This excerpt is taken from the book "Hujjat al-Hadith" by Fazilat al-Sheikh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amanpuri .
Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him (728 AH), says:
السنة أيضا تنزل عليه بالوحي، كما ينزل القرآن.
The hadith was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in the same way that the Quran was revealed.
Reference: Majmoo' al-Fatawa: 364/13
Allama Ibn Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him (751 AH), says:
إن الله سبحانه وتعالىٰ أنزل علىٰ رسوله وحيين، وأوجب علىٰ عباده الإيمان بهما، والعمل بما فيهما، وهما الكتاب والحكمة، وقال تعالىٰ: [وَ اَنۡزَلَ اللّٰہُ عَلَیۡکَ الۡکِتٰبَ وَ الۡحِکۡمَۃَ]
Reference: (An-Nisa: 113)
, وقال تعالىٰ: [ہُوَ الَّذِیۡ بَعَثَ فِی الۡاُمِّیّٖنَ رَسُوۡلًا مِّنۡہُمۡ یَتۡلُوۡا عَلَیۡہِمۡ اٰیٰتِہٖ وَ یُزَکِّیۡہِمۡ وَ یُعَلِّمُہُمُ الۡکِتٰبَ وَ الۡحِکۡمَۃَ]
Reference: (Al-Jumu'ah: 2)
وقال تعالىٰ: [وَ اذۡکُرۡنَ مَا یُتۡلٰی فِیۡ بُیُوۡتِکُنَّ مِنۡ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰہِ وَ الۡحِکۡمَۃِ ؕ]
Reference: (Al-Ahzab: 34)
والكتاب هو القرآن والحكمة هي السنة باتفاق السلف وما أخبر به الرسول عن الله فهو في وجوب تصديقه والإيمان به كما أخبر به الرب تعالىٰ علىٰ لسان رسوله، هٰذا أصل متفق عليه بين أهل الإسلام لا ينكره إلا من ليس منهم.Undoubtedly, Allah Almighty has revealed two types of revelation to His Prophet, and believing in both and acting upon both is obligatory. These two types of revelation are the Book and Wisdom. Allah Almighty says: [وَ اَنۡزَلَ اللّٰہُ عَلَیۡکَ الۡکِتٰبَ وَ الۡحِکۡمَۃَ] "Allah has sent down upon you the Book and Wisdom."
Reference: (An-Nisa: 113)
And He said: [ہُوَ الَّذِیۡ بَعَثَ فِی الۡاُمِّیّٖنَ رَسُوۡلًا مِّنۡہُمۡ یَتۡلُوۡا عَلَیۡہِمۡ اٰیٰتِہٖ وَ یُزَکِّیۡہِمۡ وَ یُعَلِّمُہُمُ الۡکِتٰبَ وَ الۡحِکۡمَۃَ] "It is He who has sent among the unlettered a Messenger from themselves, reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and Wisdom."
Reference: (Al-Jumu'ah: 2)
Also He said: [وَ اذۡکُرۡنَ مَا یُتۡلٰی فِیۡ بُیُوۡتِکُنَّ مِنۡ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰہِ وَ الۡحِکۡمَۃِ ؕ] "O wives of the Prophet! Remember the verses of Allah and Wisdom that are recited in your homes."
Reference: (Al-Ahzab: 34)
The consensus of the predecessors is that here the Book refers to the Quran and Wisdom refers to the Hadith. Whatever news the Messenger of Allah ﷺ conveys from Allah Almighty, it is obligatory to confirm it and believe in it, exactly as Allah Almighty has conveyed it through His Messenger. There is consensus among all Muslims on this matter, and only one who is not among the Muslims can deny it.
Reference: Kitab al-Ruh: p. 75
Muqadam bin Maadi Karb رضي الله عنه narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
ألا! إني أوتيت القرآن ومثله معه.
"Beware! I have been given the Quran and along with it, something similar has also been given to me."
Reference: Musnad Imam Ahmad: 131/4, Sunan Abi Dawood: 4604, and its chain is authentic
Hafiz Khattabi رحمه الله (388 AH) says:
قوله: «أوتيت الكتاب ومثله معه» يحتمل وجهين من التأويل؛ أحدهما: أن يكون معناه أنه أوتي من الوحي الباطن غير المتلو مثل ما أعطي من الظاهر المتلو، ويحتمل أن يكون معناه: أنه أوتي الكتاب وحيا يتلى، وأوتي من البيان أي أذن له أن يبين ما في الكتاب ويعم ويخص وأن يزيد عليه فيشرع ما ليس له في الكتاب ذكر فيكون ذٰلك في وجوب الحكم ولزوم العمل به كالظاهر المتلو من القرآن.
Prophetic saying: "I have been given the Quran and with it its likeness." This can have two meanings. ① It means that the Holy Prophet ﷺ was given the revealed, recited revelation as well as the inner, non-recited revelation. ② It can also mean that the Holy Prophet ﷺ was given the recited revelation and its "explanation," meaning he ﷺ was permitted to clarify the rulings contained in the Quran, to specify what is general, to generalize what is specific, to state rulings beyond it, and to legislate what is not mentioned in the Quran. In this regard, the non-recited revelation also carries the obligation of command and it is necessary to act upon it, just as the revealed, recited revelation, i.e., the Quran, is obligatory and acting upon it is necessary.
Reference: Ma'alim al-Sunan:4/298
Allama Shawkani, may Allah have mercy on him (1250 AH), says:
أي أوتيت القرآن، وأوتيت مثله من السنة التي لم ينطق بها القرآن.
The meaning is that I have been given the Quran, and similarly, the Hadith has also been given which was not mentioned in the Quran.
Reference: Irshad al-Fuhool: p.33
The Holy Prophet ﷺ has declared both the Quran and Hadith as revelation in this Hadith.
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
ما من الأنبياء نبي إلا أعطي من الآيات ما مثله أومن، أو آمن، عليه البشر، وإنما كان الذي أوتيت وحيا أوحاه الله إلي، فأرجو أني أكثرهم تابعا يوم القيامة.
Every prophet was given miracles and signs, by seeing which people believed. Indeed, I have been given revelation as a miracle; this revelation has been sent to me by Allah. I hope that on the Day of Judgment, my followers will be more than those of all other prophets.
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari: 7274, Sahih Muslim: 152
It is established that Hadith, like the Quran, is also revelation and a miracle.
Sayyiduna Abu Imamah رضي الله عنه narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
ليدخلن الجنة بشفاعة الرجل الواحد ليس بنبي مثل الحيين، أو أحد الحيين؛ ربيعة ومضر، قال قائل: يا رسول الله، أو ما ربيعة من مضر؟ قال: إنما أقول ما أقول.
By the intercession of one man, people from both the tribes of Rabi'ah and Mudhar will enter Paradise. A man asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is the relation of Rabi'ah to the tribe of Mudhar? He replied: (I do not know, I only say) what is conveyed to me (through revelation).
Reference: Musnad Ahmad: 257/5, 261, 267, Al-Mu'jam Al-Kabir by Al-Tabarani: 7638, and its chain is authentic
Hafiz Munadi (may Allah have mercy on him) said its chain is "good".
Reference: Al-Targhib wal-Tarhib: 241/4
Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said its chain is "hasan" (good).
Reference: Fath al-Bari: 483/10, Muwafaqat al-Khbar al-Khabar: 336/2
Hafiz Suyuti (may Allah have mercy on him) also said the chain is "hasan".
Reference: Al-Hawi lil-Fatawa: 1/360
When according to the principles of the scholars of hadith, an authentic hadith is also revelation, and it confirms the revelation of the Holy Quran, then how can it be opposed to the Quran? It should be well remembered that revelation can never contradict or oppose revelation.
