Yes, the muhakkik (scholars) and nakkad (specialists) of the science of hadith have become so expert in hadith that they have acquired a mastery over the style of expression, the eloquence, and the manner of speech of the Noble Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). If they see a subject in a hundred hadiths, they say, "This is a subject (mevzu)." They reject it, saying, "This hadith is not valid and is not the word of the Prophet." Like a lexicographer, they recognize the essence of the hadith, and no other statement can be mistaken for it. However, some scholars, such as Ibn al-Jawzi, have gone to extremes in criticism and have mistakenly considered some authentic hadiths as subjects (mevzu). But it is not the case that every subject (mevzu) is necessarily incorrect in meaning; it may simply mean "this is not a hadith."
Question: What is the benefit of mentioning the chain of transmission (an'ane) in a document, when in a well-known incident they say, "from so-and-so, from so-and-so, from so-and-so"?
Answer: There are many benefits. Chief among them is that it shows the consensus of the reliable and trustworthy narrators of hadith who are included in the chain of transmission, and it indicates the agreement of the scholars of verification who are included in that document. It is as if each imam and each scholar included in that chain and document affirms the ruling of that hadith by signing it and stamping it with the seal of authenticity.
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Just as in every century there are individuals who embody the general meanings of the verses, so too in this time and this century there are also the Risale-i Nur and some of its disciples. To show a coincidence with the accepted mathematical principle of abjad and cipher calculation among the scholars since ancient times, certainly does not mean that the verses are being used as a tool for personal opinions. And to say so would be a great mistake and would be a betrayal of scientific principles.
Error 75: According to the Ahl al-Sunna, the belief in the Hidden Imam and the Awaited Imam is false.
Response: In contrast to the Shia claim that "One of the twelve imams is alive and hidden and will appear in the Last Days," some of the Ahl al-Sunna have stated that the belief in the Awaited Imam is false. A small number of Hanafi scholars have even said "La mihdiyya illa 'Isa" (There is no Mahdi except Jesus). In this, both a part of the people of knowledge in Denizli and the party making the claim have given a wrong meaning. In every century, the community has waited for the Mahdi based on an innate need. In several ways, due to the misleading of traditions, a few Mahdis, perhaps even every century, have been generally accepted as a kind of Mahdi from the nobles of the Ahl al-Bayt. To call this an error is to make a mistake in several respects.
Error 76: It has been said that all hadiths about the Mahdi in a certain book are weak.
Response: What issue is there that is not related to some books? Even a great hadith scholar like Ibn al-Jawzi considered some authentic hadiths as subject to discussion, and scholars have transmitted this with caution. Also, it is not correct to say that the meaning of every weak or questionable hadith is wrong. Perhaps it means that the chain of narration is not certain enough to confirm the hadith status. Otherwise, the meaning can still be true and factual.
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Here, like these nine examples, even if there are not ninety examples, perhaps ninety reports have conveyed the miracle of water. The first seven examples are as certain and strong as spiritual transmission. The last two examples are not as strong and numerous in their chains of transmission, and their narrators are not as many. However, in the eighth example, a second miracle of a companion confirms and strengthens the miracle of the companion reported from the noble Companion Umar. The first Imam Beyhaki and Imam al-Hakim, as well as the authentic books, report from the noble Companion Umar that:
The noble Companion Umar requested the Prophet of Mercy, peace and blessings be upon him, to pray for rain, because the army needed water. The Prophet of Mercy, peace and blessings be upon him, raised his hand. Suddenly, clouds gathered, rain came, gave as much water as the army needed, and then it stopped. 1 Indeed, it was as if it had come only to provide water to the army; it came, gave according to the need, and then it stopped.
This incident, as it confirms and proves with certainty the eighth example, is also such that the renowned scholar and critic, who is very cautious and skeptical, even to the point of rejecting some matters that are accepted by many authentic sources, such as Ibn al-Jawzi, says: "This incident occurred during the famous Battle of Badr." 2
3 "And He sends down from the sky water to purify you with it"—this noble verse describes and expresses that incident.
Since the verse refers to that incident, there is no doubt about its certainty. Moreover, the fact that the rain came suddenly and quickly, even before the Prophet of Mercy, peace and blessings be upon him, lowered his hand, after making a prophetic prayer, and that this has occurred many times, is a clear and repeated miracle on its own. Sometimes, while standing on the pulpit in the mosque, he raised his hand and before lowering it, it rained; this has been transmitted through multiple narrations. 4
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Two hundred years after the Hijra, the task of preserving the hadiths was taken upon the shoulders of the Six Books (Kütüb-ü Sitte-i makbule), especially by Bukhari and Muslim. Thousands of rigorous scholars, like Ibn Jawzi, emerged and distinguished the authentic hadiths from those mixed by some liars, thoughtless, or careless people.
Later, with the confirmation of the people of knowledge, great scholars and experts like Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, who embodied the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) seventy times and were in a state of spiritual presence with him, distinguished the gems of authentic hadiths from other sayings and subjects. Thus, these events and miracles have come down to us strong, reliable, repeated, and numerous, perhaps from countless hands, firmly preserved.
1. Praise be to Allah, this is the grace of my Lord.
Therefore, it should not occur to anyone to say, "How can we know these events that have come from a long distance until now, that they are pure and uncorrupted?"
THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF ABSOLUTE MIRACLES CONCERNING BLESSINGS: First, Bukhari and Muslim, in agreement, report in the Six Books of Sahih:
During the marriage of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to the noble lady Hazrat Zainab, his aunt Ummu Suleym, the mother of Anas, fried some dates with oil, put them into a pot, and sent them to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and Anas. The Prophet ordered Anas: "Call so-and-so. Also, invite whoever you meet." Anas invited everyone he met. About three hundred Companions came and filled the suffe and the blessed room.
The Prophet ordered: "Gather in groups of ten." Then, he blessed the small amount of food with his blessed hands, prayed, and said, "Eat." All three hundred men ate and became full. The Prophet then ordered Anas: "Lift the pot." Anas said: "I don't know whether the food was abundant when I placed the pot or when I lifted it; I couldn't tell the difference."
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