Assalamu'alaikum everyone

Well, I visit another non muslim forum and there are a few threads there on Islaam and I help put in my little input once in a while, but now there is another sister there whom I suspect to be from the Qur'aaniyyah, and she is challenging me saying that Hadeeth is not to be followed...etc etc etc. I have refuted her the best I could but I think I was not able to fully explain, can someone please help? here I'll post some of her sayings

First of all, grave/tomb/mosque not all different as long as people carry out prayers there. I once again quote 72:18.

Secondly, u said hadith means speech. I agree but isnt hadiths also speech or sayings of the prophet.

And yes they contradict the quran more than explaining it. Just an example. What are your wudu steps? How many do you(average muslim) perform?
According to the quran there are only 4 steps but muslims do like 10 i guess. Isnt it contradicting?

You asked me where can we find the details of salat(prayer) The above answer is also an answer to this. If God takes the trouble to explain the wudu steps wont He explain how to pray first? Common sense!

The religion was already established by prophet Abraham. Salat was already in existence. Why would God explain something that already exists? If i ask my son to go to the market wont i make sure he knows the route first?



On the other hand i find these are simply reasons to uphold the hadiths. If u read carefully the 5 times prayer are mentioned at various palces in the quran.

If God can mention it why cant He explain it? Imagine man's book explaining God's book!

Also pls note that all hadiths at some point end up praising the prophet. This is another contradiction of verse 3:84 Not to make any distinction.

Are they not clearly distinguishing Muhammad from other messengers & prophets?

this is the thread http://www.pioneerthinking.com/cgi-b...69;start=25#25
Can someone help tell me how to explain in more depth please? Barakallahu Feekum

salam alaikum bro

1st of all I would llike to say do not argue with the fasiqoon - state the Truth of the Quran and then leave them with it. If they reject it then it is their own affair.

However that being said I will give you a few arguments against their arguments since you have asked for help.

I looked at their forum thread and saw somethings which you can address:
The Sunnah prayers are optional prayers - If one prays to Allah swt more they are dearer to him and Alhamdolillah none was dearer to Allah than our Prophet(sa)

Allah swt prohibits us from praying in a state of impurity.

5:6 O ye who believe! when ye prepare for prayer wash your faces and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity bathe your whole body.

science has clearly proved that during the menses the womans body is cleansing itself. Thus the discharge given off is impure and unclean. That is why women are in a state of impurity when in menses. And this state of impurity is 'continuos' since the discharges continue, but once they stop they can bathe and pray once again. Thus they are not allowed to pray during their cycles.

Women are not forced to do anything in Islam and neither are men.
Islam is a deen for those who believe in it - those who dont can do whatever they want. The Hijab is clearly commanded in

33:59
O prophet! tell thy wives and daughters and the believing women that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient that they should be known (as such) and not molested: and Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful.

This is clearly commanded in:
33:56
Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! send ye blessings on him and salute him with all respect.

Neither does the Quran state what to say in Sajdah, nor in Ruku nor in any other posture...would they like to explain what they say in those postures? Anything they like?

This is obiviously not a prohibition but in fact the clear evidence that the Prophet (sa) neither said nor did anything except what was commanded to him. That is why we follow the Sunnah. The same people who carried the Quran forward and fought for Islam are the same people who also carried the Hadith forward. And Alhamdolillah Allah swt has given us the knowledge of the deen through the Quran and the understanding thrugh his Rasool (sa)


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As for their dispute that one should not follow the Adadith then ask them to explain these verses in TODAYS world's timeline - when the Prophet is no longer alive.....

4:80
He who obeys the Apostle obeys Allah: but if any turn away We have not sent thee to watch over their (evil deeds).

3:31
Say: "If ye do love Allah follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins for Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful."

3:32
Say: "Obey Allah and His Apostle"; but if they turn back Allah loveth not those who reject Faith.

33:36
It is not fitting for a Believer man or woman when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Apostle to have any option about their decision: if anyone disobeys Allah and His Apostle he is indeed on a clearly wrong Path.

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Furthermore ask them - if they do not follow the explanation given to us via the Hadith of the Quran and Islam then whose explanation do they follow?


Indeed Allah swt has distinguished the believers from the disbelievers through the sunnah of our Prophet (sa)

ALLAH HU AKBAR

Masha'allah Bro, those are some good points you gave up there. I was discussing it with my Dad also and he mentioned some similar arguments which he heard from Sheikh Muqbil rahimahullah. Subhanallah it's amazing how Shaytaan pulls the veil over peoples eyes isn't it? But Jazakallah Khair

Oh and by the way, it's sis, not bro

Oh sorry sis I always keep making this mistake of callin everyone bro...so sorry

I forgot to mention one point in there which you may like to include

It is regarding "distinguishing Muhammad from other messengers & prophets"

Allah swt prohibits us from saying that One Prophet is above another.

For examle it is forbidden to say:

Moammed was better than Moses cos he had more powers

or

Suleman was cooler than Jesus cos he could control Jinn, beasts and birds

etc etc

However it is not forbidden for us to say "we belong to the ummah of Prophet Mohammed saw. Because this is a fact. the last Prophet (sa) was Prophet Mohammed(sa) and we all Muslims are his Ummah.

So we are his Ummah and he is our Rasool.

Is Musa (sa) our Prophet?
No

Is Isa(sa) our Prophet ?
No

Is Mohammed (sa) our Prophet?
Yes

We dont deny they are all Prophets of Allah but the one sent to us was Prophet Mohammed(sa).
Is this distuinguishing?
Yes it definately is

So the Quran is clear in what kind of distinction is not to be made between prophets (i.e. comparison to put one above the other and defame the others)

Sister AsilahRana,
Please do not quote paste material from anti-islamists and then ask members to respond. Instead, you are free to ask questions about the issues that are raised.