List Of Hadith Collections The following is a list of Hadith collections, which are sources that contain the sayings, acts, or tacit approvals, validly or invalidly, ascribed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and collected by Muhaddiths. Hadith has been called “the backbone” of Islamic civilization, and within that religion, the authority of...
What Is The Criticism Of Hadith? The criticism of Hadith refers to the critique directed towards collections of ahadith, i.e. the collections of reports of the words, actions, and the silent approval of the Islamic prophet Muhammad on any matter. The criticism revolves primarily around the authenticity of hadith reports and whether they are attributable to Muhammad, as well...
History Of Hadith This article covers the History of Hadith. Traditions regarding the life of Muhammad and the early history of Islam were passed down both orally and written for more than a hundred years after the death of Muhammad in 632. According to Muslims, the collection of hadith or...
Hadith studies Hadith studies (علم الحديث ʻilm al-ḥadīth “science of hadith”, also the science of hadith, or science of hadith criticism or hadith criticism) consists of several religious scholarly disciplines used by Muslim scholars in the study and evaluation of the Islamic hadith—i.e. the record of the words, actions, and the silent approval of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad....
Hadith Categories Different categories of hadith have been used by various scholars. Experts in the Hadith studies generally use two terms – taqrīr for tacit approvals, and khabar for sayings and acts ascribed to Muhammad. The term taqrīr implies that, in the presence of Muhammad, a believer did something, which Muhammad noticed but did not disapprove or...
What Is Hadith? Hadith is the record of the words, actions, and the silent approval, of the prophet Muhammad in Islam. Hadith (حديث ḥadīṯ, pl. aḥādīth, أحاديث, ʾaḥādīṯ, literally means “talk” or “discourse”) or Athar (أثر, ʾAṯar, literally means “tradition”). Within Islam, the authority of the Hadith as a source for religious law and moral guidance...