Question:
The Companions preserved the record of the Prophet's
everyact and condition with the utmost care. So why are such important miracles
not related through more than or lines of transmission? And
whyare the main reporters only Companions like Jabir, Anas, and AbuHurayra,
and not, for example, Abu Bakr and 'Umar?
Answer:
The answer to the first part is given in the Fourth
Sign's
ThirdEssential
. Concerning the second part, just as a patient goes to a
doctor,engineers are consulted about engineering matters, and muftis are
askedabout religious issues, some scholarly Companions were entrusted withand
devoted themselves to instructing the following generations in theProphetic
Traditions. For example, Abu Hurayra devoted his life to
pre-serving Traditions, while 'Umar shouldered administrative
matters andthe caliphate's problems. Thus 'Umar narrated only a few
Traditions, forhe had confidence in such people as Abu Hurayra, Anas, and
Jabir, to in-struct the Muslims in the Traditions. In fact, a Tradition can be
con-sidered as established if it is reported by a well-known person belongingto
the truthful, sincere, and trusted Companions. Given this, there is noneed for
it to be related by others. This is why some significant incidentshave only
one, two, or three channels.
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