Are the authentic traditions recorded in hadith collections too many?
Some biased Orientalists and their blind followers in the Muslim world try to cast doubt on the authenticity of the Sunna on the pretext that some Companions narrate too many Traditions and the number of the Traditions is incredibly great. It should, first of all, be noted that Hadith does not comprise only the sayings of the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings. It includes also his actions ranging from his acts of worship to his manner of sleep, from his style of speech to his likes and dislikes, and his approvals or tacit confirmation of what he witnessed in his Companions, which was not contrary to the essence of Islam. The Prophet lived 23 years among his Companions as a Messenger of God. He taught them Islam down to its minutest details. He led prayer before them five times a day and every detail of his prayer was re-corded, because he ordered them: Pray as you see me praying. He fasted and explained to them every-thing concerning fasting. He instructed them in the essentials
