Arba3een An- Nawawi ( 40 Hadith Of Imam An Nawawi )

Question 1

Ilm of Hadith is of two types, what are they?

Answer 1

١. علم الحديث رواية- deriving the rulings pertaining to the Hadith ( i.e every act that you do has to have an intention )

٢. علم الحديث دراية- looking at the chain of the narrations of the Hadith ( i.e knowing between Daif and authentic Hadiths )

Question 2

What is the definition of Hadith ?

Answer 2

ما اضيف الى النبي من قول أو فعل أو تقرير أو وصف خلقي أو خلوقي

Everything that has been attributed to the prophet ‎ﷺ whether it is a statement, or actions or approvals or descriptions of his character or his morals

Question 3

What is the benefits of knowing the Hadith of the prophet ‎ﷺ?

Answer 3

We learn the Hadiths of the prophet ‎ﷺ in order to implement the sharia of Allah ‎ﷻ and to follow him ‎ﷺ

Question 4

What is the difference between Hadith and Sunnah ? Are there similarities?

Answer 4

Hadith and the Sunnah are the same in the sense that they refer to the statements and approval of the prophet ‎ ‎ﷺ ( from that angle, Hadith and Sunnah are the same )

From another angel they may differ depending on the context ( in terms of usage )

Question 5

What does the term Ahlul Hadith mean?

Answer 5

In terms of methodology, and Aqeedah, then Ahlul Hadith are Ahlul Sunnah

From an another angle Ahlul Hadith are those that specialise in the Hadiths of prophet ‎ﷺ ( I.e Imam Ahmad. Imam Al Bukhari etc )

Question 6

What is the importance of the sunnah of the prophet ‎ﷺ?

Answer 6

1. It is a source of legislation ( one of the main sources of legislation in Islam )
2. It clarifies the Quran
3. The Quran and the Sunnah go hand in hand
4. The Sunnah has rulings that are not mentioned in the Quran

Question 7

How many sources of legislation are there in Islam and what are they ?

Answer 7

1. Quran
2. Sunnah of the prophet ‎ﷺ
3. The consensus of the scholars ( ijma3 )
4. Analogy ( Qiyas )