Major Resources | What is Hadith in Islam?

Meaning of the Hadith:

Dear Students, the word hadith means something new or words from the  Messenger of the Allah Peace Be Upon Him. The religious meaning of hadith is an Authentic statement, action or approval attributed to the Messenger of the Allah, Although, hadith can be divided into three categories:

• First: A statement of the Prophet
• Second: An action of the Prophet
• Third: The Prophet’s approval of an action done by other than him

What is significant about this Quran Majeed?

Dear Students, this is the British Library’s oldest dated manuscript of al-Sahih Al Bukhari’s hadith collection. In the margin in a different hand are indicated the traditions found in Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj’s version, as well as those in a collection known as al-Muwatta’ by Imam Malik ibn Anas (711–795), in both cases noting where there are differences from al-Bukahri’s Hadith collection.

History of Hadith:

Dear Students, After Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him died, All Muslim scholars wrote down stories about what he had said, wrote and done. They also wrote down Actual facts about who told each story. Dear Students, some of the stories were retold again and again times before they were written down, and some stories did not agree in every detail resulting in the detailed study of hadith Shareef by scholars to compare between those hadith.

Muslim scholars collected all of these Hadith in pdf books and compared them to each other. They decided which Hadith were most likely to be true records of the Sunnah, that is, the words and actions of the messenger of Allah Peace Be Upon Him. Muslims see the Sunnah as an important source of guidance, along with the Holy Qur’an Majeed. Islam is the perfect religion so nothing could be changed about it. It gives a complete code of life.