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  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

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In arguments against authenticity of Prophet Muhammad (s) I find that Sahih Bukhari 4428 (Book 64, Hadith 450) is often cited and linked with Surah 69:44-47. How can we make sense of both the Qur'an verse and this particular Hadith from Sahih Bukhari?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

This narration in Bukhari came from Uriah ibn al-Zubair narrating from his aunt Ayisha Bint Abi Bakr. Many of great Ulama from Shia and Sunni schools refute this narration and openly say that it is a fabricated narration aiming to hide the reality behind the incident of poisoning the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA).

The Quranic verses 69:44-47 were wrongly translated by a translator who does not know Arabic properly. Arabic word (Lao لو) does not mean simple (If) but it is used for the impossible only. حرف امتناع لامتناع . Same (Lao لو) came in Quran to prove that there no God with Allah and if there was a god with Allah, the whole skies and earth would have spoiled لو كان فيهما آلهة إلا الله لفسدتا

This (Lao لو) is used for the impossible.

You will see that the Prophet (SAWA) never changed nor claimed anything from himself.

Wassalam.
Do the Shia accept this Hadith from Bukhari, "‘O ‘Aisha! Had not your people been still close to the pre-Islamic period of ignorance I would have dismantled the Ka’ba and would have made two doors in it; one for entrance and the other for exit.”?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

This narration which in Bukhari and Muslim is an evidence that the Prophet (SAWA) was practicing Taqiyya hand he did not remove the situation of Ka'bah which was wrongly done by the people of that time and before them.

'We don't accept any narration from one single narrator, but the content of this narration is mentioned in many of our books of Hadeeth.

'Wassalam.
What is the Shi'i view on this Hadith in Bukhari 4447 as it seems to imply that Hazrat Ali (as) did not know that Prophet (s) had chosen him as a successor?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

This narration is not authentic according to the basics of Ilm Al-Rijaal. It is from Abdullah ibn Ka'b ibn Malik. Ka'b ibn Malik was one of the three men who disobeyed the Prophet (SAWA) and did not join the army of the Muslims and were been mentioned in Quran (Al-Tawbah, verse 118). Such weak narrations are mentioned the book of Bukhari to justify the claims of Saqeefah group who have taken away the right of Ameerul Mo'mineen Ali (AS).

'Wassalam.
In Sahih al-Bukhari it mentions that the Prophet (PBUH) wanted to write a statement after which the Muslims would not go astray after him. But wasn't the Prophet (PBUH) illiterate? What is the explanation for this narration?
Amina Inloes

According to Twelver Shi'i belief, the Prophet had the knowledge of writing but did not do it. 

In any case, this may be a technicality. In those days, people often dictated their letters rather than writing them themselves. So he probably would have given the pen to someone and told them what to write.