Abubakr and Umar ordered the burning of the books of traditions of the Holy Prophet (saws) but did not
order the burning of the books of the ahle kitab and in this manner the books
were there that in the battle of Yarmuk the muslims were holding them in their
hands and the front two rows were full of the books of the Israelis
Al
israiliyaat wa asarha fi kutube tafseer pg 91, 92, 111,146,147,153and 207
Al
Bidaya wan Nihaya v 1 pg 24
Tazkeratul
hefaz v3 pg 42
Tafseerul
Quran al Azeem v3 pg 102
Ayesha daughter of Abubakr says :
My father gathered around 500 traditions of the Holy Prophet (saws). In the
night he was worried and was turning from one side to another (he could not
sleep). I became worried and asked him “
what makes you so worried ?. In the morning my father called out to me and said
: My daughter get those traditions. I brought them and he threw them in fire
1-.
Tazkeratul Hefaz v 1 pg 5, Kanzul
Ummal v 10 pg 285
