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Dear friend, my take would be to go with:
Option A: Follow the Quran only (wisdom independent of time & space). You still remain within the fold of Islam - a better choice for the masses.
Option B: Follow the Quran & Hadees / Sunnah (wisdom highly dependednt upon the era and timeframe), however, with the ability to clearly identify and understand the Hadees within the context of Quran (referenced against a particular verse, and the historical perspective to which it was addressing). More suitable for the intellectual, however, can not be implemented wholesale to illiterate masses.
Whatever you do, you can not have option C below.
Option C (No No No): Follow the Quran and Hadees / Sunnah without having the ability to identify between right and wrong, vis-a-vis the Holy Quran. (Pakistan Today)
My five cents worth. Nothing more.
Option A: Follow the Quran only (wisdom independent of time & space). You still remain within the fold of Islam - a better choice for the masses.
Option B: Follow the Quran & Hadees / Sunnah (wisdom highly dependednt upon the era and timeframe), however, with the ability to clearly identify and understand the Hadees within the context of Quran (referenced against a particular verse, and the historical perspective to which it was addressing). More suitable for the intellectual, however, can not be implemented wholesale to illiterate masses.
Whatever you do, you can not have option C below.
Option C (No No No): Follow the Quran and Hadees / Sunnah without having the ability to identify between right and wrong, vis-a-vis the Holy Quran. (Pakistan Today)
My five cents worth. Nothing more.
The best way is to go to the oldest of sources , and like any other historical study try to corroborate their accounts to siphon out discrepancies.