again, needless to say that this prophesy
also came to pass and Egypt fall under Islaam and even embraced the
Arabic as its mother tongue.
IV
Prophesy about wearing
King of Iran’s ornament by Saraqa Ibn Maalik.
Prophet Muhammad ??? ???? ???? ???? said to Surah Ibn Maalik,
“What will be thy stateliness when thou would
be adorned by the ornament of Kisra) King of Persia).”
In another report of Baihiqi it is said that when Umar Farooq ??? ???? ??? received the ornament of King Kisra of Persia in the booty from that country he called Saraqa Ibn Maalik ??? ???? ??? and adored him with it (the Kangan). After decorating him Umar ??? ???? ??? said: “Thanks to Almighty Allaah who snatched from Kisra Ibn Hermiz (who called himself Lord of the people) these ornament and adorned Saraqa Ibn Maalik Madalji. Imaam Shafai ???? ???? ???? has commented that Saraqa was decorated with the ornament to integrate it with the forecast (prophesy) of the Prophet ??? ???? ???? ????. The shortest sentence of the prophesy (forecast) containing three events is significant for consideration (1) The integrity of the Caliphate of Umar ??? ???? ??? with the compliance of the word of Hadeeth/prophesy (2) The conquest of Persia and (3) Survival (living) of Saraqa till that time, he died in 28 Hijrah, few years later.
V
Prophesy about the conquest
of India that came to pass.
We find this Hadeeth in Sunan Nasai and Baihiqi about India:
Prophet Muhammad
??? ???? ???? ???? assured that Muslims would head expedition to
India.
Sultan Mahmood of Ghazna was the first to expedite into India in 393 Hijrah about a century after the death of Imaam Nasai ???? ???? ????. Readers must know that Muslims ruled over India for over thousand years. After it was looted and occupied by Christians (British) it was and still is called jewel in the British crown. During their occupation Christians systematically committed Muslims genocide. Christians’ especially killed the thousands of scholars of Islaam.
VI
Prophesy about the Fire that
came to pass.
We find this Hadeeth in Sahihain (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim),
“There will not be Dooms day until such a
fire is not seen in Hijaz that would reflect on the camels of Busra.” This Hadeeth is contained in Sahih Bukhari
and Sahih Muslim. Imaam Muhammad Ibn Ismael died in 256 Hijrah
and Imaam Muslim Ibn Al-Hajjaj in 261 Hijrah. The books of these learned
scholars and Shahihain had been published during their lifetime
and were included in the courses of Islaamic studies. The fire in
Hijaz came true in 654 Hijrah (Jamadi us-Sani) i.e. about
four centuries after the death of Sheikhul Hadeeth. The fire had been developed by volcanic eruption
and there are many books on the subject. There is evidence of Sheikh
Safiuddin to the effect that the very day of origin of the fire the
Bedouin of Busra were able to see and recognize their camels in its
reflection. This fire had developed on 1st of Jamad-us-Sani
and tremor had intensified on the 2nd to 4th. BY
the 5th of Jamad-us-Sani the entire horizon of the vicinity
was covered under the think smoke and the mountain began to melt making
the stream of red water flow from it. The fire was moving toward the
Madinah, where the inhabitants of Madinah had passed their Friday night
in the Masjid-e-Nabawi ????? ????
(Prophet’s Mosque) and did pray their entire night. In the morning the
direction of the movement was changed. It is worth telling that during
this fire caused by volcanic eruption, the wind that blew in the city
itself was cool-breeze and not hot. These Ahadeeth also impeach
the Kuffar and Hadeeth rejecters.
VII
Prophesy about the war with
Turks that came to pass.
We find this prophesy in Hadeeth mentioned in Sahih Muslim and Sahih Bukhari,
“The Dooms day will not come until you go to
war with the Turks, having small eyes, red faces,
lower noses and their faces will be wider
like shields.”
This prophecy that came to pass was about Tartaric invasion (whom Muslims annihilated three years later). In this invasion Mongols ruined Khurasan and Iraq and plundered them ultimately. Muslims annihilated tartars three years later and also defeated them in Asia Minor. This invasion took place around 656 Hijrah.
VIII
Prophesy about the victory of
Constantinople that came to pass.
This prophesy is found the Ahadeeth books of Musnad Imaam Ahmad and Sahih Muslim as reported from Abu Hurayrah ??? ???? ??? and in Sunan Abu Dawud as reported from Mauz Ibn Jabul ??? ???? ??? in context of victory of Constantinople (Qustun-tunia {today’s Istanbul/Turkey}). Imaam Humam Ahmad Hambal ???? ???? ???? had died in 241 Hijrah and his book Musnad has always been before the scholars since his death. Sultan Muhammad Fateh conquered Constantinople in 855 Hijrah *1453 A.D. (sic centuries after the Book Musnad and 850 years after the Hijrat the world witnessed the eventuality as was prophesied by the Prophet Muhammad ??? ???? ???? ????. This was also the end of Roman (Byzantine) empire and birthplace of Christianity fall under Muslims’ feet. Turkey is now 100% Muslim.
IX
Prophecy that is continue to
come to pass since last 1416 years
On the day of
victory of Makkah on Thursday, 20th Ramadan 8 Hijrah, Prophet Muhammad
??? ???? ???? ???? while assigning
the keys of Ka’bah ???? to Sheba Ibn
Usman (Uthman) and Usman (Uthman) Ibn Talha said:
????
????? ????? ????? ??? ?? ??? ??? ???? ???? ??? ????
“Take charge of this key
forever. None would snatch it from you, but the one who will be an
oppressor.”
In fact, the above Hadeeth (Prophesy) contain
three predictions: 1. The progeny of Abu Talha ??? ???? ??? would continue 2. The keys of Ka’bah ???? (Baitullah) will remain in their charge 3. He would be the oppressor, who would snatch they keys of Ka’bah ???? from them About the 1st and 2nd the entire world knows (especially Muslims) that their descendants do hold the keys of Ka’bah ???? since 8 Hijrah or since last 1, 416 years. About the 3rd historians have reported that Yazeed snatched the keys from them for the time being. Since then there is no instance of anyone attempting to take away the keys.
Other beneficial Links:
http://www.answering-christianity.com/prophecies_muh.htm
http://www.answering-christianity.com/signs_of_the_hour.htm
http://www.answering-christianity.com/the_unseen.htm
(this
shows that Allah allows Prophets to prophesize about the future)
Islamic Links that are helpful for General Knowledge
Quran Only Muslims try to use the hadith that the
Prophet said not to write anything down from him except the Quran. Here
is the explanation for it
http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=22394&dgn=4
http://hadith.al-islam.com/Display/Display.asp?Doc=4&Rec=4580
Why he have to follow the Sunnah from
www.islam-qa.com
http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=604&dgn=4
http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=3440&dgn=4
http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Polemics/sverses.html
(A
hadith miracle)
http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Hadith/hadith.html
(early
hadith manuscripts)
http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Hadith/muwatta.html
(people
argue that the early Muwatta manuscripts are not reliable, but this link
refutes it)
http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Hadith/bukhari.html
(defending the collection of hadith by Bukhari and
Muslim)
http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Hadith/exisnad.html
(shows the strengths of isnad for supporting
hadith)
http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Hadith/narraulum.html
(this link deals with people who argue that hadith
have been inserted into Saheeh Bukhari after his death) http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Tafseer/Ulum/ (to know about the Tafsir of Quran)
http://www.albalagh.net/prophethood/response_rejecters.shtml
(very
good article that refutes some of the arguments of hadith rejecters)
http://www.qss.org/articles/status.html
(Sheikh Al Albany gives good arguments as to why
some verses of the Quran needs Sunnah to explain them. Use his point on
the thief. Take point number 2)
http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=285
(what the early Muslims said about following the
Sunnah)
http://www.whyislam.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3772&PN=1
(very
good article, read his section on ‘The Proliferation of Chains’)
in which I make a comprehensive combat kit proving that indeed hadith need to be used and that even the Quran shows this. The Quran is clear that the Prophet Muhammad is here to explain to us the glorious Quran (Surah 16:44) so does that mean that the Quran is wrong when it says that it is clear and explains all things? There is a fallacy in reasoning and thinking here. Let me give an example.
Professor X says to his students that in order to know everything for the exam then they must read textbook A. The Professor says that textbook A is clear, fully detailed and enough to pass the test. When students read textbook A they find out that textbook A says that textbook B clarifies and explains in better detail textbook A. So what should the students do? They should read textbook B of course because text book A is CLEARLY stating that textbook B should be referred to. Textbook A clearly explains to the students that textbook B should be referred to. Similarly the Quran which is fully detailed and clear, clearly states that we should refer to the Prophet. How do we refer to the Prophet? Through the authentic hadith of course!
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