How was the Prophet’s Sunnah preserved after his passing, and how can it be understood with reliability today? Join us as we establish the foundational framework of Hadith studies, situating Hadith within its proper relationship to the Qur’an in Islamic thought. Drawing on the Prophet’s teaching about “the two weighty things”-the Qur’an and his progeny (Ahl al-Bayt)- this framework clarifies why Qur’an and Hadith are inseparable, with the Qur’an serving as the ultimate authority and Hadith as its essential guide.
Within this framework, we introduce (ilm al-Ḥadith), the science concerned with transmission, and (ilm al-Dirayah), the science of analysis, bringing to light lesser-known dimensions of Hadith history. These include early restrictions on recording narrations, later political pressures, the emergence of fabricated Hadith and Israelite reports, and the constrained historical circumstances under which the Imams preserved and conveyed prophetic knowledge—realities that are essential for approaching Hadith with intellectual honesty and deep understanding today.
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