07-10-2006, 01:27 AM
Bismillah:
Quote:The topic of Haddiths is interesting. Do Muslims believe that Haddiths are without error and are 100% like the Quran? Are certain Haddiths more accepted than others?
Hadith is the second source of Islam after the Qur'an, there is not a single authentic Hadith that will contradict the Qur'an, both sources will never contradict each other.
and yes the authentic Hadiths are 100% without errors.. that's why they are called Authentic.
The six major hadith collections are, in order of strength:
- Al-Bukhari's Sahih
- Muslim's Sahih
- al-Nasa'i's Sunan
- Abu Dawud's Sunan
- Al-Tirmidhi's Sunan
- Ibn Majah's Sunan
Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi, former President of the Islamic Society of North America states:
Quote:“Generally, in Islamic law, only the authentic (sahih) and good (hasan) hadiths are used in deriving the rules. The weak (da`if) hadiths have no value for the purpose of Shari`ah. However, the scholars of hadith sometimes differ among themselves in the determination of whether some Hadiths are weak or not. The scholars have sometimes used weak hadiths for moral and spiritual (fada'il) matters. It is important that when one uses a weak hadith for any reason, one should explain it to the people that this is weak hadith and that it is being used for this particular reason.
the science of Hadith is very deep and intricate. Therefore, only one who has the necessary qualifications and expertise in Hadith should engage in discussions of them. Scholars of Hadith should verify and check the authenticity of hadiths circulated by laymen and common people in order to explain what is acceptable and what is not.
source: www.islamonline.net
Salam
Wael.