There is a narration that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: If a hadith is narrated to me, then present it before the Book of Allah; if the hadith agrees with the Book of Allah, accept it, and if it contradicts the Book of Allah, then reject it.
This hadith indicates that whatever is attributed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) should be presented before the Book of Allah, for if the hadith itself were a proof, it would not need any other evidence.
First Point
The aforementioned hadith or all those hadiths in which it is mentioned that for the authenticity of a hadith it is necessary to present it before the Quran are fabricated and false narrations; therefore, reasoning from them is in no way correct because in reality, they are not hadiths at all but rather things fabricated by people.
Imam Khattabi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the heretics fabricated the aforementioned hadith.
Reference: (See: Al-Fawaid al-Majmu'ah fi al-Ahadith al-Mawdu'ah, p. 291)
قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ: ” الزَّنَادِقَةُ وَالْخَوَارِجُ وَضَعُوا ذَلِكَ الْحَدِيثَ
Translation: Imam Abdul Rahman bin Mahdi says that the heretics and Kharijites fabricated the mentioned hadith.
Reference: (Jami' Bayan al-'Ilm wa Fadlih: 2/1189)
Second Point
If we place the mentioned hadith against the Book of Allah—as mentioned in this hadith—we find it contradicts the Quran because nowhere in the Book of Allah do we find that we accept only that part of the hadith which agrees with the Book of Allah; rather, the Book of Allah commands us to obey and follow the Messenger ﷺ in every circumstance. Allah Almighty says:
مَنْ يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ وَمَنْ تَوَلَّى فَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا
Reference: (Surah An-Nisa: 80)
Translation: Whoever obeys the Messenger has indeed obeyed Allah, and whoever turns away—We have not sent you over them as a guardian.
وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا
Reference: (Surah Al-Hashr: 7)
Translation: And whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he forbids you, abstain from it.
The Book of Allah warns us against opposing you ﷺ:
فَلْيَحْذَرِ الَّذِينَ يُخَالِفُونَ عَنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ تُصِيبَهُمْ فِتْنَةٌ أَوْ يُصِيبَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Reference: (Surah An-Nur: 63)
Translation: Those should fear who hesitate to obey it, lest some trial befall them, or a painful punishment come upon them.
Thus, first of all, this very hadith is invalidated by the Quran.
Third Point
If we accept the mentioned hadith as authentic, is any sensible Muslim ready to believe that two types of statements have come from the Prophet ﷺ: one that agrees with the Book of Allah and the other that contradicts the Book of Allah?! Whereas the Prophet of Allah ﷺ is infallible in conveying Allah’s message. Allah Almighty says:
وَمَا يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَى إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَى
Reference: (Surah An-Najm: 3)
Translation: Nor does he speak from his own desire. It is only a revelation revealed.
Fourth Point
One more thing is that as far as presenting a hadith against the Quran is concerned, this can be done with anyone’s statement, whether it is a companion, an imam, a scholar, or even a non-Muslim. Then what status and rank remains for the words of Allah’s Prophet ﷺ?!
Fifth Point
It is simply not possible for an authentic hadith to contradict the Quran because hadith is also revelation:
Reference: (As mentioned in a previous answer)
. So if there is a contradiction between the two, it would imply that there is a contradiction in the revelation, and this is not possible because contradiction and conflict in revelation goes against its truthfulness.Sixth Point
Who will determine whether a hadith is in accordance with the Quran or against it? If one says that this hadith is in agreement with the Quran and another views it as contradictory, then the acceptance or rejection of the hadith depends on human intellect, not on the Holy Quran!
Seventh Point
If the proof of something is made conditional upon something else, then in reality we are accepting only that thing upon which it is conditioned, not the proven thing itself. For example, if a child says to his parents, "I will obey you only when you agree with what I want," would anyone call such a child obedient to his parents? Certainly not.
