Argument Establishing Authority of Hadith in Islam

 

After
the Quran, the teachings of Muhammad, peace be upon him, are
considered the authority for everything that the Muslims believes
and does in order to fulfill their obligation to their Creator
and Sustainer, Allah, The Most High.

The
Quran gives the authority to this concept in a number of places.
For example:Muslims
are obliged to believe in the Quran and follow everything
it it to the very best of their ability. So, this is an
obligation of every Muslim, that they follow the teachings
of Muhammad, peace be upon him.

From
Al - Imran (Surah 3:31)

31. Say, "If you truly love Allah, then follow me (Muhammad, peace be upon him), so Allah will love you and
forgive you of your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful."

Perform prayer and give the alms and obey the Messenger so that hopefully mercy will be shown to you. (24:56)

(Notice in the above ayah - there is mention only of obeying the prophet, peace be upon him. How much more proof than this would someone who loves Allah require to know they must know and follow the authentic hadeeth?)

Say, ‘Obey Allah and the Messenger.’ Then if they turn away, Allah does not love the kafirun. (3:32)

Obey Allah and the Messenger so that hopefully you will gain mercy. (3:132)

As for those who disobey Allah and His Messenger and overstep His limits, We will admit them into a Fire, remaining in it timelessly, for ever. They will have a humiliating punishment. (4:14)

More ayahs (verses) from Quran proving authentic ahadeeth must be accepted and followed [click]

There
are a number of subjects regarding the authenticity of "hadith"
(sayings or narrations from Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon
him). We present here a number of questions and answers of
the most common today and certainly are in need of definitive
answers.

I
pray to Allah that He Allow me to share with you the results
of the same search which I personally had to make to satisfy
myself over 16 years ago. We did this work and then accumulated
on our web site at:

More "ayat" (verses from Quran) proving ahadeeth must be followed Everything/hadith.htm Weak & Fabricated Hadith Word Search Hadith (from MSA-Southern California University) All About Hadith (from MSA-Southern California University)

More "ayahs" (verses) from Quran proving the prophet, peace be upon him, is to be followed and obeyed according to correct and authentic hadeeth.

Ayahs Proving Hadeeth of the Prophet

And
regarding comments about the differences between the Hadith
of the so-cAlled 'shiites', 'Sufis'
and 'sunni' sects we have important
article about this topic:

Which
Groups?

There
are some who claim to be "Muslims" but they don't
follow the Hadith of Muhammad, peace be upon him. We
have encountered their concerns and questions and have provided
answers with the proofs for them. May Allah guide them:

10_hadeeth_questions.asp

Finally,
if you read All of the answers and references provided and
hear yourself saying, "I still don't get it."
You really need to pray to Allah heavy and ask Him to guide
you. May Allah Guide us to All Truth, Ameen.