This is part 2 of refutation to Hadith-rejecters.

Did the prophet and his companions prohibit Hadiths being written down or did the companions discourage (prohibit) people from following Hadiths of Muhammed (pbuh)? e shall find out as !ou read further. The "uotes below are all from #hia ($afida) website. Hadith-rejecters use these references as if the! are genuine. The! don%t &now the difference between #ahih and Da%eef (wea&) Hadith. ' will respond to their claims (od willing. )*T+, ' will highlight the Hadiths the! ha-e used in $+D.

.laim / 0hmad1 Muslim1 al-Darimi1 al-Tirmidhi and al-)asa%i reported on the authorit! of 0bu #a%id al-2hudri that he said, The Messenger of 0llah (#) said, 3 rite nothing from me e4cept the 5ur%an1 and whoe-er has written an!thing must efface it.6

0gain al-Darimi has reported from 0bu #a%id al-2hudri that he said, ' as&ed the 7rophet (ma! (od%s peace and benediction be upon him and his 7rogen!) to grant me permission to write down from him1 but he refused to gi-e me permission.6 0nother narration is ascribed to al-Tirmidhi who reported from 80ta% ibn 9asar1 on the authorit! of 0bu #a%id too1 that he said, 3 e as&ed the 7rophet (ma! (od%s peace and benediction be upon him and his 7rogen!) to grant us permission to write (hadith)1 but he ne-er ga-e us permission.6

$+#7*)#+, :onathan ;rown e4plains wh! the 7rophet didn%t allow his teachings to be written down,

3There are se-eral Hadiths1 in which the 7rophet warns his followers not to record his words out of fear that the! might be confused with (od%s words as re-ealed in the 5uran. 0s the 5uran was still being set down in writing during the prophet%s lifetime b! numerous scribes and in man! pri-ate noteboo&s1 collections of the prophet%s teachings might easil! be conflate with the Hol! ;oo& . 't was unrealistic< howe-er1 that law ma&er and political leader li&e the prophet could allow no written record &eeping. 't would simpl! ha-e been impossible for Muslims to preser-e accuratel! the teachings the! heard from the prophet without some recourse to writing e thus find reports encouraging it. The companion 0nas ;. Mali& is e-en "uoted as sa!ing1 3 e did not consider &nowledge of those who did not write it down to be =real>

&nowledge.6 e thus also find Hadiths in which the 7rophet allows new Muslims -isiting from outside Medina to record lessons he ga-e in a sermon.6 (#ource, :onathan ;rown 3Hadith Muhammed%s ?egac! in the Medie-al and Modern orld6 page 2/)

'mam )awawi (d.@A@B/2AA) sa!s the following on wh! the 7rophet (pbuh) didn%t allow written record of his teachings at his earl! mission,

3The reports that condemn the writing of Hadiths came from earlier !ears of the prophet%s career1 when he was concerned about his words being mista&en for the 5uran. 7ermission to write down his teachings would come later1 when the 5uran had become more established in the minds of Muslims1 and the 7rophet%s role as the leader of a functioning state re"uired written records.6 (#ource, 0bu Ca&aria Mohiuddin 9ah!a 'bn #haraf al-)awawi1 #harh1 #ahih Muslim1 -olume /1 page DEA)

More proof that the Messenger made it clear that his #unnah has to be followed and practised,

)arrated 'rbad ibn #ari!ah, 0bdur$ahman ibn 0mr as-#ulami and Hujr ibn Hujr said, e came to 'rbad ibn #ari!ah who was among those about whom the following -erse was re-ealed, 3)or (is there blame) on those who come to thee to be pro-ided with mounts1 and when thou saidst, 3' can find no mounts for !ou.6 e greeted him and said, e ha-e come to see !ou to gi-e healing and obtain benefit from !ou. 0l-'rbad said, *ne da! the 0postle of 0llah (peaceFbeFuponFhim) led us in pra!er1 then faced us and ga-e us a length! e4hortation at which the e!es shed tears and the hearts were afraid. 0 man said, 0postle of 0llahG 't seems as if it were a farewell e4hortation1 so what injunction do !ou gi-e us? He then said, ' enjoin !ou to fear 0llah1 and to hear and obe! e-en if it be an 0b!ssinian sla-e1 for those of !ou who li-e after me will see great disagreement. 9ou must then follow m! #unnah and that of the rightl!-guided caliphs. Hold to it and stic& fast to it. 0-oid no-elties1 for e-er! no-elt! is an inno-ation1 and e-er! inno-ation is an error. (0bu Dawud ;oo& HIJ1 HadithHIEKJ)

)arrated Hudhaifa, 0llah%s 0postle said to us1 3Honest! descended from the Hea-ens and settled in the roots of the hearts of men (faithful belie-ers)1 and

then the 5uran was re-ealed and the people read the 5uran1 (and learnt it from it) and also learnt it from the #unna.6 ;oth 5uran and #unna strengthened their (the faithful belie-ers%) honest!. (#ee #ahih ;u&hari Hadith )o. 2JL) and (;u&hari ;oo& HK21 Hadith HDL/)

Mor further rebuttal to the abo-e Hadiths the! ha-e cited1 clic& on the lin& below,

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.laim 2 't is also reported from Marasil ibn 0bi Mula!&ah1 that 0bu ;a&r gathered people1 after the 7rophet%s demise1 addressing them, 9ou relate from the Messenger of 0llah1 upon whom be (od%s peace and benediction1 traditions regarding which !ou disagree1 and conse"uentl! se-erer contro-ers! shall occur among people. #o relate nothing from the Messenger of 0llah and when as&ed b! an!one !ou can sa!, The ;oo& of 0llah is the arbitrator between us. Deem lawful what it considers lawful1 and deem unlawful what is considered unlawful in it. 0l-Dhahabi%s Tadh&irat al-huffaN1 -ol.'1 p.D. .

$esponse, ' in-estigated this narration and ' came across the whole te4t of this 5uote in 0l Dhahabi%s ;oo& and he sa!s that the! 3D* )*T 2)* H* )0$$0T+D this stor!.6 Meaning the! do not &now who this person is or who narrated this stor!. 'n other words the Hadith abo-e is not e-en authentic. Here is the full 0rabic te4t for the abo-e "uote below,

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#hia scholars lo-e l!ing1 the! are the same people who curse and slander the companions and e-en the wife of Muhammed (pbuh). ?et%s now respond to their claims and see if 0bu ;a&r onl! followed the 5uran and not the #unnah of the prophet.

/. 0fter the prophet Muhammed (pbuh) died 0bu ;a&r send out armies to in spite of the opposition from certain Muslims1 he silenced his opponents and said the following words to them,

3' ha-e before me a decision that has alread! been made b! the Messenger of 0llah (pbuh). 0nd were ' to thin& that wild predator! animals would snatch me awa!1 ' would still send out samah%s arm! in accordance with the command of the prophet (pbuh).6 (#ource, 0d-Dawah 'lal-'slam page @D)

Mrom the -er! earl! da!s of .aliphate1 0bu ;a&r (ra) taught Muslims that success for this nation is ine4tricabl! lin&ed to following the commands of the prophet (pbuh). hene-er Muslims obe! the prophet (pbuh) 0llah blesses them with -ictor!1 success1 prosperit! and stabilit! on earth< but when the! disobe! the prophet (pbuh)1 0llah inflicts them with widespread defeat and

humiliation.(#ource, 5issah ;a%ath 0bu ;a&r :aish samah page DK)

2. The people ga-e allegiance to 0bu ;a&r when he became the leader of the Muslims. 'n a remar&able speech he made to the people this after the prophet (pbuh) death he said the following words to the people,

3* people ' ha-e indeed been appointed o-er !ou1 though ' am not the best among !ou. 'f ' do well1 then help me< and if ' act wrongl!1 then correct me. Truthfulness is s!non!mous with fulfilling the trust1 and l!ing is tantamount to treacher!. The wea& among !ou is deemed stronger b! me1 until ' return to them that which is rightfull! (someone else%s)1 (od willing *be! me so long as ' obe! 0llah 0)D His Messenger. 0nd if ' disobe! 0llah and His Messenger1 then ' ha-e no right to !our obedience. #tand up now to pra!1 ma! 0llah ha-e merc! on !ou. (#ource, 0l-;idaa!ah an-)ihaa!ah -olume @ pages DJE-DJ@)

0bu ;a&r ma&es it clear that people should )*T follow him blindl!1 he sa!s he should onl! be obe!ed if he obe!s 0llah 0)D H'# Messenger (rules regulations i.e the 5uran and the #unnah of the prophet). 'f he didn%t follow these1 then he doesn%t need obedience from them. This incident too& place after the 7rophet%s death.

D. Here is another Hadith where 0bu ;a&r didn%t abandon the wa! of the 7rophet,

)arrated al-Mughirah ibn #hu%bah, 5abisah ibn Dhuwa!b said, 0 grandmother came to 0bu ;a&r as&ing him for her share of inheritance. He said, There is nothing prescribed for !ou in 0llah%s ;oo&1 nor do ' &now an!thing for !ou in the #unnah of the 7rophet of 0llah (pbuh) (o home till ' "uestion the people. He then "uestioned the people1 and al-Mughirah ibn #hu%bah said, ' had been present with the 0postle of 0llah (pbuh) when he ga-e grandmother a si4th. 0bu ;a&r said, 's there an!one with !ou? Muhammad ibn Maslamah stood and said the same as al-Mughirah ibn #hu%bah had said. #o 0bu ;a&r made it appl! to her. 0nother grandmother came to mar ibn al-2hattab as&ing him for her share of inheritance. He said, )othing has been prescribed for !ou in 0llah%s ;oo&. The decision made before !ou was made for a grandmother other than !ou. ' am not going to add in the shares of inheritance< but it is that si4th. 'f there are two of !ou1 it is shared between !ou1 but whiche-er of

!ou is the onl! one left gets it all. (;oo& H/L1 Hadith H2LLL)

e see from the abo-e narration that 0bu ;a&r followed the teachings (#unnah) of the prophet. This incident too& place after demise of the 7rophet1 this alone is sufficient that 0bu ;a&r ne-er abandoned the teachings of Muhammed (pbuh).

0l-#a!!id $ashid is reffering b! this to the 2habar reported b! al-Ha&im from 0%ishah1 and cited b! al-Dhahabi in Tadh&irat al-huffaN1 -ol.'1 p.E1 in which she said, M! father had collected the traditions of the Messenger of 0llah1 which the! numbered fi-e hundred1 and he remained upset all the night. hen he entered upon the morning1 he came to me and said, 8* daughter1 bring the ahadith that are with !ou.% ' brought them to him. He burnt them and said, 3' am afraid lest ' should die lea-ing these with !ou1 and among them there might be ahadith which ' too& from a man ' had faith in and trusted1 but the truth pro-ed to be not as he related1 the fact showing me to be responsible for themG6 hen al-#a!!id $ashid refers to such a &habar in this regard1 or inferring an! hadith1 we should be assured that it be undoubtedl! sahih1 since he is one of magnates of hadith.

The abo-e narration used b! $afida has also been debun&ed in the following lin& below go to section 3.laim I6

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.laim D The Moroccan traditionist 'bn 0bd al-;arr and al-;a!ha"i in al-Mad&hal1 reported from rwah that mar ibn al-2hattab intended to write down the sunan (traditions)1 so he sought the legal opinion (fatwa) or consulted1 according to al-;a!ha"i%s narration the Messenger%s .ompanions in this regard1 and the! ad-ised him to write them down. Then mar started see&ing 0llah%s guidance1 &eeping on this for one month1 after which one da! entering upon the morning with (od%s determining the decision for him1 he said, ' ha-e intended to write down the sunan1 and ' remember that some people before !ou had written some boo&s1 de-oting themsel-es to them and discarding the

;oo& of 0llah. ;! (od1 ' ne-er mingle an!thing to the ;oo& of 0llah. 0ccording to al-;a!ha"i%s narration (he said), 3' ne-er obscure the ;oo& of 0llah with an!thing at all.6 9ah!a ibn :u%dah reports that mar ibn al-2hattab intended to write ahadith and sunan. ;ut ha-ing changed his mind he sent a circular to all the cities declaring, 3 hoe-er has with him an!thing of it should efface it.6II :ami% ba!an al-%ilm wa fadlih1 -ol.'1 pp.@I1 @E< Taba"at 'bn #a%d1 ?aidan1 +dition1 -ol.'1 p.2J@.

'bn 0bd al-;arr reports from al-#hi%bi1 from 5urdah ibn 2a%b that he said, e went out ta&ing the direction of 'ra"1 when we were accompanied b! mar till the region of #irar1@/ who said to us, Do !ou &now the reason for m! accompan!ing !ou? e said, Ma! it be !ou intended to dignif! and honour us? He said, 3)e-ertheless1 there was some necessar! need ' wanted to be met. 9ou are going to a countr! whose people being &nown of diligent beeli&e sound in reciting the 5ur%an1 so !ou are as&ed not to frustrate their wills through narrating (abundant) traditions from the Messenger of 0llah1 and ' will be !our partner in this tas&. 5urdah said, 0fter that ' ha-e ne-er reported an! hadith from the Messenger of 0llah.

'n another narration1 he said, 9ou are going to -isit people of a -illage &nown of diligentl! reciting the 5ur%an1 with a sweet bee-li&e echo1 so ne-er repel them (from this) through narrating traditions1 so as to di-ert their attention (from the 5ur%an). $ecite the 5ur%an with intonation1 and lessen in narrating hadith from the Messenger of 0llah1 whence ' will do the same. Then when 5urdah reached that region1 its people said to him, $elate to us (hadith). He replied, e are forbidden b! mar.@2 @2. This addition is ta&en from Tadh&irat al-huffaN of al-Dhahabi. 't is confirmed b! al-Ha&im in his Mustadra&1 -ol.'1 p./J2.

$esponse, mar is another companion (Ma! 0llah be pleased with him) who has not escaped the slander and lies that ha-e been attributed to him b! #hia. The first "uote that tal&s about mar ordering other companions to efface the Hadith the! ha-e in their possession1 ' ha-e loo&ed for this Hadith and it is no where to be found in the references the! ha-e pro-ided. ' will "uote the following Hadiths1 that mar alwa!s followed the wa! of the prophet Muhammed%s (pbuh) teachings. #ee for !ourself what mar said,

/. )arrated mar ibn al-2hattab, 0s-#uba!! ibn Ma%bad said, ' raised m! -oice in talbi!ah for both of them (i.e. umrah and hajj). Thereupon mar said, 9ou were guided to the practice (#unnah) of !our 7rophet (pbuh). (#ource, 0bu Dawud ;oo& H/J1 Hadith H/AKI)

2. mar 'bn 2hattab ma&ing it clear that people cannot abandon the ;oo& of 0llah and the #unnah (teachings) of the prophet,

0bu 'sha" reported, ' was with al-0swad b. 9aNid sitting in the great mos"ue1 and there was with us al-#ha%bi1 and he narrated the narration of Matima bint 5ais (0llah be pleased with her) that 0llah%s Messenger (pbuh) did not ma&e an! pro-ision for lodging and maintenance allowance for her. 0l-0swad caught hold of some pebbles in his fist and he threw them towards him sa!ing, oe be to thee1 !ou narrate li&e it1 whereas mar said, e cannot abandon the ;oo& of 0llah and the #unnah of our 0postle (pbuh) for the words of a woman. e do not &now whether she remembers that or she forgets. Mor her1 there is a pro-ision of lodging and maintenance allowance. 0llah1 the +4alted and Majestic1 said,6 Turn them not from their houses nor should the! themsel-es go forth unless the! commit an open indecenc!6. (#ahih Muslim ;oo&HJJK1 Hadith HDE2I)

D. mar 'bn 2hattab deli-ered a sermon after the prophets death and said,

3* 0llah1 ' call upon 9ou to bear witness o-er the go-ernors of the regions1 for ' ha-e onl! appointed them o-er them so that the! ma! judge fairl! amongst them and teach the people their religion and #unnah of their prophet (pbuh)1 and di-ide the boot! amongst them.6 (#ource, #ahih Muslim Hadith number E@A)

I. mar 'bn 2hattab said,

3?earn grammar as !ou learn the sunnahs and shares of inheritance.6 (#ource, 0l-;a!an wa at-Tab!een b! al-:ahdh 2B2/K)

E. mar 'bn 2hattab said 3Tr! to understand whate-er cases are referred to !ou where there is no e-idence from the 5uran or #unnah1 then tr! to ma&e an analog! between the case that is before !ou and similar cases that are dealt with in 5uran and #unnah.6 (#ource, 'lam al-Muwa""i%een1 /BLE< Majallah al-;ulooth al-'lmi!ah1 AB2LA)

@. 0sh-#habi narrated that #hura!h said, mar said to me1 3:udge in accordance with what !ou &now of the boo& of 0llah if !ou do not &now an!thing in the boo& of 0llah1 then judge according to what !ou &now of the judgements of the Messenger of 0llah (pbuh). 'f !ou do not &now of an!thing in the judgements of the Messenger of 0llah (pbuh) then judge according to what !ou &now from the guided 'mams. 'f !ou do not &now of the judgement of the guided 'mams1 then tr! to wor& it out !ourself1 and consult &nowledgeable and righteous people.6 (#ource, 'lam al-muwa""i%een1 /B22I< Taree&h al 5ada fee al-'slam page //K)

A. mar 'bn 2hattab ($0) wrote a letter to #hura!h in which he said,

3:udge according to what is in the boo& of 0llah1 if there is nothing in the boo& of 0llah1 then according to the sunnah of the Messenger of 0llah (pbuh). 'f there is nothing in the sunnah of the Messenger of 0llah (pbuh)1 then judge according to the judgements passed b! the righteous.6 (#ource, Taree&h al5ada fee al-'slam1 page /2J)

'f !ou want to find more Hadiths that mar 'bn 2hattab followed the wa! of the 7rophet1 clic& on the following lin& below and go to section 3claim E,

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.?0'M I Ca!d ibn Thabit entered upon Mu%awi!ah1 who in"uired him about a hadith1 commanding someone to write it down1 when Ca!d said to him, 3The

Messenger of 0llah (ma! (od%s peace and benediction be upon him and his 7rogen!) ordered us not to write an!thing of his traditions.6 #o he effaced it. 0bd 0llah ibn 9asar is reported to ha-e said, ' heard 0li addressing the people sa!ing, ' in-ite whoe-er ha-ing a boo& (of hadith) to return and efface it. 7eople before !ou perished due to their following the traditions of their ulama1 and discarding the ;oo& of their ?ord.

$esponse, 7roof that 0li 'bn 0bi Talib followed the teachings of the prophet1read the following Hadiths,

/. )arrated 0li ibn 0buTalib, Huda!n ibn al-Mundhir ar-$u"ashi1 who was 0bu #asan1 said, ' was present with thman ibn 0ffan when al- alid ibn "bah was brought to him. Humran and another man bore witness against him (for drin&ing wine). *ne of them testified that he had seen him drin&ing wine1 and the other testified that he had seen him -omiting it. thman said, He could not -omit it1 unless he did not drin& it. He said to 0li, 'nflict the prescribed punishment on him. 0li said to al-Hasan, 'nflict the prescribed punishment on him. 0l-Hasan said, He who has enjo!ed its pleasure should also bear its burden. #o 0li said to 0bdullah ibn :a%far, 'nflict the prescribed punishment on him. He too& a whip and struc& him with it while 0li was counting. hen he reached (struc&) fort! (lashes)1 he said, 't is sufficient. The 7rophet (peaceFbeFuponFhim) ga-e fort! lashes. ' thin& he also said, 30nd 0bu;a&r ga-e fort! lashes1 and thman eight!. This is all #unnah (standard practice). 0nd this is dearer to me.6 (;oo& HDL1 Hadith HII@E)

2. 0li 'bn Talib was one of the &eenest companions to obe! and follow the #unnah of the prophet. 0li said,

3' would not forsa&e the #unnah of the 7rophet (pbuh) for the opinion of an!one.6(#ource, Math 0l-;aree DBI2/)

D. He also said, 3' am not a 7rophet1 and ' do not recei-e re-elation1 but ' act accordance with the ;oo& of 0llah and the #unnah of Muhammmed (pbuh) as much as ' can.6 (#ource, 0sh-#hafaa b! 0l 0l-5adee '!ad 2BEE@)

He further said, 3'f ' narrate something to !ou from the Messenger of 0llah1 then to fall from Hea-en would be dearer to me than to tell lies about Him.6 (Musnad 'bn Hanbal -olume /1 number /JL@1 ;u&hari D@// and Muslim /J@@)

I. 0li used to encourage Muslims to adhere to the guidance of the prophet Muhammed (pbuh). He said in a sermon he deli-ered in $abdah,

30dhere to !our religion1 follow the guidance of !our prophet and follow his sunnah. hate-er !ou do not understand1 tr! to find the answer in the 5uran, whate-er the 5uran appro-es of adhere to it1 and whate-er it dispro-es of1 reject it.6 (#ource, 0l ;idaa!ah wan )ihaa!ah AB2I@ and it is Tar&h 0l-Tabari as well)

E. 0fter he came bac& from fighting the 2harijites he said in a elo"uent speech to his companions and said,

3Mollow the guidance of !our prophet1 for it is the best of guidance. Mollow his sunnah1 for it is the best of wa!s.6 (#ource, 0l-;idaa!ah an )ihaa!ah ABD/K)

@. 0li 'bn Talib thin&ing positi-el! of Hadith of the 7rophet.

0li said, 3'f !ou are told a Hadith from the Messenger of 0llah then ta&e it in the best guided and most appropriate manner.6 (#ource, Musnad 'bn Hanbal -olume 2B2//)

A. 0li 0bi 'bn Talib used to encourage people to -isit one another and discuss issues of &nowledge (#unnah of the prophet). He said,

3isit one another and discuss Hadiths< do not neglect it lest the! disappear.6 (#ource, :ami li 0&hla" 0r-rawi /B2D@)

L. 'n another report 0li said, 3isit one another and discuss Hadiths1 for if !ou do not do that1 the! will disappear.6 (#ource, #hraf 0shab 0l-Hadith of ;aghdadi page KD)

?astl! the Hadith the! ha-e used about Muwawi!a1 that has also been dealt with in the following lin& below. (o to section 3claim 2,

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.laim E 'bn 5uta!bah sa!s, 0 large number of dignified .ompanions and fa-ourites of the Messenger of 0llah1 upon whom be (od%s peace and benediction1 li&e 0bu ;a&r1 al-Cuba!r1 0bu ba!dah and al-0bbas ibn 0bd al-Muttalib used to relate -er! few traditions from him (7rophet). $ather some others would ne-er relate an! hadith1 among whom we can refer to #a%id ibn Ca!d ibn 80mr ibn )ufa!l1 who was one of the ten promised with paradise1 as the! claim.

$esponse, :onathan ;rown sa!s the following on this,

3'nterestingl!1 those companions who spent the most time with the prophet during his public life ran& among the least prolific Hadiths transmitters. The prophet%s close friend and successor 1 0bu ;a&r1 his cousinBson in law1 0li ;. 0bi Talib and close ad-isor mar 'bn 2hattab are the sources for onl! /I21 ED@1 and EDA Hadiths respecti-el!. These prominent earl! Muslims1 who were loo&ed to as leaders responsible for decisions and religious rulings after the prophets death1 seem to ha-e preser-ed the spirit of Muhammed%s teachings in their actions and methods of reasoning rather than b! citing his hadiths directl!.6 (:onathan brown 3Hadith Muhammed%s ?egac! in the Medie-al world6 page 2J

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.laim @ 'bn #a%d and 'bn 0sa&ir reports from Mahmud ibn ?abid that he said, ' heard thman ibn 0ffan addressing people from o-er the pulpit, 't is unlawful for e-er!one to narrate an! hadith he ne-er heard of during the time of 0bu ;a&r and that of mar. eril! that which made me abstain from narrating from the Messenger of 0llah was not to be among the most conscious of his .ompanions1 but ' heard him declaring, 3 hoe-er ascribing to me something ' ne-er said1 he shall -eril! occup! his (destined) abode in Mire.6 :ami8 ba!an al-%ilm wa fadlihi1@J @J. :ami% ba!an al-%ilm1 ol.''1 p./2J.

0ll !ou ha-e to do is read the abo-e Hadith carefull! and !ou will come to realise that thman did not want to hear an! Hadith that H+ ne-er heard of at the time of 0bu ;a&r and mar 'bn 2hattab. #o he ne-er said 3)++$ narrate an!thing from the prophet.6 He just made it clear< he did )*T want to hear Hadith that H+ himself ne-er heard of at the time of 0bu ;a&r or mar. The abo-e Hadith shows that thman was in fa-our of hearing Hadith1 H+ heard at the time of the pre-ious leaders.

Here is a little statement what thman 'bn 0ffan said when he became the leader of the Muslims,

3' ha-e been gi-en a responsibilit! and ' ha-e accepted it. eril! ' am a follower (of the sunnah) and not an inno-ator. ' promise !ou in addition to following the ;oo& of 0llah 0)D the #unnah of his prophet (pbuh)... (#ource, Taree&h 0l-Tabari EBIID)

.onclusion, ' ha-e responded to all their claims and the e-idence ' ha-e shown is in m! fa-our as the! didn%t do nothing but twist1 use fabricated hadith. The whole reason the! ha-e wrote the article is to ma&e it out to #unnah Muslims and )on-Muslims that companions of the prophet were astra!1 in other words the! were disbelie-ers ()a uNubillah).