- Abu Said al-Khudri said, Ishaq ibn Isa told me that Abdul Rahman ibn Zaid told us that his father said about Ata ibn Yasar who said that Abu Hurayrah said: We were sitting down writing what we heard from the prophet. He entered the room and asked us: What are you writing? We said: We are writing what we hear from you. He said: Another book next to the book of Allah? We said: It is what we hear from you. He said: Then write the book of Allah, uphold the book of Allah, no other books but the book of Allah, uphold the book of Allah. Abu Hurayrah said: So we collected all that we wrote and burnt it. Then we asked the prophet: Can we talk about you? He said: Yes you can and feel no shame of it, and whoever lies about me deliberately his seat in hell will be secured. Abu Hurayrah said: Can we talk about Bani Israel? He said: Yes you can and feel no shame of it... [Musnad Ahmad, Hadith Number 10611]
Abu Sa'id Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Do not take down anything from me, and he who took down anything from me except the Qur'an, he should efface that and narrate from me, for there is no harm in it and he who attributed any falsehood to me-and Hammam said: I think he also said: "deliberately"-he should in fact find his abode in the Hell-Fire.[Sahih Muslim Book 042, Hadith Number 7147]
Narrated Zayd ibn Thabit: Al-Muttalib ibn Abdullah ibn Hantab said: Zayd ibn Thabit entered upon Mu'awiyah and asked him about a tradition. He ordered a man to write it. Zayd said: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) ordered us not to write any of his traditions. So he erased it. [Sunan Abu-Dawud Book 25, Hadith Number 3640]
Ismail told us that Hammam ibn Yahya narrated from Zaid ibn Aslam who narrated from Yasar who stated that Abi Saeed said: The messenger of Allah said, "Do not write anything I say but the Quran and whoever writes anything but the Quran should delete it." [Musnad Ahmad, Hadith Number 10713]
Shu’aib told us that Hammam said that Zaid ibn Aslam narrated from Ibn Yassar who stated that Abi Saeed said: The messenger of Allah said, "Do not write anything I say except the Quran and whoever writes anything but the Quran should delete it."[Musnad Ahmad, Hadith Number 10715]
Yazid told us that Hammam ibn Yahya narrated from Zaid ibn Aslam who narrated from Yassar who said that Abi Saeed stated: The messenger of Allah said, "Do not write anything I say except the Quran and whoever writes anything but the Quran should delete it."[Musnad Ahmad, Hadith Number 10781]
Abu Ubayda told us that Hammam ibn Yahya narrated from Zaid ibn Aslam who narrated from Yassar who stated that Abi Saeed said: The messenger of Allah said, "Do not write anything I say except the Quran and whoever writes anything [besides it] should delete it."[ Musnad Ahmad, Hadith Number 10966]
Affan told us that Hammam told us that Zaid ibn Aslam narrated from Ibn Yassar who stated that Abi Saeed said: The messenger of Allah said do not write anything I say but the Quran and whoever writes anything but the Quran should delete it. [Musnad Ahmad, Hadith Number 11160]
Twisting Hadith Writing Permissions:
However some Hadiths can also be found which provide some justification for Hadith writing to a person or persons. This permission to write was due to inability of some individuals to memorize, hence they were given permission by the Prophet (pbuh). Some were not permitted.[4] Seeking permission by people indicate that that there was no general permission to write Hadith, if it would have been such then there was no need to seek permission individually.
Moreover writing personnel notes for memorization does not make it permissible to write Hadith Books, which was done much later in 3rd century not in 1st century!
The explicit Command forbidding any book apart from Quran is permanent not affected by private notes writing.
Quran is the Furqan, final criteria to judge right from wrong (Quran;25:1). So when we refer to the Quranic verses against Hadith, the permissibility of Hadith writing to an individual does not get support from the Quran. The Prophet (pbuh) is also reported to have said that Hadith which contradict the Quran and Sunnah are not from him, he is also reported to have said that, if you hear a Hadith which your heart does not accept, it is far away from me (Masnad Ahmad 3/497, Saheeh Albani). Hence the Hadiths about ban on writing get support from the Quran, while others not supported by the Quran are to be ignored.
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It is not very uncommon in Hadith books to find some Hadiths with conflicting contents and contradictions. The experts use various techniques to reconcile but one group may insist on Hadiths supporting their point of view while rejecting the Hadith referred by the opponent. This is the cause of conflict, division, disunity and sectarianism. If the reference source has contradictions, how can it be trusted as a whole, even if there are genuine narrations. There is only one Book which claims:
“This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah” (Quran 2:2)
What stops you from listening to God?
Hazrat Umar’s (R.A) ban on Hadith Writing
There are large number of Hadiths which mentions the Hadith Writing Prohibition by Caliph Umer and Companions of Prophet (pbuh). [Hadith # 46 to # 61 , in Taqyad ul Ilm by Khateeb Baghdadi] [3]
“Abu-Dhahabi reports: The Caliph Abu-Bakr compiled a work, in which there were 500 traditions of the Prophet, and handed it over to his daughter ‘Aishah. The next morning, he took it back from her and destroyed it, saying: “I wrote what I understood; it is possible however that there should be certain things in it which did not correspond textually with what the Prophet had uttered.”
As to Umar, we learn on the authority of Ma’mar ibn Rashid, that during his caliphate, Umar once consulted the companions of the Prophet on the subject of codifying the Hadith. Everybody seconded the idea. Yet Umar continued to hesitate and pray to God for a whole month for guidance and enlightenment. Ultimately, he decided not to undertake the task, and said: “Former peoples neglected the Divine Books and concentrated only on the conduct of the prophets; I do not want to set up the possibility of confusion between the Divine Qur’an and the Prophet’s Hadith [Dr. Mohammad Hamidullah]
“Umar ibn al-Khattab once tried to deal with the problem of committing the Hadith to writing. The companions of the Prophet whom he consulted, encouraged him, but he was not quite sure whether he should proceed. One day, moved by God’s inspiration, he made up his mind and announced: “I wanted to have the traditions of the Prophet written down, but I fear that the Book of God might be encroached upon. Hence I shall not permit this to happen.” He, therefore, changed his mind and instructed the Muslims throughout the provinces: “Whoever has a document bearing a prophetic tradition, shall destroy it.” The Hadith, therefore, continued to be transmitted orally and was not collected and written down until the period of al-Mamun.”[Muhammad Husayn Haykal]
Reference/ End notes
[1] https://quran1book.blogspot.com/2020/06/quran-rejects-hadith.html
[2] http://hadith.islam-db.com/single-book/720/367361/تقييد-العلم-للخطيب
[3] القسم الثالث الاثار والاخبار الواردة عن اباحة كتاب العلم - The third section, the relics and news received about the permissibility of the book of knowledge Hadith#62 to # 70 , due to memorization problem. Other are related with importance of Recording / writing Knowledge ( أُقَيِّدُ الْعِلْمَ)
http://hadith.islam-db.com/single-book/720/367393/تقييد-العلم-للخطيب/
[4] http://hadith.islam-db.com/single-book/720/367415/تقييد-العلم-للخطيب
Hadith Writing permissions for poor/ bad memorization or whatever reason it was granted , this proves that there was no general permission to write Hadith, some examples ...
رقم الحديث : 87 - قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَسْمَعُ مِنْكَ أَحَادِيثَ أَخَافُ أَنْ أَنْسَاهَا فَتَأْذَنُ لِي أَكْتُبُهَا ؟ قَالَ : " نَعَمْ .
He said: I said: O Messenger of God, I hear conversations from you that I am afraid to forget, so authorize me to write them? He said, “Yes. [Hadith # 87, 88, 89,103]
Hadith# 59 : Sedition and misguidance and heresy, ( هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ فِتْنَةٌ وَضَلالَةٌ وَبِدْعَةٌ )
أَخْبَرَنِي أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْفَضْلِ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْفَزَارِيُّ الصَّيْرَفِيُّ , أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْخَلالُ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَدِّي ، حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ أُجَالِسُ أُنَاسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ , فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَإِذَا عِنْدَهُمْ صَحِيفَةٌ يَقْرَءُونَهَا فِيهَا ذِكْرٌ وَحَمْدٌ وَثَنَاءٌ عَلَى اللَّهِ , فَأَعْجَبَتْنِي , فَقُلْتُ لِصَاحِبِهَا أَعْطِنِيهَا فَأَنْسَخُهَا , قَالَ : فَإِنِّي وَعَدْتُ بِهَا رَجُلا , فَأَعِدَّ صُحُفَكَ , فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْهَا دَفَعْتُهَا إِلَيْكَ , فَأَعْدَدْتُ صُحُفِي , فَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ , فَإِذَا غُلامٌ يَتَخَطَّى الْخَلْقَ يَقُولُ : أَجِيبُوا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فِي دَارِهِ , فَانْطَلَقَ النَّاسُ , فَذَهَبْتُ مَعَهُمْ , فَإِذَا تِلْكَ الصَّحِيفَةُ بِيَدِهِ ، وَقَالَ : " أَلا إِنَّ مَا فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ فِتْنَةٌ وَضَلالَةٌ وَبِدْعَةٌ , وَإِنْمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُتُبِ بِاتِّبَاعِهِمُ الْكُتُبَ وَتَرْكِهِمْ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ , وَإِنِّي أُحَرِّجُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ يَعْلَمُ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا إِلا دَلَّنِي عَلَيْهِ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَعْلَمُ مِنْهَا صَحِيفَةً بِدَيْرِ هِنْدَ لأَتَيْتُهَا وَلَوْ مَشْيًا عَلَى رِجْلَيَّ " , فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَغَسَلَ تِلْكَ الصَّحِيفَةَ
Hadith# 59 Sedition and misguidance and heresy, ( هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ فِتْنَةٌ وَضَلالَةٌ وَبِدْعَةٌ )
Abdullah bin Masood in his home, the people went, I went with them, if the paper in his hand, and said: "what is not in this Sahifah / document Sedition and misguidance and heresy, ( هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ فِتْنَةٌ وَضَلالَةٌ وَبِدْعَةٌ ) but perished from it before you, from the people of books Batballm books the Book of Allah and leave, and I am embarrassed man knows them nothing but show me it Volve the same Abdullah in his hand if I know, including the monastery of India newspaper Otiha even walk on my feet, "he called for water, washing the That document / sahifah.
Hadith#60
وَأَخْبَرَنِي وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْفَضْلِ الْفَزَارِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَدِّي ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَوَّامُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ ، قَالَ : بَلَغَ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ عِنْدَ نَاسٍ كِتَابًا , فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِهِمْ حَتَّى أَتَوْهُ بِهِ , فَلَمَّا أَتَوْهُ بِهِ مَحَاهُ , ثُمَّ قَالَ " إِنَّمَا هَلَكَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ قَبْلَكُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَقْبَلُوا عَلَى كُتُبِ عُلَمَائِهِمْ وَأَسَاقِفَتِهِمْ وَتَرَكُوا كِتَابَ رَبِّهِمْ " , أَوْ قَالَ : " تَرَكُوا التَّوْرَاةَ وَالإِنْجِيلَ حَتَّى دَرَسَا وَذَهَبَ مَا فِيهِمَا مِنَ الْفَرَائِضِ وَالأَحْكَامِ
Ibn Masood was that when people book, and he kept them up Otoh him, and when he Otoh him Mahah, then he said, "but perished before you, the people of the book they turned the books of scholars and their bishops and left the book of their Lord," or said, "left the Torah and the Bible lesson and even gone two of the statutes and judgments
Hadith#61
#أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ الْعَلافُ قَالا : أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الشَّافِعِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عِيسَى الطُّوسِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ " إِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَتَبُوا كِتَابًا وَاتَّبَعُوهُ وَتَرَكُوا التَّوْرَاةَ " .
Hadith# 61
Tell us told us that al-Hasan ibn Abi Bakr and Uthman ibn Muhammad ibn Yusuf Allaf said: Tell us Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Shafei, told us Abu Issa al-Tusi, told us Zakaria bin Uday, told us Obeid-Allah ibn 'Amr,' Abd al-Malik ibn Amir, Abu Burda, On the authority of Abu Musa, he said, “The children of Israel wrote a book and followed it, and left the Torah.”
فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ , فَإِذَا الصَّحِيفَةُ فِي يَدِهِ , فَقَالَ " إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ الْهَدْيِ هَدْي مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ , وَإِنَّ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ , وَإِنَّ شَرَّ الأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا , وَإِنَّكُمْ تُحْدِثُونَ وَيُحْدَثُ لَكُمْ , فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مُحْدَثَةً فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْهُدَى الأَوَّلِ فَإِنَّمَا أَهْلَكَ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابَيْنِ قَبْلَكُمْ , مثل هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ وَأَشْبَاهُهَا تَوَارَثُوهَا قَرْنًا بَعْدَ قَرْنٍ , حَتَّى جَعَلُوا كِتَابَ اللَّهِ خَلْفَ ظُهُوَرِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لا يَعْلَمُونَ , فَأَنْشُدُ اللَّهَ رَجُلا عَلِمَ مَكَانَ صَحِيفَةٍ إِلا أَتَانِي , فَوَاللَّهِ لَوْ عَلِمْتُهَا بِدَيْرِ هِنْدَ لانْتَقَلْتُ إِلَيْهَا "
هَذِهِ كَتَبْتُهَا ثُمَّ قَرَأْتُهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ
Anas bin Malik came to them, he said: "I wrote this and then read the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him [# 138]
Hadith#134 : Said Abu Saeed: "We used to write only the Qur’an and the Shahada."
قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ : " وَكُنَّا لا نَكْتُبُ إِلا الْقُرْآنَ وَالتَّشَهُّدَ "
Hadith# 109
Abdullah bin Umro was permitted by the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him, to write
Hadith# 103 :
Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-Aas was granted permission : He said: O Messenger of God, we hear things from you that we fear that we forget them? He said: "Yes, link it to books."
Hadith# 83
We said: O Messenger of God, we hear from you conversations that we do not memorize, should we not write them? He said: Yes, write it down.
Hadith# 68
Ansar was sitting to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, will hear him talk like, and is not able to save it, so complained to the Prophet, peace be upon him, he said: "Take the right hand.
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