Hadith of Umar's ban on hadith decision of Muhammad was rescinded later in his ministry. During Umar's reign as Caliph, hadith were in fact being recorded. On the other hand, some sources dispute this account, and claim that it was Umar himself who was the first person to ban hadith collection - a view also upheld by Shias. Certainly during his rule Umar strictly followed the policy of banning the hadith and he prohibited reporting and transmission of hadith altogether. Whenever he sent a group to a city, he would prohibit them from narrating hadith. This ban continued through the caliphate of the Rashidun caliphs into
Criticism of Hadith these not just inspirational or informational but laws "sacrosanct or immutable Shari'ah" to be enforced, and because to others (especially modernist and liberal Muslims) the laws thus developed are "contrary to the intent and spirit of the Qur'an and Islam's fundamental commitment to justice and fairness", the "problem of the authenticity of the Sunnah" or hadith has become an issue for those (especially modernist and liberal Muslims) who believe there is a conflict between the "intent and spirit of the Qur'an" and "centuries-old" ahadith-based jurisprudence. According to M.O. Farooq, despite the widespread belief that sahih hadith are authentic hadith and