Re: Arguments against Quran Only/Hadith rejectors
Kantan is expressing that, in his view, following the Prophet (pbuh) and following Ahadith are not the same thing. He is talking more about the authenticity of Ahadith, as it travelled down the pipes to us, as opposed to following the Prophet (pbuh), which as far as I understand, he accepts, right Kantan? And whether someone who, on this basis, does not adhere to ahadith would be accountable for not doing so.
I was trying to explain that if you believe that the Qur'an is the word of God, then you will know that He is All-Knowing, All-Wise and would not tell us in the Qur'an to follow the Prophet (pbuh) if He knew that ahadith would later become corrupted to such an extent by the time it travelled through generations, it would be detrimental to us. He would have known that the Ahadith, despite being left to humans to collate and protect, would be the source we would have to gain knowledge about the Sunnah and would be substantial enough. If Allah knew it would be corrupted, surely His decree wouldnt have been the same.