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him, did not begin to be compiled until 120 years after the Holy. Prophet's demise nor do they reject the possibility of genuine error or human interpolation in the reporting of these by either the third or the fourth generation Muslims. ³. Infact, the collectors of these Traditions have themselves been very aware of the element of error and fabrication and hence while Hazrat. Imam Hafiz Sulaiman bin Ash'ath, the author of Sunan Abu Dauwd collected more than 500,000 Traditions attributed to our beloved. Prophet, he selected only 4,800 of these reported traditions for his collection. 4 5. Nevertheless, while the Sunan Abu Dauwd is held to be the sixth most authentic collection of the Hadith, the Sahih of Bukhari and the Sahih of. Muslim are considered to be the two most authentic collections of Ahadith' and yet many Muslim scholars of repute have acknowledged an element of error and interpolation in these two Sahihs. . Allama Taftazani, acknowledged by many a critic of the Ahmadiyya. Muslim Community as a ‘great scholar of Islam',' states that ‘he knows of some Hadith in the Sahih of Bukhari which are mere fabrications. ' 8. Similarly, Hazrat Imam Nawawi, the great Syrian scholar, comments upon a Tradition reported in the Sahih of Muslim and states that 'he is compelled to think that its narrators are not truthful. ' ' 9. Hence the possibility of error and interpolation in the reporting of our beloved Prophet's Traditions has not been denied by Muslim scholars. . Infact, when one studies the literature produced by some anti. Ahmadiyya organisations, one finds that the adversaries of the. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community themselves admit that amongst these narrators of Hadith, 'there were some who were not only weak or unreliable but also habitual liars and concocters" who 'fabricated Traditions and 3. Hasan, S: Criticism of Hadith Among Muslims with Reference to Ibn Maja 4. Hasan, S: The Study of Al Quran: Lesson 4 7. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood 10. Zaheer, E. E: Qadiyaniat. An Analytical Survey 5. Ibid 8. Telwih 6. Ibid: Lesson 3 9. Minaj 123