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concerning this fact which has given rise to serious misgivings
under which so many orientalists and westernized Muslims
labor.
When we say that Imam Muslim, may Allah have mercy upon him,
collected three hundred thousand Prophetic Quotations (Hadith)
and included only four thousand in his compilation, this
does not mean that he rejected the rest of the Prophetic Quotations
(Hadith) deeming them to be unreliable. What it means
is that the words and deeds of the Holy Prophet Muhammad,
praise and peace be upon him, were transmitted to Imam Muslim
through numerous chains of transmissions that ran into hundreds
of thousands and from these he selected four thousand
chains. He selected four thousand Ahadith covering the subjects
which he included in his book, examples of which include
under which so many orientalists and westernized Muslims
labor.
When we say that Imam Muslim, may Allah have mercy upon him,
collected three hundred thousand Prophetic Quotations (Hadith)
and included only four thousand in his compilation, this
does not mean that he rejected the rest of the Prophetic Quotations
(Hadith) deeming them to be unreliable. What it means
is that the words and deeds of the Holy Prophet Muhammad,
praise and peace be upon him, were transmitted to Imam Muslim
through numerous chains of transmissions that ran into hundreds
of thousands and from these he selected four thousand
chains. He selected four thousand Ahadith covering the subjects
which he included in his book, examples of which include