Hanya ta uku ta adana Hadisai ita ce rubuta su a rubuce. Wasu mutane sun yi imani cewa an fara rubuta Hadisai ne a karni na uku, yayin da wasu malamai masu inganci suka tabbatar da cewa rubuta Hadisai ya fara ne a karni na farko. Idan muka zurfafa cikin wannan al'amari, za mu ga cewa an ma rubuta Hadisai a zamanin Manzon Allah ﷺ da sahabbansa. Bambancin da ke tsakanin rubuta Hadisai a zamanin Manzon Allah ﷺ da wanda aka rubuta bayan rasuwarsa shi ne cewa ba kowa ne aka yarda ya rubuta Hadisai a lokacin rayuwarsa ba. Wadanda aka yarda sun rubuta Hadisan ne da izinin Manzon Allah ﷺ da kansa. Sai dai a karshen rayuwarsa, Manzon Allah ﷺ ya soke wannan takurawa ya kuma ba kowa izinin rubuta Hadisansa. Ya ce: "Ku rubuta! Babu laifi a cikinsa."31 Sau daya ya ce: "Ku adana ilimi ta hanyar rubuta shi."32

The third method of preservation is the written documentation of the Ahadith. Some people believe that Ahadith were first documented in the third century, while other more reliable scholars hold the view that documentation of Ahadith began in the first century. If we go deeper into this matter, we will find that that the Ahadith were even written during the time of the Blessed Prophet (PBUH) and his Sahaba. The difference between the recording of Ahadith in the time of the Blessed Prophet (PBUH) and those written after he passed away was that not everyone was allowed to note down the Ahadith in his lifetime. The ones who were allowed wrote the Ahadith with the permission of the Blessed Prophet (PBUH) himself. However, during the end of his life, the Blessed Prophet (PBUH) abrogated this restriction and gave permission for everyone to write his Ahadith. He said, “Write! There is no harm.”31 Once he said, “Preserve knowledge by writing it.”32.

‘Abdullahi ɗan ‘Amr ɗan al-‘As ya ce Annabi mai albarka ﷺ ya ce masa, “Ka kiyaye ilimi.”

‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘As said that the Blessed Prophet (PBUH) told him, “Preserve the knowledge.”.

Ya amsa da cewa, "Ta yaya zan adana shi?"

He replied, “How should I preserve it?”.

Ya ce, "Ta hanyar rubutawa."33.

He said, “By writing it.”33.

Shi ya sa aka tattara littattafan Hadisai da yawa a lokacin rayuwar Annabi mai albarka ﷺ. Misali, akwai al-Sahifat al-Sadiqa [Takardar Gaskiya] wadda ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘As ya rubuta dukkan Hadisan Annabi mai albarka ﷺ. Shi da kansa ya ce:

This is why many collections of Ahadith were compiled during the lifetime of the Blessed Prophet (PBUH). For example, there is the al-Sahifat al-Sadiqa [The Authentic Scroll] in which ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘As wrote all the Ahadith of the Blessed Prophet (PBUH). He himself said:

Na rubuta duk abin da na ji daga Annabi mai albarka (ﷺ), kuma na haddace shi. Wasu mutane daga Quraishawa sun hana ni rubuta Hadisai. Suka ce: "Shin kana rubuta duk abin da ka ji daga Annabi? Shi mutum ne; wani lokaci yana wasa, wani lokaci kuma yana fushi kamar kowane mutum."

I wrote whatever I heard from the Blessed Prophet (PBUH) and memorized it. Some members of Quraish discouraged me from recording the Ahadith. They said, “Do you write whatever you hear from the Prophet? He is a man; sometimes he jokes and sometimes he gets angry like any other person.”.

Abin da suke nufi shi ne cewa Manzon Allah ﷺ na iya yin fushi ko yin wasa ya faɗi abin da bai nufa ba, saboda haka bai kamata a rubuta duk abin da yake faɗa ba. Abdullahi ɗan Amr ɗan al-As ne ya kawo wannan a gaban Manzon Allah ﷺ. Sai Manzon Allah ﷺ ya nuna bakinsa ya ce: "Na rantse da sunan Allah (SWT), wanda rayuwata tana hannunsa, cewa babu abin da ke fitowa daga waɗannan lebe biyu sai gaskiya [Haqq]."34

What they meant was that the Blessed Prophet (PBUH) may get angry or joke and say what he did not mean to say, therefore one should not write down everything he says. ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-As brought this to the Blessed Prophet’s (PBUH) attention. The Blessed Prophet (PBUH) pointed to his lips and said, “I swear in the name of Allah (SWTH), in whose hands is my life, that nothing but truth [Haqq] comes from these two lips.”34

Wannan ya zama tabbataccen hujja cewa kowace kalma ta Annabi mai albarka ﷺ gaskiya ce, kuma ya kamata a rubuta dukkanta. Domin cika wannan umarni, ‘Abdullahi ɗan ‘Amr ɗan al-‘As ya tattara zaɓi mai yawa na Hadisai cikin wani littafi, ya kuma sanya masa suna mai dacewa, al-Sahifat al-Sadiqa.

This was clear proof that every word of the Blessed Prophet (PBUH) was the truth and that all of it should be put to paper. To fulfill this order, ‘Abd Allóh ibn ‘Amr ibn al-As compiled a large selection of Ahadith into a book which he appropriately titled al-Sahifat al-Sadiqa.