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LET US USE OUR BRAINS Let us look at "the most authentic Hadith;" one that was supposedly witnessed by 100,000 companions of the Prophet. These 100,000 people included Abu Bakr, Omar, Uthmaan, Ali, and the rest. While other Hadiths were witnessed by only a few people, this one famous Hadith was witnessed by all the Muslims. It is the Prophet's Hadith of the famous "Khutbat Al-Wadaa` " (The Farewell Sermon). We have three different "authentic" versions of this famous Hadith. [1] According to the Muwatta', one of the most respected sources of authentic Hadith, the Prophet said at Khutbat Al Wadaa`: I am leaving for you two things that you must uphold strongly; the Quran and my Sunnah. [2] According to Muslim (44/4, No. 2408), a very respected source of Hadith, and Ibn Hanbal (4/366), even more respected, the Prophet said at Khutbat Al-Wadaa, as witnessed by 100,000 companions: I am leaving for you two things that you must uphold strongly; th...

The recordings that could reveal the killing of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Turkey in shocking detail have been shared with France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, the UK, and the US, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. “They all know since they all listened to the conversations and everything,” Erdogan said in a televised speech on Saturday. Read more FILE PHOTO: A US Air Force F-15 aerial refueling © Global Look Press / US Air ForceUS won't refuel Saudi coalition planes bombing Yemen anymore Erdogan also accused Saudi Arabia of knowing that the killer of the former Washington Post columnist is among a group of 15 Saudis who touched down in Turkey the day prior to the killing, leaving again for Riyadh in the hours following Khashoggi’s death. “Saudi Arabia could resolve this by making this 15 talk,” Erdogan said. “The murderers are surely among this 15 or 18, there's no need to look elsewhere.” Ankara has claimed to have had audio of the blood-curdling murder ...