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• Another reason why Hadiths were compiled was the need to provide religious and political
guidance to
the growing Muslim nation.
• The Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) the final authority on secular and spiritual matters was
no longer
present to clarify adjudicates or resolve questions and disputes.
• The new generations of Muslims and the ever-increasing converts of the Islamic world
needed correct
guidance on true Islamic way of life based on the exemplary model of Prophet Muhammad
(P.B.U.H).
• From the middle of the latter half of first Hijri century, most of the Prophet Muhammad’s
(P.B.U.H)
companions who had direct and first hand knowledge of the Prophetic tradition were
themselves passing
away due to age or wars, and a need was felt to preserve the Hadiths of the Prophet (pbuh)
even more
with their demise.
• Islamic jurisprudence especially Ijma and Qiyas was developing rapidly and needed a
compiled collection
of authentic Hadiths as source material.
• In order to eliminate genuine errors in Hadiths on account of verbal narrations, faulty
memories,
forgetfulness, etc., Hadiths needed to be compiled.
• Some political leaders used to fabricate Hadith to enhance and justify their own position.
• Some overzealous teachers perhaps with good intention made up Hadiths to advance moral
and religious
teachings in the name of Islam.
• Some heretics under the guise of scholars falsely attributed sayings to the Prophet
Muhammad (P.B.U.H)
with the sole intention of undermining Islam.
• Finally the collection of the Prophetic tradition by Hadith scholar can be justified by the
Quran itself,