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HADITHS IN CONTRADICTION WITH LOGIC In the preceding chapters, we saw that the Quran was a guarded, consistent and complete book wherein there were no contradictions, and constituted thus the only source of Islam. We also observed that the hadiths had been exposed to interpolations, were inconsistent and contained contradictions; thus, they could not be considered a source for religion, and, what is more, they were utterly devoid of importance, since the Quran contained all that a man should know as far as religion was concerned. We shall continue to illustrate our argument with examples we shall be providing. We propose, in this section, to show the contradictions of hadiths with logic. According to the Quran, people must work their brains and try to see His revelations reflected in the universe, in their own constitution and in the Quran. To say that reason, which is part and parcel of the universe’s harmony, is not compatible with religion, is to try to conceive of religion in total disregard of reason, to look for virtues and merits by turning a blind eye to it rather than using it. There are laborious works of those who have been instrumental in introducing absurdities into religion and there are dissenters from all creeds. It is inconceivable to think that religion is irreconcilable and incompatible with intelligence. Is intelligence not a blessed gift of God? Does the Quran not repeat every now and then that we should use our brains? 100 - And He casts uncleanness on those who will not understand 10 Jonah, 100 This verse also indicates the reasons for the interpolations of uncleanness. As we are not in a position to squeeze in the brief space of our book hundreds of illogical and paradoxical hadiths, we shall be content with selecting only ten from among them. Our examination of these examples will enable us to understand better the uncleanness cast on those who turn a blind eye to the discourse of reason. The traditionalist Islamist casts aspersion upon us arguing that we are confirmed enemies of the Prophet, that we deny his words and that we ignore him. We ask them a simple question: “Does questioning the truth of these so-called hadiths mean belittling the Prophet or rather protecting him against lies?” To confirm the truth of the contrived hadiths would certainly mean ascribing to him false statements and earn us the attribute of an accomplice. 1) LIVER OF THE FISH ON WHICH RESTS THE EARTH? 2) GOD=TIME? 3) MOSES SLAPPING THE FACE OF AZRAEL THE ANGEL OF DEATH? 4) HOW CAN THE PROPHET BE CRUEL? 5) FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY PRAYER? 6) AN IMPORTANT INJUCTION REGARDING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE! 7) WOMAN LICKING PUS? 8) IMPERTINENCE OF THE GOAT! 9) THE MAGIC STONE! 10) CONUNDRUM! 1) LIVER OF THE FISH ON WHICH RESTS THE EARTH? Hadith: The earth rests upon a fish. Those whose destination is paradise will in the first place eat from the liver of this fish. Bukhari In the face of descriptions in the Quran of the roundness of the earth, the movements of the earth, of the sun and of the moon, and the perfect explanation of the creation of the space, one is appalled to behold the absurdity of the minds that imagine the world resting on a fish and or an ox. How will the exegetes who try to explain away this fact account for the argument that the travelers to the paradise will first eat from the liver of the fish and the phenomenon of the earthquake due to the waiving of the tail of the fish? In a hadith (see Abu Davud, Sunna, Tirmizi, Ibn Maje, Mukaddime) it is said that the sky rests on 8 chamois. One wonders how these people would describe these chamois. It is furthermore stated that an interval of time of seventy-one, or seventy-two, or seventy-three years separates the earth and the sky. What can possibly be the unit of measure? Is it by foot or mounted on camels can this distance be measured? 2) GOD=TIME? Hadith: Someone asked the Prophet where God was before He created the heavens and the earth, and he said: “He was wrapped in a cloud and above and below was air.” Hanbal Hadith: God is time. Muvatta Why are such absurd descriptions not contained in the Quran, but in hadiths solely? One of the founders of the four sects of Islam is Hanbal and the said hadith, the first one above, is quoted from his book. The author of the second hadith is Malik and he is the author of Muvatta and he is one of the founders of the four sects. The level of knowledge of those who says that God is time and that He was wrapped in clouds is an indication of the fact that they have not understood the Quran and they are unaware of the nature of air and time and God. 3) MOSES SLAPPING THE FACE OF AZRAEL THE ANGEL OF DEATH? Hadith: The Angel of Death came to Moses and said unto him: “Obey your Lord”. Whereupon, Moses slapped his face and punished him. The Angel went to God and said to Him: “You have sent me to a servant of yours who is unwilling to die. He pulled out one of my eyes. ” Sahih-i Muslim This hadith is utterly ridiculous and at the same time is an insult to Moses. A dutiful servant of God would certainly not disobey the messenger of God. Not only in Muslim’s hadith book, which is renowned for being free of error, but in other hadith books also, we read this hadith. How can a book that contains such an absurd account be considered a serious work? 4) HOW CAN THE PROPHET BE CRUEL? Hadith: A group of people from the Urayna and Ukala tribes came to Medina and were converted into Islam. As they had been affected by the changing weather, the Prophet suggested they drink camel urine. The men scattered the camels and killed the shepherd. The Prophet had his men catch them and cut off their hands and feet, remove their eyes from their sockets and let them perish in the desert. When we attempted to give them some water, the Prophet thwarted us from our attempt.” Bukhari, Hanbal. To remove the eyes from their sockets and abandon people to death in the midst of the desert are not compatible with the contents of the Quran. The people who concocted this hadith must have tried to cover up their own crimes by accusing the Prophet of such an unseemly act. 5) FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY PRAYER? Hadith: When you witness a fire, say God is great and there is no greater than Him (Allahuakbar), and you will have extinguished the fire. Ramuzal, Hadiths The work entitled Ramuzal Hadiths is not as well known as the others, so we have not quoted many hadiths from it. Yet, in some countries this book happens to be one of the bestsellers among the hadith books and contains innumerable hadiths of this nature. If one lent credence to it he might take along with him a gang of fire extinguishers to join him in a chorus singing alleluia. 6) AN IMPORTANT INJUCTION REGARDING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE! Hadith: During sexual intercourse, man must not look at his wife’s sexual organ; for, this may cause blindness. Fayz ul Kadir This absurd injunction will serve the purpose of those who would like to flout religion. The contriver of this hadith may have had the objective to mock the Prophet. Interpolations of prohibitions that the Quran did not contain are nothing but wanton cruelty toward humanity. Along with such prohibitive acts during sexual intercourse are also indecent hadiths describing the sexual practices of the Prophet and his companions. According to one such hadith, when the companions had accomplished the pilgrimage ritual and returned to their women, there were drops of sperm on their organs (Bukhari, Haj; Muslim Haj). According to another hadith, the Prophet’s sexual potency was equal to the potency of thirty men (Bukhari). According to another hadith, whenever the Prophet saw a beautiful woman, he rushed home and slept with his wife Zaynap (Bukhari, Hibe, 8). Should we accept or reject these hadiths in order to show him due respect? 7) WOMAN LICKING PUS? Hadith: Even though a woman licks the pus of her man with which his body is entirely smeared; even then she cannot repay him what she owes to him. Ibn Hajar al Haytami In traditional Islam, women were made the subject of hadiths on a grand scale. Those who could not find the exact replica of their opinions about woman in the Quran had recourse to inventing innumerable hadiths on the subject. You will read more hadiths in Chapter 21 in which the subject of woman is tackled in detail. 8) IMPERTINENCE OF THE GOAT! Hadith: The verse that ordained the stoning of adulterous married women happened to be written on a page beneath the bed of Ayþe, wife of Muhammad. When the Prophet died, as Ayþe was busy in arranging the funeral, a goat that found its way to the room ate up that page. In this way stoning was left out of the context of the Quran. Yet, it is still effective. Ibn Maja, Hanbal This hadiths and other such hadiths have caused great harm to Islam. This hadith: 1- Cancels the injunction related to adultery in the Quran; 2- Introduces a new provision supplementing the one already existing in the Quran; 3- Implies that the Quran is not complete; 4- Brings in an absurd argument claiming that it is a goat that was responsible for the missing part of the Quran. This incredible allegation will be dealt with in Chapter 26 as it has had wide repercussions. 9) THE MAGIC STONE! Hadith: The sacred black stone has its origin in paradise. It was snow white but the sins of the pagans blackened it. Hanbal Hadith: The sacred black stone is God’s hand on the earth. He shakes the hand of the chosen through it. Jami-us Sagir These hadiths contrived about the black stone built into the southeastern corner of the Kaaba in Mecca have been the cause of many ridiculous and absurd rituals during pilgrimage. People who are not familiar with the tenets of our religion might conclude at the sight of the throngs hustling and bustling in order to be able to touch this stone that they are idolaters. These hadiths had also been a subject of derision long before. Mu’tazila, who had argued against the reliability of the hadith under the Abbasids but who had lost ground in the political arena, poked fun at the defenders of this hadith saying: “According to the logic of this hadith if this stone had blackened because of the sins of the pagans, it should have whitened now that the Kaaba is in the hands of the Muslims.” 10) CONUNDRUM! Hadith: The person that keeps in his heart a grain of pride shall not enter paradise. The person that keeps in his heart a grain of faith shall not enter hell. Bukhari There are innumerable hadiths that send a person to paradise or hell for an insignificant act of his. These paradoxes are sometimes encountered in the same hadith like the one above. The greatest insult to the Prophet would be ascribing him these hadiths. The Quran dictated by the Prophet as His message is the only source of Islam. 10 - We have sent down to you a Book which has a reminder for you. Will you not then understand? 21 The Prophets, 10