The Prohibition of Compiling Hadiths

Question

Question: I, the humble one, learned from a relative of mine (who is studying at Dar al-Ulum Deoband) that you answer questions concerning matters of religion. For a long time I had been wishing to learn of such a capable person to whom I might turn to reconsider my dangerous ideas. I thank God a hundred thousand times that I have come to know a capable person like you, who has made serving the community his habit. Some time ago I read, in a library in Malegaon, a book called “Radd-e-Islam” (“Refutation of Islam”).

Answer

Honoured and respected Zayd, al-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh! Your letters reveal the depth of your feelings — the feelings of one in whose heart there burns a passion for the reform of Muslims, while he himself is devoid of the means of reform, and who, regarding everyone as misguided, has become disappointed with and distrustful of all.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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