Dedication

Preface

Introduction

First Part

Reasons For The Prohibition

First Reason: Justifications Of Abu-Bakr

Second Reason: Justifications Of `Umar Ibn Al-Khattab

Third Reason: Justifications Of Ibn Qutaybah And Ibn Hajar

Fourth Reason: Justifications Of Abu-Zahw And `Abd Al-Ghaniy

Fifth Reason: Justifications Of Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadiy And Ibn `Abd Al-Barr

Justifications Of Some Orientalists

Seventh Reason: Justifications Of Most Of The Shi`ah

The Last Reason: The Author’s Opinion

Second Part

First Introduction: The Rise Of Ijtihad

Analysis And Conclusion

Second Introduction

Umar And The Sahabah

Continuation Of The Two Trends After The Holy Prophet: Crisis And Solution

The Identification Of Advantage And The Sacred Texts

Models Of The Perpetuity Of The Two Trends

The Ahl Al-Bayt’s Attitude To The Trend Of Ijtihad

The Extension Of The Two Trends After `Umar Ibn Al-Khattab

The Perpetuity Of Opinionism And Ijtihad During The Reign Of Mu`awiyah

The Rulers And The Jurisprudential Normalization

Practical Examples On The Sahabah’s Violation Of The Hadith

Conclusion

Third Part

Summary of The Last Reason

Stages Of The Prohibition Of Recording The Hadith

General Summary

The Establishment Of The Two Trends During The Umayyad Reign

The Four Hundred Principles (Al-Usul Al-Arba`Mi’ah)

Practical Examples On The Jurisprudential Methods Of The Two Trends

Motives Of Distortion And Deviation For Both The Trends

The Effects Of The Prohibition Of Recording The Hadith

Epilogue

Bibliography

A Glance at the Methodologies and Principles of the two Muslims Schools
of Hadith . A critical evaluation of the reasons why several Hadith from
the Ahlul Bayt are not included in the Hadith Books of the Ahle Sunnah.


The Prohibition of Recording the Hadith, Causes and Effects