The Origin of Islamic Apostasy: The Slave of Ibn Abbas

‘Ikrimah’s Kharijite leanings influenced his transmission of hadiths advocating immediate execution for apostates, shaping later Islamic jurisprudence. Imam Malik, however, adopted a more lenient stance based on a weakly transmitted narration from Umar, raising doubts about its authenticity and historical accuracy.

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Flogging, Torture, and Transmission of Hadith

Hadith compilations were shaped (in-part) by political power, with rulers enforcing "official" teachings and punishing dissenting scholars. This led to censorship and selective transmission, casting doubt on hadith reliability as political agendas influenced what was preserved and what was suppressed.

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Isnad Politics: The Case of Al-A’mash and Hisham

This blog reveals how we uncovered Al-A'mash's deliberate practice of taking hadith directly from Hisham ibn Urwa while fabricating alternative chains of transmission. The bewitchment narrative serves as definitive proof of this systematic manipulation, exposing significant flaws in hadith transmission that traditional criticism missed.

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Abu Hurairah Lost The Zakat To a Jinn

The hadith appears to be a fabricated narrative designed to encourage Ayat al-Kursi recitation, leveraging a supernatural encounter to motivate spiritual practice through a potentially invented transmission chain.

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