Re: Shia brothers please answer: Why would Umar/Uthman R.A compile Quran?
According to your sahih satta books Prophet pbuh used to forget things like namaz or ghusl before namaz even though He was the best of the best, then how can you believe that Allah SWT left the task of compilation of Quran in the hands of ummah based on their memory?
Volume 1, Book 5, Number 274 :
Narrated by Abu Huraira
Once the call (Iqama) for the prayer was announced and the rows were straightened. Allah’s Apostle came out; and when he stood up at his Musalla, he remembered that he was Junub. Then he ordered us to stay at our places and went to take a bath and then returned with water dropping from his head. He said, “Allahu-Akbar”, and we all offered the prayer with him.
Book 4, Number 1318:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that Umar b. al-Khattab had been cursing the pagans of the Quraish an the day (of the Battle) of Khandaq (Ditch). (He came to the Holy Prophet) and said: Messenger of Allah, by God, I could not say. the 'Asr prayer till the sun set. Upon this the Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: By Allah I, too, have not observed it. So we went to a valley. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) performed ablution and we too performed ablution, and then the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said the 'Asr prayer after the sun had set. and then said the evening prayer after it.