Surah Al-Zumar 39:32

فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن كَذَبَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَكَذَّبَ بِالصِّدْقِ إِذْ جَاءَهُ ۚ

39:32 The worst category of people are those who claim that Allâh speaks to them, when Allâh has not, in fact, spoken to them. This also includes people who invent dreams, as dreams are the first category of Divine Revelation. The verse also refers to people who falsely ascribe statements to the Prophets of God, in particular to Holy Prophet (pbuh). Kadhdhaba bil-Sidq (كَذَّبَ بِالصِّدْقِ) is the forger of Traditions (Hadîth) of the Holy Prophet (pbuh), as he spoke in the name of Allâh.

The following individuals were notorious for forging Traditions: 1) Ibn ‘Abdu al Ihya’ in the city of Madînah; 2) Waqîdî in Baghdad. He is frequently quoted by Christian theologians; 3) Muqated bin Salam in Khurasân; 4) Muhammad bin Zaid in Syria; 5) Ibn ‘Alî Aufa Kufi; 6) Ahmad Zubairî; 7) Ibn Akshah; 8) Ibn Taimûr. These persons forged Traditions indiscriminately, according to the needs of society or factional creed, or to simply adorn their writings. The true scholars of the traditions (Muhaddithîn) did not stop at identifying the spurious traditions but also compiled books to disclose their falsehoods and fabrications, and to put the people on guard against them.

The following are some of the important Muhaddithîn who worked to prove the falsehood of the above self-proclaimed traditionalists: 1) Ibn Zauj; 2) Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr; 3) Mulla ‘‘Alî al-Qârî; 4) Shaukânî. It is important to note that these Muhaddithîn were not paid by any organization or political leader, and were thus independent and unhampered by outside influences. They did not even spare the Caliphs, officials, and people of authority. They would rather have been imprisoned or endured torture than sacrifice their independence in selecting genuine Traditions ( - Ahadîth).