Quran Wa Sunnah
I think what I’m trying to say is that if we don’t consider the historical records of Muhammad sallallahu alai hi wa sallam as Sunnah there’s no actually Sunnah present at this time as it is
Then what was the status of Sunnah for first 200-300 years during the time when these books on Ahadith were not compiled? and even after getting compiled, there was no possible way to publish enough copies to meet the demand of that time (since it was a source of religion). Was the religion incomplete during all those years? & how did all the people during that time used to pray and perform other Ibadah in the absence of such Ahadith books?
Established history, ijma and tawatur supersedes the recorded history. Folk tales of Nanis, Dadis were actually Akhbar-i-ahad (narrations of few, transmitted to few and further transmitted forward to few). They could never reach to the level of Ijma and tawatur. If not for Ijma and Tawatur, how do you know that the current Quran you have is the same Quran as revealed to Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him)?
Just like Quran, Sunnah is also in the hearts of millions and is being practiced since the day one.
Who knows Even if number was correct how we prayed the Salah could be messed up
Salam sister Saba. I think these videos may help in understanding Ghamidi sb’s understanding of Sunnah and the differences between sunnah and hadith. The discussions links provided by brother Umer shed further light on this topic. Hope this helps. https://www.javedahmedghamidi.org/#!/video/5aabdbc2b951cb6c099eaa5b https://www.javedahmedghamidi.org/#!/video/5aabdcb3b951cb6c099eb247 https://www.javedahmedghamidi.org/#!/video/5ed4a108ce862bca71d0468e Please feel free share your thoughts afterwards. I’m always keen to learn from others. 🙂