Hadith – Ahadith
(Sayings of Prophet Muhammad)
Term Hadith refers to Sayings of Prophet Muhammad: Statements for approval or disapproval, Criticism, guidance of something said or done in his presence. Also meaning of hadith in religious tradition is something attributed to Muhammad but that is not found in the Quran.
Hadith Qudsi
Hadith Qudsi (Sacred Hadith) is a sub-category of hadith which are sayings of Muhammad. Muslims regard the Hadith Qudsi as the words of God (Allah), repeated by Muhammad and recorded on the condition of an isnad
Hadith studies (hadith science) are a number of religious disciplines used in the study and evaluation of the Islamic hadith by Muslim scholars. It has been described by one hadith specialist, Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, as the science of the principles by which the conditions of the sanad, the chain of narration, and the matn, the text of the hadith, are known. This science is concerned with the sanad and the matn with its objective being distinguishing the sahih, authentic, from other than it.
Names of Hadith Books
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Sahih Muslim
- Sunan Abu Dawood
- Sunan al-Tirmidhi
- Sunan ibn Majah
