TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Declaration
.................................................................................................................
vi
Abstract
.....................................................................................................................
Vii
Acknowledgments
...................................................................................................
Viii
Key
to
transliteration
...................................................................................................
x
Abbreviations
..............................................................................................................
xi
Introduction
.......................................................................................
1-19
Part
One
The
Role
Of
The
Qur'an
And
The
Prophet
Toward
The
Sunnah
Introduction:
The
Word
ffad.
th
And
Sunnah
...................................
21
Chapter
1:
The
Qur'an
And
The
Sunnah
....................................
31-67
Section
1:
The
Qur'än's
urgent
requirement
for
the
Sunnah
...........
32
Section
2:
The
Qur'än
and
the
term
`the
Sunnah
of
the
Prophet'
....
41
Section
3:
The
Qur'än's
command
to
follow
the
Sunnah
of
the
Prophet
by
obeying
him
........................................
47
Section
4:
The
Qur'änic
approaches
to
indicating
the
necessity
of
(e.
g.
targhlb
and
tarhlb)
following
of
the
Sunnah
......
49
Section
5:
The
Qur'än's
commanding
to
abide
by
what
the
Prophet
has
brought,
abstain
from
what
he
has
forbidden,
and
accept
his
judgement
...............................
52
Section
6:
A
review
of
events
described
in
the
Qur'an
which
demonstrate
that
obedience
to
the
Sunnah
of
the
Prophet
is
required
of
Muslims,
which
includes
the
following
of
his
commands,
prohibitions,
judgements,
decisions
and
instructions
...........................
56
Conclusion
.........................................................................................
66
Chapter
2:
The
Prophet
And
The
Sunnah
.................................
68-162
Section
1:
The
Prophet's
clarification
of
the
status
of
his
Sunnah
and
his
command
to
act
upon
it
..........................
69
Section
2:
The
Prophet's
exhortation
and
instruction
to
his
Companions
to
memorize
.
-Iadith
..............................
74
Section
3:
The
Prophet's
command
that
his
Companions
should
convey
his
1Yadith
to
others
.................................
81
Section
4:
The
Prophet's
permission
for
the
writing
down
of
his
Hadith
..........................................................
87
Section
5:
The
Prophet's
letters
that
were
written
to
assist
ill
in
establishing
the
Sunnah
in
other
regions
...................
114
Section
6:
The
Prophet's
dispatching
of
educational
missions
for
the
propagation
of
his
Sunnah
in
other
regions
.......
122
Section
7:
The
Prophet's
teaching
of
the
incoming
delegations
and
their
instruction
in
the
Sunnah
................................
128
Section
8:
The
Prophet's
teaching
of
the
Sunnah
to
his
Companions
.........................................................
137
Conclusion
.......................................................................................
160
Part
Two
Goldziher
And
The
HadRIi
Introduction:
Goldziher's
Theory
Regarding
The
Fabrication
Of
Hadnh
In
The
Umayyad
Era
........................................
165
Chapter
3:
The
Companions
And
Fabrication
........................
172-214
Section
1:
Goldziher's
evidence
regarding
the
Companions'
fabrication
.........................................
173
Section
2:
Discussion
of
his
first
evidence
regarding
the
fabrication
of
Mu`äwiyah
b.
Abi
Sufyän
and
al-Mughirah
b.
Shu'bah
..................
176
Section
3:
Discussion
of
his
second
evidence
regarding
the
fabrication
of
`Abd
Allah
b.
Mas`üd
.......................
184
Section
4:
Discussion
of
his
third
evidence
regarding
the
fabrication
of
Abü
Hurayrah
...................
195
Section
5:
Discussion
of
Goldziher's
stance
regarding
Abü
Hurayrah's
hadiths
...............................
201
Chapter
4:
The
Pious
Scholars
And
Fabrication
....................
215-266
Section
1:
Goldziher's
evidence
regarding
the
pious
scholars'
fabrication
.......................................
216
Section
2:
Discussion
of
Goldziher's
allegation
that
the
pious
scholars
invented
the
hadnh,
"There
will
come
emirs
after
me
who
will
kill
the
Salät
(yumitüna)
....
"
........
220
Section
3:
Discussion
of
the
dissatisfaction
of
the
pious
scholars
and
their
denunciation
and
defiance
of
the
tyrannical
rule
of
the
Umayyads
.........................
233
Section
4:
Discussion
of
al-I1ajjäj's
mistreatment
of
Anas
b.
Mälik
............................................................
247
Section
5:
Discussion
of
Yazid
b.
`Abd
al-Malik's
alleged
desire
to
execute
al-Hasan
al-Basri
because
of
his
pietistical
opposition
................................................
251
Section
6:
Discussion
of
Ibn
al-Musayyib's
refusal
to
pledge
allegiance
...........................................
256
Section
7:
Discussion
of
Said
b.
al-Musayyib's
statement
iv
about
Mu`
äwiyah
b.
Abi
Sufyän
and
al-Ii
iasan
a1-Basri's
opinion
on
the
issue
of
khilafah
....................
260
Chapter
5:
The
Umayyads
And
Fabrication
...........................
267-310
Section
1:
Goldziher's
evidence
regarding
the
Umayyads'
fabrication
..................................................
268
Section
2:
Discussion
of
the
first
factor:
Official
influence
on
the
invention,
dissemination
and
suppression
of
hadiths
......................................................................
277
Section
3:
Discussion
of
the
second
factor:
The
endeavours
of
the
Umayyad
governors
to
find
pious
and
trustworthy
authorities
to
cover
such
falsifications:
First:
A
discussion
of
his
evidence
in
support
of
his
accusation
of
Muhammad
b. Shihäb
al-Zuhri:
A.
Discussion
of
his
first
evidence
..................
279
B.
Discussion
of
his
second
evidence
.............
291
C.
Discussion
of
his
third
evidence
.................
295
Second:
A
discussion
of
his
evidence
in
support
of
his
accusation
of
Raj
ä'
b.
Haywah
..................
297
Section
4:
Discussion
of
a
had.
th
invented
by
the
Umayyads,
in
the
interests
of
the
privileges
claimed
by
them,
which
indicated
that
even
`Ali
had
delivered
the
khutbah
seated
...............................................................
303
Section
5:
Discussion
of a
Ihadith
invented
by
the
Umayyads
in
the
interest
of
the
privileges
claimed
by
them,
which
indicated
that
the
Prophet
used
to
sit
in
Chapter
6:
The
The
Section
1:
Section
2:
Section
3:
Section
4:
his
khutbah
....................................................................
306
ologians
And
Fabrication
..........................
311-30
Goldziher's
evidence
regarding
the
theologians'
fabrication
.................................................
312
Al-Muhallab
b.
Abi
Sufrah
............................................
314
Al-Layth
b.
Sa'd
and
`Abd
al-Rahmän
b.
Khälid
.........
319
Shahr
b.
Hawshab
..........................................................
323
Chapter
7:
The
Impact
Of
Goldziher's
Opinions
On
Subsequent
Studies
...................................................
331-54
Section
1:
Guillaume
and
Goldziher's
theories
...............................
332
Section
2:
Juynboll
and
Goldziher's
theories
..................................
344
Conclusion:
The
Results
Of
The
Study
And
An
Appraisal
Of
Goldziher's
Methodology
..............................................
355
Glossary
...............................................................................................
373
Bibliography
........................................................................................
378

This
thesis
focuses
on
the
study
and
analysis
of
three
main
issues:
1.
The
role
of
the
Qur'an
in
the
establishment
of
the
Sunnah,
and
the
affirmation
of
its
status
and
the
importance
of
acting
in
accordance
with
it.
2.
The
role
of
the
Prophet
in
the
propagation
and
preservation
of
the
Sunnah.
3.
The
main
evidence
that
is
cited
by
Goldziher
in
support
of
his
theory
of
the
fabrication
of
Hadlth
during
the
Umayyad
period.
The
thesis
consists
of
an
introduction,
two
parts
and
a conclusion.
The
introduction
describes
the
motivation
for
choosing
the
above
issues
as
the
subject
of
the
research
and
demonstrates
the
method
followed.
Part
One
deals
with
the
role
of
the
Qur'an
and
the
Prophet
in
relation
to
the
sunnah
and
contains
two
chapters.
In
Chapter
1,
attention
is
given
to two
issues:
The
clarification
of
the
Qur'än's
urgent
requirement
for
the
Sunnah
from
the
revelation
of
the
first
verses
onwards;
and
an
examination
of
the
Qur'än's
detailed
explanation
of
the
importance
of
the
Sunnah
and
of
acting
according
to
it.
This
chapter
consists
of
six
sections
and
a
conclusion.
Chapter
2
aims
to
present
and
discuss
the
various
roles
that
were
performed
by
the
Prophet
in
the
preservation
and
propagation
of
his
Sunnah.
This
chapter
consists
of
eight
sections
and
a conclusion.
Part
Two,
which
constitutes
the
main
part
of
the
study,
undertakes
a
rigorous
study
of
Goldziher's
main
evidence
regarding
his
theory
of
the
fabrication
of
HadFth
during
the
Umayyad
period.
It
consists
of
an
introduction,
five
chapters
and
a
conclusion.
In
the
introduction,
we
give
a general
overview
of
Goldziher's
theory
regarding
the
fabrication
of
ffad.
Tth
in
the
Umayyad
period.
Chapter
3
contains
an
analysis
of
the
evidence
he
cites
in
support
of
his
claim
that
the
Companions
fabricated
Iladith,
and
consists
of
five
sections.
Chapter
4
attempts
an
analysis
of
the
evidence
he
cites
in
support
of
his
claim
that
various
`pious
scholars'
fabricated
Hadith
during
the
Umayyads'
rule,
and
consists
of
seven
sections.
Chapter
5
contains
an
analysis
of
his
evidence
regarding
the
Umayyads'
fabrication
of
Hadnh,
and
consists
of
five
sections.
Chapter
6
contains
an
analysis
of
his
evidence
regarding
the
fabrication
of
Hadith
by
various
theologians
and
consists
of
four
sections.
Chapter
7
contains
a
demonstration
of
the
impact
of
Goldziher's
opinions
on
subsequent
studies.
Finally,
the
Conclusion
summarises
the
findings
of
the
study.
vii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Praise
be
to
Allah,
Almighty,
for
giving
me
the
ability,
health
and
knowledge
to
complete
this
dissertation,
and
peace
be
upon
all
the
Messengers
for
the
sake
of
guidance
to
mankind.
This
thesis
would
not
have
been
possible
without
the
help
and
support
of
individuals
and
institutions
too
numerous
to
mention
by
name,
and
I
will
limit
myself
here
to
mentioning
those
who
were
particularly
helpful.
Thanks
must
go
to
my
supervisor
Dr
I. K.
A.
Howard
for
the
useful
guidance,
constant
encouragement
and
constructive
comments
that
he
has
offered
me
through
all
the
stages
of
this
work,
for
which
I
am
very
grateful.
Also,
my
genuine,
deep
thanks
and
respect
go
to
my
second
supervisor
Dr
Y.
Dutton
for
his
invaluable
advice,
efforts,
suggestions,
particularly
in
the
final
stage
of my
thesis.
I
wish
also
to
express
my
gratitude
to
the
former
Dean
of
the
Faculty
of
Da'wah
at
Madinah,
Participating
Professor
`Abd
Allah
al-Ruhayli
for
advising
me
to
benefit
from
the
experience
of
Western
scholars
and
for
his
continuous
encouragement
and
concern,
to
Dr.
Mustafa
Iialabi
for
his
valuable
assistance,
to
Imam
Muhammad
Ibn
Su`üd
Islamic
University,
Riyadh,
for
granting
me
the
scholarship
which
enabled
me
to
pursue
postgraduate
research
in
the
University
of
Edinburgh,
and
to
Saudi
Arabian
Airlines
for
helping
me
to
convey
more
than
1000
volumes
to
the
United
Kingdom.
I
would
also
like
to
thank
the
Secretary
of
the
Faculty
of
Postgraduate
Studies
Committees,
Mrs.
Kate
Marshall
for
her
invaluable
assistance
in
accommodating
my
very
large
library.
In
addition,
thanks
should
go
to
the
Saudi
Arabian
Cultural
Bureau
for
the
invaluable
assistance
they
rendered
throughout
my
research,
and
for
sponsoring
an
academic
trip
to
Saudi
Arabia,
Cairo
and
Lebanon,
for
which
I
am
very
grateful.
viii
My
gratitude
is
also
due
to
all
of
the
staff
of
the
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