Wrong again. Allah said to obey the prophet or one isnt a Muslim. What the prophet said is the Sunnah, extracted from the Hadith.
Its a normal misconception by non-muslims and a new wave of though in the West by unorthodox Muslims who wish to have easier rules (pretty much what is happening to much of the catholic world today) , as EVERYTHING in ritual, prayer and even the tithe (zakat) is explained in Hadith, from which we take the Sunnah. There is no instructions on how to pray in the Qran, for example, only that you have to do it.
The number of prostations, what to say, exact time for prayer, etc, all come from Hadith. The purpose of the prophet was to explain, and clear doubt. And yes, its in the Qran, whether you are Sunni, Shiite or Secular, you HAVE to follow the Sunnah. Not blindly accept every Hadith, mind you, but follow what the prophet says and you find the saying to be linked directly to him.
One example is Surah an-Nisa ayah 59.
O you, those who have faith, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. And if you dispute over a thing, then return it to Allah and the Messenger, if you have faith in Allah and the Last Day. That is better and more beautiful of interpretation.
Surah an-Nahl ayah 44-
By clear proofs and scriptures, and We have sent down on you (O Prophet) the Reminder, that you can explain to humankind what is sent down for them and in order that they may reflect.
Surah an-Nisa ayah 65
No, by your Lord and Sustainer, they do not have faith until they have you (O Prophet) judge what is disputed among them, then they do not find in their souls any distress at what you have decided, and they accept it wholly and completely.
Surah al-Hashr ayah 7-..
.And what the Messenger gives you, so take it, and what he prohibits you, so refrain from it. And be in awe of Allah. Surely Allah is Stern of Punishment.
And what the prophet ordered, explained, and detailed is the Sunnah, which were extracted from the Hadith.
As says Ahmed Ali-
The Mistake of Those Who Confuse the Sunna and the Hadiths
Very often, those who proclaim that they follow the Quran only, ignore the Sunna and concentrate on the hadiths. They assume that if they can refute or disprove the hadiths, they have proved their own position.
Their mistake is to assume that the Sunna and the hadiths are the same thing. This is incorrect. No scholar of Islam has ever claimed that the sources of Shari'a are "the Quran and the hadiths". Rather, the correct statement is that the sources of Shari'a are the Quran and the SUNNA.
The hadiths are a textual source for determining what the Sunna is. But they are not by themselves the Sunna.
The scholars of Islam have developed a sophisticated methodology for collecting the hadiths and for determining from them what the Sunna is.
Collecting the hadiths: Briefly, the great collectors of hadiths such as Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim followed a methodology that they collected everything that there was on a subject, and they marked down how authentic it was. Rather than discarding the material they felt was not wholly authentic, so that it became lost to history, they included it. This means that other scholars can examine the evidence for themselves, and make their own determination of what is authentic.
The above description of the methodology of the hadith collectors should make it abundantly clear why there are hadiths that appear to be contradictory, hadiths with variant wordings, and all the other problems with hadiths that the rejectors point to. Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, and the other great hadith collectors, were not incompetent. Rather, they saw their job to be preserving the evidence so that each later scholar could make his own determination.
Simply put, the rejectors are attempting to take the honesty of Imam Bukhari, Imam Muslim, and the others and to twist it to prove their own point.
There is no reason for any Muslim to be confused or feel doubt because of variant hadiths in the collections. It is simply a matter of learning about the methodologies and procedures of the scholars.
Of course, most Muslims, again, take the lazy route and accept Sunni/Shiite Islam, then follow a certain Mazab, and some pretend to be secular Muslims because they are lazy to choose.
But to pretend that the Koran is 100% what Islam is pretty much would take away every single ritual, sentence uttered during prayer, custom and method, and basically disobey Allah's own orders that a Muslim FOLLOW WHAT THE PROPHET SAYS.
Yes, there are lazy Muslims, but dont knock off the Sunnah because most Muslims cant care to study up their own religion.
Now for ome of the ayat you posted, again, looking at the context that a Muslim must follow the prophet-
[6:114]
Shall I seek other than GOD as a source of law, when He has revealed to you this book fully detailed?
Refers to non-Muslims worshiping other gods and accepting other books. God is the source of law, his book says what you have to do, which in it includes OBEY the prophet. same goes for other ayat you posted ala [9:31] and [10:37]
This Quran could not possibly be authored by other than GOD. It confirms all previous messages, and provides a fully detailed scripture. It is infallible, for it comes from the Lord of the universe.
The complete Qran, which includes "follow the prophet"
Now this is interesting, everything is translated but the word hadith, a flaw from whatever website you took the sentence, the correct would be like-
[31:6]
and [12:111]
In their history, there is a lesson for those who possess intelligence. This is not fabricated STORIES this (Quran) confirms all previous scriptures, provides the details of everything, and is a beacon and mercy for those who believe.
The translation for hadith in those
ayat = stories. I wonder why the word hadith was left untranslated, when theres a difference in arabic between
hadith -story and
hadithul nabiah - Traditions from the prophet.
As you can see, the sentences and those that follow are taken out of context
, and taken without knowldge of Islamic theology or Koranic study, because the prophet's traditions is referred to in the Koran as Sunnah, not as Hadith, which means story, and the Koran orders you to obey the prophet, and that he would give instructions.
