hadith
noun
a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions.
hadith
American
[hah-deeth]
/ hɑˈdiθ /
noun
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hadith,
plural
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hadiths
plural
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Islam. a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions.
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(used with a plural verb) the entire body of such accounts.
Hadith
British
/ hɑːˈdiːθ, ˈhædɪθ /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of hadith
First recorded in 1810–20, hadith is from the Arabic word ḥadīth
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The commission said Mr Holmes had accepted that, with hindsight, the hadith was sensitive and that he had not given sufficient context to it.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
A hadith attributed to Islam’s Prophet Mohammad says anyone with sorrow or sin will be relieved through visiting there.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
And Muslims traveled and traded widely, guided by Muhammad’s often-cited hadith, or saying, “Seek knowledge, even unto China.”
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Zonneveld said there is also evidence of mixed-faith marriages in the hadith, the commentaries on the Koran and Muhammad’s teachings.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2022
This hadith, or saying, of Mohammed might be put upon the banner of the old university of Cairo, El Azhar; that is, the Splendid.
From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Constance Fenimore Woolson
Hadith Ahmed, 33, who worked for the Feeding Our Future program, became the first employee to plead guilty and testify about the fraud.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
Hadith Ahmed, Hanna Marakegn and Bekam Merdassa each pleaded guilty in a Minnesota courtroom to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, admitting to being a small part of the scam’s total price tag.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
“You’ve read the Quran and the Hadith, the sayings of the Prophet,” Zayed said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2020
Thus, Muslims, whose literacy was due to study of specifically Islamic texts, the Koran and the Hadith especially, easily used the same skills in commerce.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
There were Muslims who treated their faith lightly, and those who knew every word of the Qur’an and its companion guide to behavior, the Hadith.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Sunni Muslims consider hadiths collected by al-Bukhari, Abu Dawud, and Ibn Majah among the most authentic guides to behavior.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
He cited Quranic verses, hadiths — sayings attributed to the Prophet Muhammad — and commentaries by Muslim scholars, all condemning clashes between believers.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
According to some hadiths, Muhammad was left wondering what to do with the resulting prisoners.
From Time Magazine Archive
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