ST#67: Problematic Hadiths Case Study - Part 3 | Sh. Anwar Arafat (2022-09-11) ​

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Problematic Hadiths Case Study - Part 3 | Sh. Anwar Arafat

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Summary of ST#67: Problematic Hadiths Case Study - Part 3 | Sh. Anwar Arafat ​

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discusses how to deal with problematic hadiths, including by identifying the historical context and context within other narrations. It also explains how to understand the makasud, or goals of the hadith. For example, the speaker discusses a Hadith in which the Prophet Muhammad warns women that they are responsible for a majority of those sent to Hell. He provides context for the Hadith by discussing how women often rely on their husbands for financial support, and how this can lead to them neglecting their own good deeds. He then encourages women to give charity independently, and urges them to do so even when their husbands are not willing to do so themselves.

00:00:00 The sixth tool for understanding problematic Hadith is checking authenticity. This is done by consulting classical books of Hadith that explain the Hadith in detail. This helps to ensure that the Hadith is authentic and has not been altered or changed over time.

• 00:05:00 Discusses how to deal with problematic hadiths, including identifying the historical context and context within other narrations. It also explains how to understand the makasud, or goals of the hadith.
• 00:10:00 Discusses a Hadith in which the Prophet Muhammad warns women that they are responsible for a majority of those sent to Hell. He provides context for the Hadith by discussing how women often rely on their husbands for financial support, and how this can lead to them neglecting their own good deeds. He then encourages women to give charity independently, and urges them to do so even when their husbands are not willing to do so themselves.

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0:00:00 foreign0:00:15 thoughts where we discuss the0:00:18 philosophical issues we answer some of0:00:20 the contentions that are brought against0:00:21 Islam and we offer a robust case for the0:00:24 veracity and beauty of Islam as a way of0:00:26 life0:00:27 my name is and today we are continuing0:00:30 our problematic Hadith0:00:34 and applying our toolkit and0:00:36 understanding it inshallah we are on0:00:38 tool number five with our problem like0:00:40 Hadith remember the problematic Hadith0:00:42 seems to indicate that women are0:00:46 deficient in their intelligence0:00:47 deficient in their minds and deficient0:00:49 in their religion does it actually do0:00:52 that this is what we're finding out0:00:54 uh tool number five and Tool number five0:00:56 is access to the books that actually0:01:01 explain the Hadith right and we did this0:01:04 I have a whole paper where you can0:01:06 access it in shalatara online I0:01:09 consulted over a dozen classical books0:01:13 of shuru that actually go over this0:01:15 because this Hadith appears in many0:01:17 books of Hadith and so any will actually0:01:19 explain it we'll go through it0:01:22 and that's something that we did and it0:01:24 helps obviously give that understanding0:01:26 now that is a classical understanding0:01:29 remember our sincerity to the religion0:01:31 our sincerity of playing tool number one0:01:33 is also realizing that classically what0:01:37 was important to them isn't necessarily0:01:39 what's important to us0:01:41 some Scholars problematize this Hadith0:01:43 classically some did not now a person0:01:46 might say hey wait a second those who0:01:47 did not does that mean that they're0:01:49 biased against women does that mean that0:01:50 they have an issue Etc no not0:01:52 necessarily remember they had their own0:01:54 issues that they were dealing with in0:01:55 their own lens their own Paradigm the0:01:57 world was very different we can apply0:01:59 that by the way to almost any era to0:02:02 almost any0:02:04 um geographical place as well in the0:02:05 west if I looked a thousand years ago0:02:07 what were their comments on women I0:02:09 would be shocked and surprised and yet0:02:11 in some ways0:02:12 there might be some wisdom to be taken0:02:14 from some of their writings as well it's0:02:16 not that I completely write them off0:02:17 because they don't see the world as I do0:02:20 I have to put them in their place and0:02:22 understand that as well some of the0:02:23 books of by the way the books that0:02:25 explain the Hadith some of them don't0:02:28 even come across the issue of the0:02:30 deficiency they don't even address it0:02:32 because they're not interested in it0:02:34 from that perspective they're interested0:02:35 in the rulings that apply for the Muslim0:02:39 to apply in their life so for example in0:02:43 bukhari itself this Hadith appears three0:02:46 different times one time it appears in0:02:49 the book of menstruation because of its0:02:54 comment on Menses where it makes that0:02:58 Proclamation that a woman if she's on0:03:00 her menstrual cycle she does not pray0:03:03 she does not fast perfect so that's why0:03:05 he put it in that chapter so many of the0:03:07 many of the explanations are going to0:03:10 tackle the Hadith from that perspective0:03:11 because they're already on that chapter0:03:13 they're not going to address the whole0:03:15 other theological issues that are in it0:03:17 this is why a person might access some0:03:19 of these books and be like hey wait a0:03:20 second he's not even talking about this0:03:21 and that's actually correct in the0:03:24 second chapter that it appears it0:03:26 appears in the book of zakah and it's0:03:28 because there's an added section where0:03:31 after the prophet because remember the0:03:32 whole beginning of the Hadith is where0:03:34 the prophetam is actually encouraging0:03:35 them to donate to give and so a woman0:03:37 comes to the prophet salallahu and she0:03:40 says can I give my husband charity and0:03:43 so0:03:44 he says yes etc etc and so she because0:03:47 of her question is asking about charity0:03:49 the scholars will discuss that whole0:03:51 issue of can a wife give her husband0:03:54 charity if she's wealthier than he is0:03:56 and that's a whole other subject for0:03:58 another day inshallah right so depending0:04:00 on where the scholar put it he obviously0:04:03 has a point because he wants people to0:04:05 understand something a ruling etc etc so0:04:07 I have to realize that that not0:04:08 everybody is going to have the same0:04:09 problems that I have what we0:04:11 problematize now is not what people0:04:13 problematize a long time ago0:04:15 that's not necessarily a bad thing we0:04:18 don't automatically write them off0:04:19 because they don't share the passions0:04:21 that we do right everybody has their0:04:24 historical place so that's number five0:04:26 number six tool number six0:04:29 is checking authenticity0:04:32 and as we said If a person is paying you0:04:34 know what I mean attention to this and0:04:35 knows this since we said it's Muslim0:04:38 both of these this is of the highest0:04:41 degrees of authenticity outside of these0:04:43 books it appears0:04:47 it also a version of it appears0:04:51 and in fact the version of the helps us0:04:54 understand it even more even though the0:04:56 version of the of Imam does not contain0:05:00 this problematic phrase which is that0:05:02 they are deficient in their intellect0:05:04 deficient in religion it has the first0:05:06 part where he's encouraging them to give0:05:08 and that they can constituted a majority0:05:11 of the people of the Hellfire meaning0:05:12 women0:05:12 five different companions have narrated0:05:15 this Hadith so many unique Chains It's0:05:18 almost impossible from a Hadith0:05:19 perspective to put any flaw on this0:05:22 Hadith so that we know that it's0:05:23 completely authentic but this is a step0:05:25 that a person can do if I come across a0:05:27 problematic Hadith and I realize it's0:05:28 weak and it goes against a lot of what I0:05:30 don't understand about Islam that I can0:05:32 write it off I know that this probably0:05:34 isn't true but remember it's0:05:35 probabilistic in nature when I look at0:05:38 this and I see hey wait a second the0:05:40 prophetam is saying this checking0:05:41 authenticity is something that a person0:05:43 should do however in this case it's0:05:45 completely authentic now0:05:47 there are people remember we said0:05:50 that their bias might cause them to0:05:53 write off Hadith in its entirety because0:05:56 of one or two problematic how did they0:05:58 come across because they don't like them0:05:59 or doesn't agree with their own Paradigm0:06:01 their own worldview0:06:03 now while understanding that they have a0:06:05 problem and I completely understand this0:06:06 in fact this is why we're doing this to0:06:08 just write off Hadith in its entirety0:06:10 because I don't like it is incorrect and0:06:13 it's not0:06:15 a stable or sound method because writing0:06:18 off Hadith in its entirety introduces a0:06:21 hundred more problems thousands of more0:06:24 problems0:06:25 then we're solving I might solve like in0:06:28 this case oh if I just say well I don't0:06:30 believe in Hadith anyways so there's no0:06:32 issue women are not deficient in their0:06:33 intellect and intelligence yeah but now0:06:35 I've introduced so many new problems0:06:38 it's not even worth it it's not even0:06:39 practical or pragmatic or wise and so0:06:44 we have to realize that0:06:46 it is authentic now we have to face it0:06:48 we have to deal with it and these are0:06:50 where some of the challenges come in for0:06:52 some people0:06:53 tool number seven0:06:55 is understanding the makasud which is0:06:58 there are goals of the Hadith there are0:07:00 goals of legislation there's goals even0:07:02 within the Quran itself0:07:05 there's wisdom in everything is the0:07:07 prophet saws trying to say something he0:07:09 is0:07:10 what is that so let's look into it and0:07:13 we can do this by the way we can apply0:07:15 it and inshallah we will when we do the0:07:16 reread but I want to mention that tool0:07:18 here that0:07:19 if I know that even if I don't0:07:22 understand the Hadith or0:07:24 I can at least acknowledge okay this is0:07:26 somewhat problematic I can at least say0:07:28 you know I don't understand but I do0:07:29 know that I trust the prophet saws0:07:32 and I trust his wisdom maybe there's0:07:35 something behind what he's saying0:07:36 there's not a problem saying I don't0:07:39 know there's not a problem in saying0:07:40 this isn't clear there is a problem in0:07:42 saying you know what I don't understand0:07:43 this I'm just going to throw it out0:07:45 we that's why we need patience right so0:07:48 saying I don't know investigating0:07:50 further I think this is one of the best0:07:52 courses that a Muslim can actually apply0:07:54 number eight and number nine are both0:07:56 related meaning understanding the0:07:58 historical context and the context0:07:59 within the other narrations okay0:08:01 historical context0:08:04 tells us that most of the versions does0:08:07 not mention that there was Aid or there0:08:09 was a but in some of them the ones in0:08:11 bukhari0:08:14 mentioned that there was a the prophetam0:08:17 gave a sermon and that there was a0:08:19 congregation people gathered now the0:08:21 version of bukhari the narrator says it0:08:24 was either0:08:25 he's not sure0:08:27 the version in what thought he actually0:08:29 says it was during the solar eclipse0:08:34 now there's certainty he says it was0:08:37 during the eclipse we had the prayer and0:08:40 after the prayer he gave now you don't0:08:42 have to give a after the eclipse prayer0:08:44 but he did because people had gathered0:08:46 and he wanted to encourage them to0:08:48 actually give donate etc etc which is0:08:50 what we should be doing during the0:08:51 eclipse prayer this makes a lot of sense0:08:53 now because if it's during AIDS Aid is0:08:55 usually a joyous Affair Etc and he would0:08:58 give the women their own sermon Etc but0:09:00 he would encourage them to do good and0:09:01 what not but in this one in this case he0:09:04 seems very concerned plus the wording0:09:08 even though it mentions that it could be0:09:10 Aid actually alludes to the eclipse0:09:13 prayer why he says I have been shown0:09:16 that you were a majority of the people0:09:18 of the Hellfire now pause and the0:09:21 version of motla the prophet salallahu0:09:24 while he's praying the eclipse prayer he0:09:26 says while he is praying he said in0:09:29 front of him Allah opened up like a0:09:31 portal or whatever and he saw0:09:34 Paradise in front of him and he saw from0:09:37 its fruits and its trees so much so that0:09:39 he says if I were to reach out with my0:09:41 hand and grab the grapes he said I saw0:09:44 some grapes and grabbed them and brought0:09:46 them they would have remained here in0:09:47 the Dunya and you would have eaten from0:09:49 them forever they would have lasted0:09:51 eternally because the paradise is0:09:54 eternal and anything in it even if it's0:09:56 taken outside is also Eternal he says0:10:00 and then Allah removed that and then he0:10:02 showed him the Hellfire and it0:10:04 frightened him so much so and he looked0:10:06 and he saw a lot of women inside0:10:09 this is where he became concerned this0:10:11 is why after the Salah finished Etc he0:10:13 gave a general sermon and he went to the0:10:15 women specifically to remind them0:10:19 this is where when we have this0:10:21 inter-contextual0:10:23 or intra-contextual analysis it actually0:10:26 makes a lot of sense he just saw this0:10:29 and now he wants to share that whatever0:10:31 he saw with the women that were there0:10:33 that were present so he goes over to0:10:35 them why specifically the women he was0:10:38 telling them look you know the reality0:10:39 is a lot of women0:10:41 especially when it comes to donating0:10:43 money0:10:44 they rely on their husbands and not on0:10:45 themselves because there are also many0:10:47 of them rely on their husbands for their0:10:48 financial upkeep and whatnot and and and0:10:51 maintenance0:10:54 but they also rely on their husbands for0:10:56 their Good Deeds financially and so he0:10:59 says the first thing that says o women0:11:02 you need to give charity0:11:05 a lot of women don't give their own0:11:06 charity this is what he said and by the0:11:08 way this is a problem that we still have0:11:09 today when we do fundraisers0:11:13 unfortunately the majority of the people0:11:15 who donate our men and not necessarily0:11:16 women this doesn't mean that women don't0:11:17 have their own money but they assume0:11:19 that oh my husband will give for us0:11:20 that's true the husband will give for0:11:22 you but you have your own Deeds to to to0:11:24 to to get as well don't wait for your0:11:27 husband and this is basically what he's0:11:28 saying0:11:30 and then he says I I saw that you made a0:11:32 majority of the people of the Hellfire0:11:33 he was worried for them he's not stating0:11:36 a fact he's trying to make it so that0:11:38 that's not the case meaning that isn't0:11:42 necessarily set in stone number one0:11:43 number two even if it is women make a0:11:46 majority of humankind anyways so taking0:11:49 tool number eight and Tool number nine0:11:50 we can see that now we're adding a lot0:11:52 of context to what's going on we0:11:54 understand it a little bit better step0:11:55 number 10 is the next one that we will0:11:58 do inshallah when we'll come back for0:11:59 the next episode inshallah