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Did Abu Bakr and Umar burn the Prophetic hadiths after the death of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?

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The claim that Abu Bakr and Umar burned the Prophetic Ahadith is a pure lie and slander, with no basis in the books of السنة (Sunnah). Ahadith were not written down during the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him, with the exception of the Qur’an. In fact, the Prophet, peace be upon him, initially forbade the writing of anything other than the Qur’an, fearing its mingling with other texts. The first to extensively compile Hadith was Imam Ibn Shihab Al-Zuhri, by order of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, which refutes any claim of Ahadith being burned before that. Whoever makes such a claim must provide proof. One must be cautious about engaging in debates with people of misguidance if one lacks sufficient religious knowledge, lest they be influenced by their doubts.

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