The
term hadith ( /ˈhædɪθ/[1]
or /hɑːˈdiːθ/[2])
(plural: hadith, hadiths, or ahadith) is used to denote a saying or an act or
tacit approval or criticism ascribed either validly or invalidly to the Islamic
prophet Muhammad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith#cite_note-2
Authenticity
ratings:
1. The most Authentic
sayings of Messengers of Allah/GOD (PBUT) are found in the Qur’an.
In the Qur’an, any commandment of
Allah/ GOD just after “Say” or “(Arabic) قل)” has to be considered as ‘the most Authentic’ Saying (hadith)
of a Messenger of Allah/GOD (PBUT).
Examples Sayings (Hadith) of Messenger
Muhammad (PBUH):
- "I have only been commanded to worship Allah and not associate [anything] with Him. To Him I invite, and to Him is my return." http://quran.com/13/36
- "O people, if you are in doubt as to my religion - then I do not worship those which you worship besides Allah ; but I worship Allah , who causes your death. And I have been commanded to be of the believers” http://quran.com/10/104
- "Do not worship except Allah . Indeed, I am to you from Him a warner and a bringer of good tidings," "Seek forgiveness of your Lord and repent to Him, [and] He will let you enjoy a good provision for a specified term and give every doer of favor his favor. But if you turn away, then indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a great Day. To Allah is your return, and He is over all things competent." http://quran.com/11/2-4
- "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of Allah ." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]." http://quran.com/3/64
- "I have only been commanded to worship Allah and not associate [anything] with Him. To Him I invite, and to Him is my return." http://quran.com/13/36
2. The second most
Authentic sayings are found in Original letters of the Messenger of Allah/GOD,
Muhammad (PBUH).
Five letters had been identified by
scientific evidence as originals, which also bear original seal of the
Messenger of Allah/GOD, Muhammad (PBUH).
Examples:
3. IF the writings of
Scribes that had been attributed to as a Saying (Arabic - Hadith) of the
Messenger of Allah/GOD, Muhammad (PBUH) and regarded by the above two ratings;
that too could be considered as the third most Authentic sayings.
Examples:
- The Prophet -- Allah bless and greet him -- said: "Whoever says: there is no god but Allah enters Paradise." Tabarani narrated it from Abu Dharr in the Kabir (7:55), Ibn Hibban in his Sahih (31), al-Hakim in his Mustadrak (4:251), al-Mundhiri in al-Targhib (2:422), al-Haythami in Majma` al-zawa'id (1:18), Ibn `Adi (7:2639), Abu Nu`aym in the Hilya (7:174), and al-Bazzar from `Umar. http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Articles/English/LA%20ILAHA%20ILLALLAH.htm
- Usama ibn Zayd killed an idolater in battle after the latter had said: "There is no god but Allah" (la ilaha illallah). When news of this reached Allah's Messenger he condemned Usama in the strongest terms and he said to him: "How can you kill him after he said La ilaha illallah?" He replied: "But he said it with the sword hanging over his head-" The Prophet -- Allah bless and greet him -- said again: "How can you kill him after he said La ilaha illallah?" He replied: "O Messenger of Allah, he said it in dissimulation (taqiyyatan)." The Prophet -- Allah bless and greet him -- said: "Did you split his heart open (to see)?" and he did not cease to reprove him until Usama wished that he had not entered Islam until after he had killed that man so that he might have been forgiven all his past sins through belief. Narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad, Tayalisi, Abu Dawud, Nasa'i, al-`Adni, Abu `Awana, al-Tahawi, al-Hakim, and Bayhaqi. http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Articles/English/LA%20ILAHA%20ILLALLAH.htm
- After the passing of the Prophet -- Allah bless and greet him -- from this world Abu Bakr said to the Companions: "I asked Allah's Messenger what basic thing was necessary for salvation and he replied that whoever accepts the Word which I brought and which I offered to my uncle Abu Talib and which he rejected: this Word constitutes salvation for him." . http://sunnah.org/aqida/forty_hadith_merits_tahlil.htm
- Concluding …
So
know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and ask forgiveness for
your sin and for the believing men and believing women. And Allah knows of your
movement and your resting place. http://quran.com/47/19
