That's the thing though; is that a religious matter or the Prophet's own view ?

Not every hadith is a matter of religion.

i was reading the Gulf News yesterday and there was this article on some arab dude who had some treatment called 'Hijama' and it was weird reading how he was justifying having the treatment because it was 'sunnah' *:

'Hijama comes from the Arabic word Hijam, or 'suck' and this method of treatment has been recommended by the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). According to one Hadith (Sayings of the Prophet): "If there is any good in your medical treatments, it is in the knife of the cupper, drinking honey, or cauterisation with fire, as appropriate to the cause of the illness, but I would not like to be cauterised." (Reported by Al Bukhaari, 10/139). '

Lol I think Silkysword would be pleased..

Abdur-Razz?q

who was the collector?

Well there's no fake profiles here and everyone including myself will have to obey the rules.

I've just read that a hand-written copy of the oldest hadith book which had been lost for centuries doesn't show the hadith alleging that the prophet pbuh was created from the nur of allah swt...

that's certainly causing some controversy since it has been claimed for generations as the lost source of that hadith

This was the discussion I had hoped would get started in this village. Though, when I've been in it in the past it hasn't gone so well.