Although I dont subscribe to the Koranist view as stated in this thread, however, i am quite clear on the ambiguities and confusions that ahadith create. If the God revealed and Prophet (SAW) declared that the religion is complete then the religion is complete. All that followed was the agenda of power grabbers and manipulators.
I hope you realize Hadith and Sunnah are just records of the Prophet's life and how lived, how he behaved, what he said, etc.
Again, most authentic and widely accepted Ahadith DO NOT contradict Quran, and those scholars who spent their entire lives studying Islam/Quran, and scrutinizing every peace of saying (Hadith) did their research in conjunction with the Holy Quran.
Quranists or whatever the fancy name maybe, must realize that Hadiths and Sunnah do not clash with Quran, rather are in agreement with it. Why is it so hard to accept that Sunnah is the essence of Quran when you apply it in your life.
When you follow the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.), you are living according to Allah's will, and how Quran prescribes one to behave and live. It's not rocket science.
But these two jokers would have you discredit and totally disregard the way of Prophet, the very man who was chosen to deliver us the religion we adore today.
submitmj: Give it a rest man. It's apparent you just like to copy/paste out of context verses, and do not extend the courtesy to speak of the Prophet (s.a.w) in a manner any muslim would speak. You do realize we're urged to (s.a.w. or pbuh) everytime we say the prophet's name, right? Or does your "teacher" not tell you that? :)
So no one's buying your jumbled up version of Islam. Please, learn your Islam from scholars who have spent their lives studying the faith. You'd be doing yourself a great service.
May Allah guide you and your almost alike buddy. I pray for you both.