Basis of Term
The Hadith about the Quran and Sunnah refers to a Hadith, or oral tradition about the words and deeds (Sunnah) of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. Sunni Muslims accept this Hadith as Sahih (authentic), whereas the Shi'a Muslims reject this Hadith as Mawdoo (fabricated). The Hadith is used by the Sunnis to stress the importance of following the Sunnah. It was reported to have been said during Muhammad's Farewell Sermon atop Mount Arafat after his Last Pilgrimage. According to one version of the narration, Muhammad said:
I have left among you two matters by holding fast to which, you shall never be misguided: the Book of God and the Sunna of His Prophet.
This version is cited in many Sunni Hadith books. Amongst those is:
- Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Volume 6, Chapter 31, Hadith No. 3788:
Zaid bin Arqam narrated that Muhammed said: "Indeed, I am leaving among you, that which if you hold fast to them, you shall not be misguided after me. One of then is greater than the other: (First is) The book of God is a rope extended from the sky to the earth, and (the second is) my family, the people of my house (ahlul bait), and they shall not split until they meet me at the hawd, so look at how you deal with them after me." (Sahih).
- Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Volume 6, Chapter 31, Hadith No. 3786:
Jabir bin Abdullah said: "I saw the Messenger of God during his Hajj, on the Day of Arafah (on his last pilgramage). He was upon his camel Al-Qaswa, giving a Khutbah, so he said: O People! Indeed, I have left among you, that which if you hold fast to it, you shall not go astray: The Book of God (Quran) and my Family, the People of my House (Ahlul-Bait).(Sahih)
- Tabaqat al-Muhaditheen fi Asbahan by Abu al-Shaykh
- al-Tamhid by Ibn Abd al-Barr
- al-Mustadrak alaa al-Sahihain by Hakim al-Nishaburi
- al-Sunan al-Kubra by Imam al-Bayhaqi
The same Hadith is also narrated in the following manner:
I have left among you two matters by holding fast to which, you shall never be misguided: the Book of God and my Sunna. And these two shall never part ways until they show up at the Pond
This version is also cited in many Sunni hadith works. Among those is:
- al-Jami' li-Akhlaq al-Rawi by Al-Khatib
- Sunan al-Daraqutni
- Sira al-Nabawiyyah by Ibn Hisham
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