A few reflections on the growing trend of rejecting Hadith

As-salamu alaykum - I’ve been noticing a worrying pattern: what’s called skepticism toward Hadiths is becoming pretty common among Muslims. People point out that Hadiths aren’t the Qur’an, that they were transmitted by humans and not directly revealed, and then jump to the conclusion that they must be full of mistakes. The logic often goes: “Not divine → could have errors → probably do → so I can ignore them.” That’s basically creating a loophole. But Islam needs Hadiths to function in daily life. Take them away and you’re left with the Qur’an alone, without the practical guidance on how to act. It becomes more of an abstract ideal than a lived religion. Hadiths give the Qur’an its practical application the way fuel makes an engine run. Without them, you’re debating how to be Muslim instead of actually being Muslim. That’s how other communities drifted into lots of belief with no clear practice - moral principles turned into metaphors rather than concrete actions. So no, I don’t buy the idea that you can claim Islam while dismissing the Hadith corpus. Often it’s not about careful investigation or honesty; it’s a soft rejection wrapped in a veneer of intellectual caution. Arguments like “they were written centuries later” sound clever, but many times they come from doubt rather than sincere concern. We won’t have 100% scientific proof for every narration, and that’s okay. Faith isn’t a math problem to be solved. Belief requires trust in what was preserved, not only in what can be proven beyond any doubt. After all, if Allah had willed the practical teachings not to remain, He would have allowed them to be lost just as earlier scriptures were corrupted.