hadith
hadith Lexical Profile
hadith Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A recorded saying, action, or tacit approval attributed to the Prophet Muhammad, transmitted through a chain of narrators.
"The scholar examined the chain of transmission to verify the authenticity of the hadith."
The collective body of these prophetic traditions, which serves as a major source of Islamic law and moral guidance second only to the Quran.
"Students at the seminary spend years studying both the Quran and the hadith."
Word Nuance & Usage
In Islamic studies, 'hadith' refers to the textual report or narrative itself, whereas 'Sunnah' refers to the actual normative practice or precedent of the Prophet Muhammad that the hadith records.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic 'ḥadīth', literally meaning 'speech', 'report', or 'account', derived from the verbal root 'ḥ-d-th' ('to happen' or 'to tell of something new').