After reading through the Hadith selections for this week I decided to read further into the idea about its credibility that was presented on the Canvas home page. There are many sources online that bring forward questions and criticism about the Hadith. The main criticism toward the readings is about the way that they were collected. For example, I found an article listed on the website for Al-Mawrid , a “foundation for Islamic research and education.” The article argues that the Hadith is contributed to Muhammad yet not found in the Quran, which is supposed to reflect Muhammad’s method.
The article also focuses on the reliability of the transmitters of the Hadith along with their methods and motives. The author writes “I am not sure how the author can so conveniently and in so much detail determine the motivations and detailed conspiracy plans of a person who lived more than 1200 years ago.” and brings up the fact that the Hadith author could have simply expressed what they thought was problematic from the original collection.
Although the article argues against the validity of the Hadith it also says that no that “other than the Qur’an, no other Islamic text is 100% reliable”.