09-11-2007, 02:58 PM
Salam,
Yes you are right Bukhari and Muslim dont have the same methadology, what I was saying was that Hakim Nishapuri claims to use the methadology of both in his reporting.
And you are right about the Sihah Sittah, I stand corrected.
Just because something contains inauthentic hadiths doesnt mean you disregard it. The same argument can be made about Buhkaris work.
Regarding the Quranic verses you have quoted. I think it is stretching it a bit if you are trying to relate the word "Shi'a" used in the verse to specifically the people commonly known as "Shi'a" today. Shi'a of course means a partisan or follower of a particular path. This word can easily be applied to any of the muslim sects that exist today.
Shi'as and Sunnis even within themselves cannot agree on a single date for Ramadan or Eid al-Fitr. This isnt an issue of Shia vs Sunni. Pray in different mosques? Wahabbis pray in different mosques to Sufis who pray in different mosques than Salafis who pray in different mosques than barelvis who pray ...............etc etc. Iraqis pray in different mosques than Pakistanis who pray in different mosques than Malaysians.....................etc etc. People will go to the mosque they are most comfortable in. This may be due to many things language, nationality, race not just Shi'a or Sunni.