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    • Jews and Christians will Carry the Sins of the Beleivers on Day of Resurrection
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    • Punishment for Adultery (Quran vs. Hadith)
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How do we do Salat without Hadith?

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Single-handedly, the most common argument Sunnis give against following the Quran alone is asking, “How do we do Salat without the Hadith?”

The irony of this question is that there is no single Hadith in the Sunni Hadith corpus that explains in detail how to do Salat from start to finish. Not only that, but even if you compiled all the Hadith on the topic and give it to a neutral party for them to reconstruct how to do the Salat from Hadith sources, not only will they be incapable of achieving such an outcome, but the Hadith are highly contradictory regarding even the items of Salat that it supposedly covers.

Even the most basic facts of Salat are in dispute once the Hadith are used as a source. For example, there is uncertainty as to if the Bismillah is part of the Fateah or not and if it should be recited in the Salat. In addition, even the aspects that are discussed in the Quran are neglected by the Sunnis, who favor following the Hadith. For example, the Quran tells the believers to recite their Salat in a moderate tone, yet traditionalists do two of their Salat quietly.

[17:110] Say, “Call Him GOD, or call Him Most Gracious; whichever name you use, to Him belongs the best names.” You shall not utter your Contact Prayers (Salat) too loudly, nor secretly; use a moderate tone.

قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ أَوِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ أَيًّا مَّا تَدْعُوا۟ فَلَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا وَٱبْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ سَبِيلًا

The Quran tells the believers that the ablution is only four steps and what specifically breaks ablution, yet traditionalists have added multiple other steps and ways of nullification beyond what is stated in the Quran.

[5:6] O you who believe, when you observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), you shall: (1) wash your faces, (2) wash your arms to the elbows, (3) wipe your heads, and (4) wash your feet to the ankles. If you were unclean due to sexual orgasm, you shall bathe. If you are ill, or traveling, or had any digestive excretion (urinary, fecal, or gas), or had (sexual) contact with the women, and you cannot find water, you shall observe the dry ablution (Tayammum) by touching clean dry soil, then rubbing your faces and hands. GOD does not wish to make the religion difficult for you; He wishes to cleanse you and to perfect His blessing upon you, that you may be appreciative.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ فَٱغْسِلُوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْمَرَافِقِ وَٱمْسَحُوا۟ بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْكَعْبَيْنِ وَإِن كُنتُمْ جُنُبًا فَٱطَّهَّرُوا۟ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَىٰٓ أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَآءَ أَحَدٌ مِّنكُم مِّنَ ٱلْغَآئِطِ أَوْ لَـٰمَسْتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا۟ مَآءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا۟ صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَٱمْسَحُوا۟ بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُم مِّنْهُ مَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيَجْعَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْ حَرَجٍ وَلَـٰكِن يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهِّرَكُمْ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

In the most noteworthy example of the Tashahud, a statement that the prophet must have made hundreds of thousands of times, we have about nine different narrations, with each person claiming that it was taught to them no differently than the verse of the Quran. If the Hadith is inconsistent on these most basic statements repeated this many times, how less reliable will it be for all other narrations?


Further Reading

Salat based on Quran Alone
Bismillah & Salat
Tashahhud & Hadith
Amin and Salat
Mutawātir, Hadith, Quran, & Salat
Salat is a Ritual Prayer
Nafl Salat
Salat Originated from Abraham
Salat is a ritual prayer
How to Perform Salat Based on Quran Alone
Five Contact Prayer Times in Quran
Both ends of the Day
Salat – Word by Word