How do Hadiths get corrupted? By
Ahmad Al-Sadoon Houston, Texas USA February 3, 2006 Dear Brothers & sisters, assalamu aleikum For years I have heard from some Muslims that many of the Hadiths have been corrupted. I did not accept such notions until the Texas Da'wah conference in Houston, Texas, on December 25, 2005 wherein I became a believer. During one of the sessions, I heard with my own ears how a Hadith was corrupted and manipulated by Waleed Bassiouni a self proclaimed "sheikh." What was so absurd about his talk is that he not only corrupted the Hadith but he used them to vilify Iraq and her people. Waleed Bassiouni erred and he needs to be corrected. The Texas Dawah under the control of Waleed Bassiouni - held a conference at George R. Brown Convention Center on December 23, 24 & 25, 2005, with many guest speakers from the US and abroad including video conferences with Saudi Imams. I feel that the large sum of money spent to organize this event was not justified. Obviously, the organizers went for quantity and not quality of lectures. I was really disappointed with a few of them especially Waleed Bassiouni the organizer of the event. His talk on Iraq and his manipulation of Hadith reveals that his thoughts and intent are wicked. Background: in 2004, I submitted a proposal to Waleed Bassiouni. I asked to be invited to give a talk on Iraq at the Texas Dawah Convention 2004. He never replied to my proposal. Instead, he chose an Iraqi American from Minnesota to give that talk. Of course, the this guest speaker gave an accurate description of Iraq and all the evil things that happened under the regime of Saddam Hussein of which we already know and have been most adequately covered. He completely veered away from the political intrigue, the US atrocities and war crimes against the people of Iraq. Most offensive of all, he never once touched the subject how most Arab & Muslim governments cooperated with the US to destroy Iraq (in two wars + Iran war) and later joined the sanctions against the people of Iraq. In brief, that talk was a big hurrah for the most recent American invasion and occupation and spoke nothing of the present Iraqi suffering, death and frustration. Waleed Bassiouni passes himself as an expert on Iraq but he was very deliberate in how he presented himself in the Texas Dawah 2005. He manipulated the Hadiths to further misguide his more narrow-minded followers and managed to vilify Iraq in the process. I suspect many of the uninformed Muslims at the Waleed Bassiouni conference began to believe these corrupted Hadiths. Waleed, theatrically dressed in Saudi garb and standing behind the podium, began with a "humble" introduction, whispering, using his most 'pious' voice. He began with "I am not like other people who would speak about history and politics I want to talk to you from an Islamic perspective," while his voice broke for emphasis and special effect. The Charlatan continued raving for a while before he began misquoting and manipulating Hadiths from Al-Bukhari and other Imams. In his own mind, he is established as an authority on Hadiths and hence about Iraq. Waleed Bassiouni claimed that Iraq is the land of all Fitnas and that Muslims should do nothing (meaning don't speak or get involved). A'3oothu bi'Allah from the evils of such preachers. He may be a fairly good actor, but I would characterize him as a bad shepherd who only knows how to keep his flock of sheep together for his own profit, but one who cares nothing for the welfare or suffering of those sheep. With feet fixed (glued) to the floor behind the podium, he swings left & right occasionally forward and backward but constantly straightening his garb. Then he began reciting Hadiths from the sermons of the Prophet (SAAWS) followed by quoting some of the Hadiths relating to Al-Fitna. The first one he quoted was: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: *The Prophet said, "O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Sham! O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Yemen." The People said, "And also on our Najd." He said, "O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Sham (north)! O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Yemen." The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! And also on our Najd." I think the third time the Prophet said, "There (in Najd) is the place of earthquakes and afflictions and from there comes out the side of the head of Satan." * Incredibly, Waleed Bassiouni proceeded with more Hadiths to equate Iraq with Najd. Please note that the Sahaba were very specific in asking the Prophet (saaws) about "our Najd." Every Arab & Muslim at the time could not have meant anything other than the famous Najd in eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Iraq at the time was very well known to both - the Arabs during Al-Jahiliyya period and Muslims during the life of Prophet Muhammad (saaws) just as much as Yemen and Sham were known to them. So how could Waleed Bassiouni err so badly to equate Iraq with Najd? What an ill-informed or wicked Sheikh he is. *(As I was listening, a Muslim two seats away from me began snoring 10 minutes after Bassiouni started his show. It's obvious, this Muslim found Waleed Bassiouni boring.)* Now the art of political chicanery comes into play. Waleed Bassiouni quotes another Hadith about the Rasool (saaws) pointing toward the dwelling of as-Sayyida 3a'isha (ra). Later on, Bassiouni emphasized that ar-Rasool (saaws) was pointing EAST toward the dwelling of As-Sayyida 3a'isha (ra). Finally, he found another Hadith that the name Iraq appeared in it. Just like the Bible thumpers of America, Waleed Bassiouni came to his own conclusion (or the conclusion of the petro-dollar imams of aal Saud) to tie these Hadiths together to suggest that Iraq must be the Najd the Prophet (saaws) was referring to. A3oodhu bi'Allah! A3oodhu bi'Allah! I noticed something unusual about Waleed Bassiouni constantly adjusting his garb while preaching. For a while. I thought it was simply a bad habit but I realized that it was the ghutra (white head cover) and the 3aba'a (outer cape or Arabian outer cover) he was wearing, which are typical Saudi dress. This type of dress bothered him, perhaps because it is quite alien to his native land Egypt/Ghaza or Sinai Peninsula; I really don't know. Waleed Bassiouni perhaps wore the Gilabiyya all his life. Evidently, after receiving his education from a Saudia university Bassiouni traded his native dress with that of Saudis. Good business practice if you are beholden in some way to the Saudis. In the world of business we call this "changing hats." Now, why would Waleed Bassiouni the Egyptian/Ghazzawi (or whatever) seek Islamic education at Saud Al-Fasiq University and not the prestigious Al-Azhar University? As far back as a child I remember that the most pious and learned Muslim was the one who wore the Al-Azhar University cap. Why is he wearing the ghutra and aba'a in America? Look further to what 'Mullah' Bassiouni concluded: First, take a good look at the map of Iraq in relation to the Arabian Penninsula and where Yemen, Sham and Najd are located on the map below. Please note that Iraq is almost directly north of the City of Medina and not to the east as professed by Mullah Bassiouni. That's his next big error and an oversight he didn't bother to explain. When I drew a horizontal line through Medina straight eastward, guess where it went? It went straight through Riyadh the seat of the most corrupt family in the Muslim world. This is where the fasiqeen from Saudia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and UAE conspire with the enemy against the Arab and Muslim world. Riyadh, Dar'iyya (the birth place of aal Saud) just north of Riyadh and the surrounding area is what used to be and still is known as an-Najd. Without a doubt, Mullah Waleed Bassiouni erred. *As Waleed Bassiouni said, the Prophet (saaws) was pointing east toward Sayyida 3aisha's (ra) quarters. Then if that is not a reference to an-Najd of aal Saud or 'al-fitna by sayyida 3aisha (ra)' then it must be a reference to Pakistan because the line doesn't go through or near either Iraq or Iran. Allahu a'alam, perhaps none of this is true because the Hadiths relating to these matters have been corrupted throughout Islamic history by the likes of Mullah Waleed Bassiouni and other hired sheikhs to serve the interests of dictators, Emirs, kings and the fasiqeen.* Muslims may ask, why didn't I tell this to him privately and discreetly? I would have done this except that Mullah Bassiouni corrupted these Hadiths before a multitude of Muslims from Houston and across the USA at the Texas Dawah2005 conference. As Muslims, we must put an end to such corruption of Hadiths for whatever reason. Else, why should we attend conferences to learn error? In conclusion, Waleed Bassiouni should be barred from giving Khutbas at all ISGH masajid until he apologizes to Muslims for his perversion of Hadith and to the people of Iraq for his erroneous conjectures. Most of all, he must repent, and may Allah forgive him his sins. It is each Muslim's duty to keep Islamic understanding pure. Wassalamu aleikum Al-Bukhari - Volume 1, Book 3, Number 109: *Narrated Salama: * *I heard the Prophet saying**, "Whoever ascribes to me what I have not said then (surely) let him occupy his seat in Hell-fire." * [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! 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