But there is a problem with using this statement.
Every conclusion is only as good as the basic assumptions and presuppositions it is derived from.
And that is the blunder many Muslims have committed when quoting Burton. As long as you consider the Sahih Hadith collections as an authoritative source, you cannot possibly refer to Burton as evidence without losing intellectual integrity. Make sure your results are derived from a consistent presuppositional basis. Well, accepting Mr. Burton's conclusions implies accepting his premisses. His thesis doesn't make sense in any other way.