FALSEHOOD DISTORTED TRUTH
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37231/mjis.2026.10.1.314Abstract
It is observed that people from all walks of life spread the hearsay that Hajar was moving between Safa and Marwa in search of water instead of quoting from the actual hadith. These include muftees (professional jurist who interprets Muslim law), allamas (profound Islamic scholars), imams (prayer leaders), writers, and poets. No one can look for water from the mountain tops or from the valley because only illusion can deceive the water seeker in the desert. Preaching hadith this way harm Islam because of inconsistency with science. Non-Muslims can challenge the validity of the statement and deepen their distrusts in Islam. Further added distortion to the hadith is that the Zam-zam well was created by the baby Ishmael’s striking the ground with the leg. Today’s social media lectures have opened more windows for spreading distorted hadith to many audiences. Preachers should refer to the source of the hadith without indulging in the hearsay. The article has been prepared to safeguard the hadith and to arouse hadith consciousness among readers, writers, poets, speakers and preachers alike. It is hoped that muftees, allamas, and imams will take the leading roles of referring to hadith with the appropriate source since their little mistake can have a very far-reaching effect.
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