the hadith

Question 1

when was the Hadith established?

Answer 1

the late eight and early ninth century.

Question 2

Define Hadith

Answer 2

• Hadith means saying, but in the context of of islamic tradition, it refers to a practice of the prophet; it is a report of what the prophet did, said or simply approved.
• Hadiths collection are regarded as important tools for determining the sunnah.

Question 3

what does sunnah mean?

Answer 3

it means custom or tradition and it refers to the way the prophet lived .

Question 4

What are the two components of hadith?

Answer 4

• matan ( the content)

- sanad or isnad ( chain of transmits)

Question 5

What is meant by athar?

Answer 5

The name Athar is a Muslim baby name. In Muslim the meaning of the name Athar is: Very pious. Pure

Question 6

There are also hadith relating to the sayings and actions of the companions, but they may not have the same weight as those about Muhammad. T/F

Answer 6

true

Question 7

there are 

two types of hadith
Hadith Qudsi and Hadith Nabawi?

Answer 7

• Hadith qudsi: It is a special type of hadith, where the meaning is from God and the wording from the prophet (divine).
• Hadith Nabawi: are words and actions of the Prophet himself (not divine )

Question 8

The Prophet said, “Do not write down anything from me except the Quran.” Why do you think he said so?

Answer 8

The prophet (pbuh) forbade the writing of Hadith in the early stages of Islam, he feared that his sayings and the Quran would be mixed.

Question 9

Why is it that most of the qudsi hadith reports have no legal importance?

Answer 9

They are typically about spiritual aspects

Question 10

Sira?

Answer 10

histories, especially biographies of Muhammad

Question 11

Caliph Omar ibn Abdelaziz?

Answer 11

in the year 99-101 Hijri encouraged the collecting and writing of hadith for the integrity of the teachings

Question 12

The Sunni Canon of Hadiths are?

Answer 12

• Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, al-Tirimidhi, Al-Nasa’i, Ibn Majah
• The collections of al-Bukhari and Muslim are considered the most reliable of of such works. In addition the Muwatta of Malik b. Anas (d. 179/795) is the earliest hadith canon and acts as precursor for the methodology developed by the classic hadith scholars.

Question 13

Saheeh?

Answer 13

sound, according to the criteria by the complier it is strong or authentic

Question 14

Hasan?

Answer 14

the chain is fair, good enough, but not perfect.

Question 15

Da’if?

Answer 15

weak, i.e. members of the chain are unreliable.

Question 16

Maudu’?

Answer 16

forgery

Question 17

Sahih Muslim and Sahih Bukhari?

Answer 17

Most authoritative books on Hadith

Question 18

Hadith was not firmly established until the late second/eight and early third/ninth century. Why?

Answer 18

There was an opposition from companions about writing anything religious/sacred down.

Question 19

Hadith refers to reports about what the prophet Muhammad

Answer 19

• said
• approved
• did

Question 20

The Sunni canon of hadith took its final form during the

Answer 20

during the Abbasid era

Question 21

Hadith qudsi is mainly concerned with

Answer 21

spiritual matters

Question 22

the two components of Hadith are

Answer 22

matn and sanad

Question 23

The two most authoritative books of Hadith are Sahih Muslim and Sahih Bukhari

Answer 23

true

Question 24

The first Caliph to encourage the compilation of Hadith was

Answer 24

omar bin ‘Abdul Aziz

Question 25

Sanad or isnad include

Answer 25

The chain of the transmitters of a Hadith

Question 26

Prophet Muhammad PBUH encouraged the writing of all what he said.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Hadith Qudsi is the main source of deriving rules and regulations.

Answer 27

false

Question 28

Hadith was used in

Answer 28

• Al- Sira
• fiqh
• Qur’anic exegesis