Re: Hadith and thier Authenticity [Split]
Usman.
This chain of fatherhood definitely goes on trust but in a court of law where a verdict has to be passed, one has to bring definite proofs, just bringing few people who knew that Mr A bin B was son of Mr B bin C will not matter. Short of verdict every thing is possible.
Same thing i am saying that to give religious verdicts in Islam about Hurmat of something, clear cut proofs have to be brought out that indeed the prophet said that. NO one can doubt what prophet said and Hazrat Abu Bakar's famous reply also stated a part which you probably missed. He started "If he said than it is true" See the words "If he said". He had a way of countercehcking with the prophet. Do we have? So then what we do?
Simple, accept those Hadith who have multiple chain of Narrators. i.e. Mutawatir and all those who are giving explanation of Quran and are not prohibiting or allowing something not prescribed by Quran. However we have to put aside all those Sahih Ahadith which have single chain of narrators and which go ahead of Hurmat as prescribed by Quran. Please understand that it does not tantamount to rejecting what prophet has said. It is to avoid what some impostor may have fabricated. This is precisely the reason that Sahabas have been recorded to avoid discussing Ahadith so that they do not have conflict amongst each other.