Islam Imploding

Top 10 Contradictory Hadiths

When the Sunnah Cancels Itself

Islamic apologists often claim that Hadith collections — especially Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim — are perfectly preserved and mutually consistent. But a deeper dive into these sources reveals a different story:

Even the most “authentic” hadiths contradict each other — not just in wording, but in theology, law, and basic facts.

Below are 10 striking contradictions within the Hadith literature, based on sources Muslims are taught to trust. These aren’t fringe or weak hadiths — many are classified as Sahih.

🔟 1. How Many Days Did Allah Take to Create the World?

Sahih Muslim 2789a: “Allah created the clay on Saturday... and created Adam after ‘Asr on Friday...”
➡️ Creation over 7 days.
Sahih Bukhari 3193: “Allah created the heavens and the earth in six days…”
➡️ Creation in 6 days.

📌 Contradiction: One says 6 days, the other 7 — and lists different sequences.

9️⃣ 2. Can You Drink While Standing?

Sahih Muslim 2024a: “Do not drink while standing.”
Sahih Bukhari 5615: “I saw the Prophet drinking while standing.”

📌 Contradiction: One prohibits it; the other shows Muhammad doing exactly that.

8️⃣ 3. Was the First Creation the Pen or the Throne?

Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3319: “The first thing Allah created was the Pen...”
Sahih Bukhari 7418: “There was Allah and nothing else before Him, and His Throne was over the water...”

📌 Contradiction: One says the Pen was first, the other implies the Throne existed before anything.

7️⃣ 4. What Was Created First: Earth or Heaven?

Sahih Bukhari 3191: “Allah created the Earth on Sunday, then the mountains, then trees...”
Sahih Muslim 2789a: “Allah created heaven on Friday...”

📌 Contradiction: Different orders and different days contradict the Quran itself (Surah 79:27–30).

6️⃣ 5. How Is the Quran Revealed? Full or Gradual?

Sahih Muslim 1773a: “The Quran was revealed as a whole in one night.”
Sahih Bukhari 4991: “The Quran was revealed in parts over 23 years.”

📌 Contradiction: These are mutually exclusive unless the Quran was revealed twice.

5️⃣ 6. Is Magic Real or Not?

Sahih Bukhari 5765: “The Prophet was bewitched so that he thought he had done a thing which he had not.”
Sahih Muslim 2189: “Whoever eats seven Ajwa dates will not be harmed by poison or magic.”

📌 Contradiction: Muhammad supposedly succumbed to magic, yet Muslims are told it can't harm you if you eat dates?

4️⃣ 7. Does the Dead Feel Pain When the Living Mourn?

Sahih Muslim 927a: “The deceased is punished because of the weeping of his relatives.”
Sahih Bukhari 1292: Aisha denied this: “No bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another...”

📌 Contradiction: Either the dead suffer for others’ mourning — or they don’t.

3️⃣ 8. How Many Times Did the Prophet Marry Khadijah?

Sahih Bukhari 3815: “Khadijah was the Prophet’s only wife until she died.”
Sahih Muslim 1425a: “Aisha said: I did not feel jealous of any of the wives of the Prophet except Khadijah, although he married me after her death.”

📌 Contradiction: Aisha implies there were multiple wives during Khadijah’s life, which contradicts the widely taught tradition.

2️⃣ 9. Who Was the First to Accept Islam?

Sahih Bukhari 3857: “The first male to accept Islam was Abu Bakr.”
Sahih Muslim 2413a: “Ali was the first of the boys to accept Islam.”
Al-Tirmidhi 3808: “Zayd ibn Haritha was the first slave to accept Islam.”

📌 Contradiction: Depends on whether one counts adults, children, slaves — or political agendas.

1️⃣ 10. Did the Prophet Forbid Writing Hadiths or Not?

Sahih Muslim 3004a: “Do not write anything from me except the Quran. Whoever writes anything other than the Quran, let him erase it.”
Sahih Bukhari 113: “The Prophet said: ‘Write for Abu Shah.’”

📌 Contradiction: One forbids writing hadiths; the other commands it. Which one reflects his true position?

🧨 Final Verdict: The Sunnah Undermines Itself

If Hadiths are supposed to be the second pillar of Islamic authority — they are built on a foundation of contradictions, fabrications, and forgeries. Even within the Sahih books, basic facts about:

Creation
Revelation
Ritual
History
Ethics
…conflict with each other.

This isn’t revelation. It’s revisionism.

When your second scripture contradicts itself — how can it clarify the first?