Indeed Roadster, Hadiths are wisdoms from the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) narrated by a companion. The credibility of the source, relevance and also confirmations from other sources determine their strength. One bad perception about Islam is when weak hadiths are used to define the religion.

Anything can be "spun", and it happens in all religions.

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