This process called for locking the door of reporting...

This process called for locking the door of reporting, writing down, and recording the Hadith lest contradiction between the caliph’s opinion and the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah would be manifestly clear. Fourth Factor The factors of environment and society influenced the mentalities and cultures.

Those who prohibited the reporting and recording of the Hadith grew up in a society that had not paid any attention to the recordation and writing; rather it had concentrated on poetry, history of campaigns, and pomposity. In fact, this was another motive that led to the issuance of the decision of prohibiting reporting and recording the Hadith. It goes without saying that the exaggeration in such matters, by virtue of historical necessity, cut across the general culture of Islam.

The seven reasons previously discussed have not been convincing enough to stand as perfect motives for the prohibition of reporting and recording the Hadith.

To explore the actual motives of the decision, we have to, first of all, pass through two introductions that will be useful in the discussion involved: [^1]: The Sahabah used to recite certain Qur'anic texts with explanation, such as that it has been narrated that the copies of the Holy Qur'an kept by `Ā'ishah, Hafsah, and Ummu-Salamah comprised the following verse, “Guard strictly your (habit of) prayers, especially the Middle Prayer;” with the addition, “the `Asr Prayer.” Similarly, it has been narrated that `Abdullah ibn `Abbas, Ubay ibn Ka`b, `Abdullah ibn Mas`ud, and Imam `Ali ibn Abi-Talib used to add the statement, “to a fixed period’ whenever they recited the holy verse, “…seeing that ye derive benefit from them, give them their dowers (at least) as prescribed.

4/24” Books of Hadith and history have comprised many alike examples. [^2]: For instance, it has been recorded in al-Suyutiy’s al-Durr al-Manthur 2:298 on the authority of `Abdullah ibn Mas`ud that during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet, the Muslims used to add the statement, “that `Ali is the master of the believers,” to the following holy verse, “O Messenger! Proclaim that which hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled and proclaimed His mission.

And Allah will defend thee from men who mean mischief. For Allah guideth not those who reject Faith. 5/67” Similar narrations have been recorded about the holy verses, “O ye who believe!