Criticism of Hadith Criticism of Hadith The criticism of "Hadith" refers to the critique directed towards collections of "ahadith", i.e. the collections of reports of the words, actions, and the silent approval of the Islamic prophet Muhammad on any matter. The criticism revolves primarily around the authenticity of "hadith" reports and whether they are attributable to Muhammad, as well as theological and philosophical grounds as to whether the "hadith" can provide rulings on legal and religious matters when the Quran has already declared itself "complete", "clear", "fully detailed" and "perfected". Because of Quranic injunctions to Muslims to follow the instructions of and to
Hadith terminology "hadith" the text of which contradicts established norms of the Prophet's sayings, or its reporters include a liar. There are several factors which may motivate an individual to fabricate a narration: A number of "hadith" specialists have collected fabricated "hadith" separately in order to distinguish them from other "hadith". Examples include: In "hadith" terminology, a "hadith" is divided into two categories based, essentially, upon the number of narrators mentioned at each level in a particular "isnād". Consideration is given to the least number of narrators at any level of the chain of narration; thus if ten narrators convey a "hadith"