90 There is another narrative on this matter which is very...

90 There is another narrative on this matter which is very strange and in which the precise meaning of concealment is seen. If in the past the leaders themselves concealed divine truths, here they used strict prohibition so that others would conceal Hadiths and refrain from the relating of narratives. Historians say that a short while before Umars death he sent persons to various parts of the Islamic world to summon a few of the Prophets companions to Medina.

People such as Abu Dharr, Abdullah ibn Massoud, Abu Darda, Abdullah ibn Hudhaifeh and others. After he gathered them he said: "What are these Hadiths which you have spread throughout the world!?" Those present said: "Do you prohibit our narration of Hadiths?" He replied: "No, I don't prohibit you but you will stay right here with me in Medina and by God while I am alive you will not leave my sight or this city.

We are more intelligent and better know which of the Hadiths you relate should be accepted and which ones rejected. They however, the rest of the people, don't know what to accept and what to reject". This group of the Prophets companions remained in the city of Medina and in the vicinity of the caliph until his death, and were in reality under observation.

What, type of Hadiths are those which only their administration recognizes, and may separate the acceptable from the unacceptable among them while the rest of the Muslims don't know of and cannot separate? Pay close attention that the Caliph does not accuse this group of lying. Among them there happened to be Abu Dharr "upon whose truthfulness the sun had never cast a shadow".

91 We have no choice here but to interpret that the unacceptable Hadiths were those which were not agreeable with the governments policies at that time because of this the narrators and relators of such Hadiths were kept under observation so they couldn't further circulate them. Some historians have said: "Umar imprisoned three of the Prophets companions; Ibn Massoud, Abu Darda, and Abu Massoud Ansary in Medina and proclaimed that their crime was narrating the Prophets Hadith too frequently.

He said to them: You have excessively related the hadiths of the Holy prophet. 92 These were examples from a series of existing records related to the prevention of the promulgation of hadith. This matter does not stop here but goes onward. During the second caliphs rule the people possessed writings, in them having collected Hadiths for themselves.