Sunnah of the Prophet (sws) & Hadith are two separate Entities 20th December, 2106

Reply to an elder respected Lady:

I am sure you do not relate to this statement!!! How can our prophet utter this statement and degrade the good sense of women folk; especially in the capacity of a wife?!! The Qur'an is very clear in its judgment. It says Allah has created men and women equal barring their obvious physical differences. Furthermore, Allah says He has provided a level playing field to men and women in piety, doing good deeds, etc. 

The Prophet has said the best amongst us is the one who is the best with his wife!! How can this statement be correlated with the above-posted statement of our dear prophet? The wife's advice is as valuable as the husband's. Both go hand in hand. With the highest regard to you, Nazo Baji let me please submit humbly, that all hadiths are to be adjudged in the light of the Qur'an and prophets Sunnah and not vice versa. 

Prophet Sunnah is NOT Hadith. Sunnah is the act of a prophet within the confines of religion. Hence, his travelling mode like a mule/donkey/horse is NOT religion. His attire was an Arab cultural attire. Hence, it is not religion. His miswaak (wooden branch used as a toothbrush) is NOT a religion. It was the custom then. Cleanliness is Sunnah and a religious desire. Not the twig miswaak. We have toothbrushes now. 

Sunnah is only the acts that the Prophet (sws) did as religion and further asked his companion to adopt them. Hadith is ONLY the Prophet's (sws) narrations subservient to the Qur'an and does not inherently add anything to religion. 

The religion of Islam is Allah's Qur'an and the Prophet's (sws) Sunnah. In fact, it is in the reverse order. First, the Prophet's (sws) Sunnah is based on Prophet Ibrahim's Sunnah. Prophet Ibrahim was 2000 before prophet Muhammad (saw) and then the Qur'an. 

Allah is very touchy, if I may use this term, in having His religion presented through His Qur'an. And if Hadith is to be quoted then the Hadith has to follow Qur'an's dictates. It can never ever contradict Allah's Qur'an and the prophet's Sunnah. 

Prophet Muhammad, may Allah's blessings be showered on him, was the most loving, caring husband among us all.