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The fabrication of false hadiths by the male elite was probably the first and most popular way for them to protect their interests. The people governing knew how important it was to "seek legitimacy in and through the sacred text" ( 43). talks about al-Bukhari, who methodically and systematically collected and verified true Hadiths. He was exiled from his native town because he refused to bring the knowledge of the Hadith to the governor of the town and have it corrupted. He knew that the invitation from the governor was made only for him to probably fabricate some Hadith which would benefit the politicians. Many did not follow al-Bukhari's example but allowed themselves to be bought for a price and fabricated Hadiths for the politicians. Even Companions of the Prophet fabricated Hadiths in order to promote their own personal views.
In the case of the Hadith which states, "Those who entrust their affairs to a woman will never know prosperity", argues that this Hadith was never ...

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to him by the Prophet which he disliked because of the trace of femininity in it. This lead him to say "..the male is better than the female" ( 71). He is also an object of distrust because even al-Bukhari stated that "people said that Abu Hurayra recounts too many Hadith" ( 79). He even confessed and retracted his words completely about a Hadith concerning sex and fasting. again uses 'A'isha's refutings and the tainted personality of the individual claiming the Hadith to reject it.

I agree and like the way Mernissi goes about the finding wrong the Hadiths that put women down. It is pretty hard to argue with her method and its validity. She finds the background to the person, time, ...

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