sometimes the statements of the Sahabah عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ and the Tabi’in (those fortunate individuals who met the Sahabah  عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ , in a state of Iman) are also called Hadith. There is a whole science relating to the noble Ahadith that is studied, taught and learnt in institutes.

How passionate was our master, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه . in studying the Ahadith? How proficient was he in understanding and extracting legal rulings from them? What was his passion and love in transmitting Ahadith to others? Today, we will gain the blessings of hearing and understanding some points relating to this.

A clarification regarding the science of Hadith  

Before discussing the actual subject itself, keep in mind that after the noble Qur’an, the greatest, most important and most superior knowledge is the science of Hadith. The one who is a scholar of the religion or a Mufti, or the one who wishes to carry out any kind of Islamic research, it is necessary that alongside knowledge of the noble Qur’an, he should have acquired the knowledge of Hadith from a proficient scholar who is a devotee of the Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم . 

Allah Almighty granted our beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم such honour that every letter, every word and every sentence that was said by him is a deep ocean of knowledge and wisdom. The words of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم are the absolute truth, and nothing but the truth.  Allah Almighty states in the noble Qur’an:

وَ مَا یَنۡطِقُ عَنِ  الۡہَوٰی  ؕ(۳) اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا وَحْیٌ یُّوْحٰىۙ(۴)

“And he does not say anything of his own desire. It is not but revelation which is sent down upon him.”^[1]

The noble Sunni scholars keep in mind the aspect of love and devotion when learning the blessed Ahadith, and that is the noble Ahadith are the