When GOD says in His book: ‘Obey GOD and obey the Messenger’, the Muslims take GOD to be represented by the Quran and the Messenger to be represented by Bukhari and the Hadiths.
you can surely read other texts besides the Quran, but making them Fard or Wajib is not right!
“When you read the Quran, we place between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter an invisible barrier. We place shields around their minds, to prevent them from understanding it, and deafness in their ears. And when you preach your Lord, using the Quran alone, they run away in aversion.” (17:45-46)
I believe that Allah has not taken responsibility for any other text except for the Holy Quran…no other text is authorized by Allah himself…
Hadeeth IS mentioned in the Quran. Hadeeth of Allah, not anyone else.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did not make anything fard on his Ummah..EXCEPT for the Quran…following the Quran ie the word of Allah=following the messenger…