Is the Sunnah revealed as the Qur'an was revealed?

Question : The current state of affairs is that the Sunnah has been preserved just as the Qur'an has been preserved. Does this indicate that the Sunnah was revealed in the same way the Qur'an was revealed?

Answer : The answer is no. The Sunnah has not been preserved as the Qur'an has been preserved. For this reason, fabrication and weakness exist in it, regardless of the situation. Even in the authentic reports, there are things that were omitted and things that were added. It is correct that there cannot be a piece of evidence that remains hidden from all of them forever, because if that were the case, the Shari'ah, we say the Shari'ah is preserved, and the Qur'an itself is preserved, and the Shari'ah is preserved, but in the Sunnah, no, it is not correct. The Prophet may be inspired regarding the Sunnah, or he may not be inspired. It may be by revelation, or it may not be. Did we not give you an example of this? The man who asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about testimony, whether it expiates sins? He said, yes, it expiates everything. When the man turned away, he called him back and said, except for debt. Jibril informed me of that just now. No, no, this means by that the Qur'an. And for this reason he said: meaning Jibril.