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of revelation, one of which is that all should be transmitted verbatim. The other
school permit the transmission of the Prophetic quotations via its meaning rather
than strictly verbatim providing the transmitter has knowledge of its meaning and
comprehends its reality, and this is the more apparent of the two opinions, the
approach of which is evident amongst the transmission of the Companions, may
Allah be pleased with them, and the leading religious scholars and those who
follow them up to the Day of Recompense.
As for the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, if a prophetic statement
happened to reach one of them and it was not reported verbatim, and at the
same time it did not affect the meaning, the Companions immediately used
words such as "I think it is such and such, or "I assume it was such and such" for
two reasons. The first reason is to be true and honest in their transmission, the
second was to protect the blessing of that special pronouncing of the Prophet's
idiom, praise and peace be upon him, least they loose its blessings. An example
of such is that reported by Abdullah, Omar's son, may Allah be pleased with both
of them. One day as Abdullah rode his camel on Pilgrimage he was observed
making his camel circle in a certain place, when he was asked why he had done
so he replied, "I do not know, I saw the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,
school permit the transmission of the Prophetic quotations via its meaning rather
than strictly verbatim providing the transmitter has knowledge of its meaning and
comprehends its reality, and this is the more apparent of the two opinions, the
approach of which is evident amongst the transmission of the Companions, may
Allah be pleased with them, and the leading religious scholars and those who
follow them up to the Day of Recompense.
As for the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, if a prophetic statement
happened to reach one of them and it was not reported verbatim, and at the
same time it did not affect the meaning, the Companions immediately used
words such as "I think it is such and such, or "I assume it was such and such" for
two reasons. The first reason is to be true and honest in their transmission, the
second was to protect the blessing of that special pronouncing of the Prophet's
idiom, praise and peace be upon him, least they loose its blessings. An example
of such is that reported by Abdullah, Omar's son, may Allah be pleased with both
of them. One day as Abdullah rode his camel on Pilgrimage he was observed
making his camel circle in a certain place, when he was asked why he had done
so he replied, "I do not know, I saw the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,