Contemporary Hadith Issues 9: How Were the Hadiths Transmitted and When Were They Written Down?
One of the most debated issues concerning hadith is whether anything learned from the Prophet (pbuh) was written down in any form during his lifetime. According to a widespread but mistaken assumption, hadiths were not written down at all during the time of the Prophet and the Companions; rather, they were preserved solely through memorization, transmitted orally from generation to generation, and...
