Post by Woodrow LI on Sept 1, 2013 18:33:40 GMT -6
Many non-Muslims are aware that many Muslims also follow something called Hadith.
Ahadith is the plural of Hadith.
I am going to begin with a few posts explaining what Ahadith are and their significance before going into depth about any of them and their relation to the Qur'an For the quotes I use in this first post they all come from this SOURCE
The definition of Hadith is:
As you may notice. we do not view ahadith to be the "Word of God" or "divine Scripture" they are eyewitness accounts and like all eyewitness accounts are subject to error or misinterpretation by the witness.
Therefore there are strict guidelines that must be followed before quoting any hadith as fact.
Somethings we Muslims must keep in mind when reading or quoting Ahadith
A question that is often asked by non-Muslims "If you know that some of the Ahadith are not proven to be true, why do you keep them in the books?"
Because those are judgement calls by scholars and it is possible that one day the scholars will be found in error and those Ahadith will be proven to be true.
No one deliberately tries to hide anything suspected of being a hadith. The final determination will always be up to the reader. There have been over a million writings believed to be Ahadith, but only about 18,000 have received any type of majority ruling by accepted scholars. All of the Ahadith are available to anyone. but, to read them is fully the readers responsibility to determine the truth of them.
Ahadith is the plural of Hadith.
I am going to begin with a few posts explaining what Ahadith are and their significance before going into depth about any of them and their relation to the Qur'an For the quotes I use in this first post they all come from this SOURCE
The definition of Hadith is:
The Definition of Hadith and its Types
In the nomenclature of the majority of the Hadith specialists, a Hadith means:
It is the reported speech of the Messenger of Allah, whether this is: (a) explicit (sarih) or (b) implicit (hukmi). It is also the action of the Messenger of Allah, also split into the two categories, and also what someone did or said in front of the Messenger of Allah, but the Messenger of Allah did not condemn that action or what was said, but, in fact remained silent and established it through his action. This is also split into two categories, as mentioned above.
In the nomenclature of the majority of the Hadith specialists, a Hadith means:
It is the reported speech of the Messenger of Allah, whether this is: (a) explicit (sarih) or (b) implicit (hukmi). It is also the action of the Messenger of Allah, also split into the two categories, and also what someone did or said in front of the Messenger of Allah, but the Messenger of Allah did not condemn that action or what was said, but, in fact remained silent and established it through his action. This is also split into two categories, as mentioned above.
Hadith can also be defined as to include the reported speech, action or taqreer (tacit approval - what was said or done in front of a companion, and the latter did not condemn it). A companion is such a noble personality, who was blessed with being in the company of the Messenger of Allah, while the companion is in the state of Iman, and also passed away in that state (of Iman).
Hadith also means the reported speech, action or taqreer of the successors to the companions of the Messenger of Allah – the Tabi’un. A successor (Tabi’i) is such a noble personality, who was blessed with being in the company of a companion of the Messenger of Allah, in the state of Iman, and also passed away in the state of Iman.
Hadith also means the reported speech, action or taqreer of the successors to the companions of the Messenger of Allah – the Tabi’un. A successor (Tabi’i) is such a noble personality, who was blessed with being in the company of a companion of the Messenger of Allah, in the state of Iman, and also passed away in the state of Iman.
Therefore there are strict guidelines that must be followed before quoting any hadith as fact.
Somethings we Muslims must keep in mind when reading or quoting Ahadith
After knowing the above definitions as mentioned by Hadrat Shaikh ‘Abd al-Haq “Muhaddith-e-Dehlwi”, Hadith can be categorised into three types:
1. The chain explicitly or implicitly goes to the Messenger of Allah. This is called marfu’ – ‘the raised-chain’.
2. The chain explicitly or implicitly goes to a Companion. This is called mawquf – the ‘halted-chain’.
3. The chain explicitly or implicitly goes to a Successor. This is called maqtu’ – the ‘broken-chain’.
From the point of view of authenticity (proof of genuineness or otherwise) there are many kinds of aHadith, but we shall confine ourselves to mention and examine only three kinds of aHadith which are common among the masses, namely
(1) Hadith-e-Sahih or Accurate
(2) Hadith-e-Hasan or good and reliable
(3) Hadith-e-Daeef or weak and of doubtful origin.
1. The chain explicitly or implicitly goes to the Messenger of Allah. This is called marfu’ – ‘the raised-chain’.
2. The chain explicitly or implicitly goes to a Companion. This is called mawquf – the ‘halted-chain’.
3. The chain explicitly or implicitly goes to a Successor. This is called maqtu’ – the ‘broken-chain’.
From the point of view of authenticity (proof of genuineness or otherwise) there are many kinds of aHadith, but we shall confine ourselves to mention and examine only three kinds of aHadith which are common among the masses, namely
(1) Hadith-e-Sahih or Accurate
(2) Hadith-e-Hasan or good and reliable
(3) Hadith-e-Daeef or weak and of doubtful origin.
Because those are judgement calls by scholars and it is possible that one day the scholars will be found in error and those Ahadith will be proven to be true.
No one deliberately tries to hide anything suspected of being a hadith. The final determination will always be up to the reader. There have been over a million writings believed to be Ahadith, but only about 18,000 have received any type of majority ruling by accepted scholars. All of the Ahadith are available to anyone. but, to read them is fully the readers responsibility to determine the truth of them.