Summary notes: Lesson 16

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-On pg.67, the narration of ibn ishaq regarding the first sermon has weakness according to certain scholars.

-To strengthen the credibility of narrations, the companions would either bring other companions to confirm narrations or make people swear a qasam, because in that time people began to fabricate ahadith.

-However, the hadith is not usable, it could be weak relatively, i.e. weaker than other ahadith.

-Pg 71, the statement, “Sabbahakum wa massakum” was used to address his people to wake them from slumber. A point of benefit here is how a leader must speak, being firm at certain times.

-The Prophets were called names, even when they were worshipping Allah. They had thick skin.

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-Reading: Page 75-84

-“Mirbad”: Refers to the place dates are placed on so that they become dry.

-This Hadith cited that mentions Abu Lubabah is weak.

Why is there difference of opinion when the Qur’an and Sunnah are one?

-We have many angles here: Linguistic, method of deduction, etc.

-It is an intricate topic, and there are various ways of deducting rulings from the Qu’ran and sunnah, right from the companions.

-Some scholars from the Sahabah had confidence in looking at meaning of texts a bit more than others, whilst others wore content to stick tot he apparent ruling of the text.

-One example of this difference in understanding the statement of the Prophet(s) in different ways is from this hadith:

Narrated Abd-Allah ibn Umar: On the day of Al-Ahzab (i.e. Clans) the Prophet (s) said, “None of you Muslims) should offer the ‘Asr prayer but at Banu Qurayza’s place.” The ‘Asr prayer became due for some of them on the way. Some of those said, “We will not offer it till we reach it, the place of Banu Quraiza,” while some others said, “No, we will pray at this spot, for the Prophet did not mean that for us.” Later on it was mentioned to the Prophet and he did not berate any of the two groups. [Bukhari and Muslim]

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