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In technical terms, Hadith stands for the report of words and deeds, approved
"May Allah bestow freshness upon one who listens Hadith from me and
conveys it to others.”
In this tradition Rasulullah himself uses the word Hadith for his statement.
In technical terms, Sunnah refers to those actions of the Prophet which the
The Sunnah is not all the actions of the Prophet but only those that have
been firmly established by the Prophet (as a part of religion) among his
companions and from them have reached us generation by generation by the
consensus of people. Sayings ascribed to the Prophet are not the primary
source of our knowledge of the Sunnah. The Sunnah is all about religious
practices and not religious beliefs.
Another Arabic root of the word Sunnah is bayaan, or making something clear
through talking or acting. The most common meaning indicates that Sunnah is
to initiate something or set an example to be followed. Hence, if a person
started something that people then followed, he is considered to have
established a Sunnah.
The Prophet said, "Whoever starts a good Sunnah he will get the reward
for it and the reward of others who would do the same thing until the Day of
Judgment. And whoever does a bad Sunnah he will have the punishment for
doing it and the punishment of others who practice it." [Muslim]
Types of Hadith
The taxonomy of the Prophet’s has been very carefully devised according
to different sets of classifications along with their further kinds. Following are
the five basic arrangements of Ahadiths on the basis of particular grounds:
companion of the Holy Prophet although final narrator might not be with
Him at that time.
Muttasil: meaning “Continuous”. The one with undisturbed Isnad relating back
to rightful friend or its heir.
Munqati`: meaning “Broken”. Hadith with a link being absent before it reaches
the Successor of the actual narrator.
Mu`allaq: meaning “Hanging”. It fails to spot the complete Isnad of the Hadith.
Ahad: meaning “Isolated”. The one which has been narrated by a countable
number of people.
iv) According to nature of Matn and Isnad
Hasan: meaning “Good”. The one whose reporters are known and is clear-cut.
Da`if: meaning “Weak”. A hadith ranking under that of Hasan because of failing
to address the Isnad properly.
him) — the servant of the Messenger of Allah — that the Prophet said:
“None of you [truly] believes until he loves for his brother that which he
loves for himself. “ [Al-Bukhari] [Muslim]
Understanding
This takes place when the heart is pure and free of bitterness, cheat, and envy.
Envy requires that an envier hates anyone surpasses him or being equal to him
in any good because he loves to be superior to people by his virtues and single
himself out with them. However, faith is different where believers have to
share goodness with all the people without hiding something of it.
This is one of the great qualities of faith, therefore, the Prophet said that
admission to Paradise is based on applying those qualities. Imam Ahmad
reported in his Musnad from the Hadith of Yazid ibn Asad Al Qasry (may Allah
be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah said to me:
"Do you love Paradise?" I said: Yes. He said: "Love to your (Muslim) brothers
what you love for yourself." (216\27) No. 16655.
Imam Ahmad reported in his Musnad on the authority of Mu`adh (may Allah
be pleased with him) that he asked the Messenger of Allah about the best
belief and he answered:
"The best belief is to love for the sake of Allah and to hate for the sake of
Allah and to busy your tongue with remembering Allah." He said: What else
O Messenger of Allah? He said: To love for the people what you love for
yourself, hate for them what you hate for yourself, and to speak of good or
to keep silent." (36\446) No. 22130.
If the people apply this Hadith, it will eliminate many deniable acts and rivalries
among people; moreover, security, goodness, and peace will prevail in the
society.