What exactly are Hadith's? How did they originate?

Answer 1

Hadis is the words said by prophet Muhammad of Muslims, his dones, and what he accept or reject anyhow.

Answer 2

The Hadith is the record of the sayings of Prophet Muhammad. The sayings and conduct of Prophet Muhammad constitute the Sunnah.

The Hadith has come to supplement the Holy Quran as a source of the Islamic religious law. The Hadith is the second pillar after the Quran upon which every Muslim rests his faith. Hadith consists of Mat'n and Isnad. Mat'n means the text of the Hadith, while Isnad means the chain of transmitters to that Hadith.

Answer 3

Prophet Muhammad was a Messenger on whom God reaveld Quran .

Hadith are sayings and traditions of Prophet Muhammad which we should follow.

I'd give you an example . Quran says "Be good believers"

Now you would want to know How exactly God says in Quran how to be a good believer?

Hadith would further define this statement as "Pray , have pateince , dont hurt others etc. "

So in a nutshell , Hadiths explain the Message of God i.e. Quran

The other Muslim responses above me about Hadith well explain its origins.

Take care

Answer 4

The hadiths chronicles the life of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and gives details descriptions of what he did especially in regards to Islam. They did not exist while he was alive, but were passed on from person to person until they were written down. In order for a hadith to be considered strong, the chain of narration( he told him, who told him, who told him) must not be broken. Also anyone in the chain of narration that has been known to lie might cause the hadith to be considered weak or (daeef). They originated because it helped to clarify certain aspects of the Quran or actions by the Prophet(PBUH) that were not clear. This may seem unusual to most that the Hadith's are based on oral traditions but this is the Arab culture.

Answer 5

Hadiths are oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of Muhammad. Hadith collections are regarded as important tools for determining the Sunnah, or Muslim way of life, by all traditional schools of jurisprudence.

Muslims who accept hadith believe that trusted hadith are in most cases the words of Muhammad and not the word of God, like the Qur'an. Hadith Qudsi forms a partial exception; these (few) hadith are said to recount divine revelations given to Muhammad but not included in the Qur'an. However, the words (as opposed to the substance) are believed to Muhammad's own, and not divinely inspired.

While both hadith and Qur'an have been translated, most Muslims believe that translations of the Qur'an are inherently deficient, amounting to little more than a commentary upon the text. There is no such belief regarding hadith. Practicing Muslims cleanse themselves (wudu) before reading or reciting the Qur'an; there is no such requirement for reading or reciting the hadith. Even for Muslims who accept the hadith, they are lower in rank when compared to the Qur'an.

The most common technique consists of a careful examination of the isnad, or chain of transmission. Each hadith is accompanied by an isnad: A heard it from B who heard it from C who heard it from a companion of Muhammad. Isnads are carefully scrutinized to see if the chain is possible (for example, making sure that all transmitters and transmittees were known to be alive and living in the same area at the time of transmission to make sure they met ) and if the transmitters are reliable.

I hope that helped.

Answer 6

Oh MY GOD how dare you talk that way about the Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him)? How dare you? Nobody says anything about Jesus Christ (Peace be upon him) because we respect him too. If you were in front of me I'd slap you silly. FYI never talk about the prophet like that.
To answer your question:

Hadiths are a collection of 40 volumes which narrate all that the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) all his life so that muslims may follow his noble example.

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sunnipath.com
answering-christianity.com (refuting answering-islam)
irf.net

Yeah and I truly feel like replying to the person who spoke like that about the noble prohet.
So here's my reply to you

Firstly yes, it is true that Mohammed (peace be upon him) married Hazrat Ayesha (RA) and consummated his marriage. However, in those days women would attain puberty at a much younger age than people nowadays so it was not seen as wrong and is NOT wrong even now. Think about it; people attain puberty and are running wild wanting sex. Instead if they marry then there are no STI's transmitted etc. So everything Hadiths and the Qu'ran say is correct and has valid reasons.
Secondly
If this person happens to be a Christian then I would like to say that the Bible allows for biological brothers and sisters to marry, yet in another verse, it is allowed. So to hell with morals right?
The verses below from any average Bible prove this:
3- GOD Almighty prohibiting brothers from marrying their biological sisters after He initially allowed it for Abraham and Sarah:

"And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. (Genesis 20:12)"

"Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. (Deuteronomy 27:22)"

1- Eating swine while it is prohibited in the Bible.

"And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you. (Leviticus 11:7-8)"

Look, I'm not talking about this in a cruel manner unlike the above people, but I'm just saying open your eyes and do some research. It's not right to believe everything media says.
Please search for 'Dr Zakir Naik' and check out some of his videos if you want to know what Islam (meaning Peace) is really about.

Answer 7

hadiths are what mohammad(PBUH) said in 23 years he was profet. all the lessons he give to the muslems; all his speechs and...
they originates from an lamc science named rejal.( rejal means: men). rejal sciences researches on the reporters of hadithes; i mean they research on that is the man who reported this hadith in islamic books a liar or honest.
and according to this hadithes that are in islamic hostory books all trusable. and we can believe that these hadithes are from mohammad not from a liar.

Answer 8

Hadith is a group of sayings and deeds of prophet Mohammad (prayer and blessing of Allah be upon him) that he used to tell to his Sahaba (friends) and Muslims who used to live in his period, and those sayings and deeds were including disciplinary and organization instructions, and advises related to the Muslim different aspects of life.

The Hadith was collected by trustworthy Muslims many years after the prophet death.
The Hadeeth collectors did their best to reach the original sources of the prophet's sayings and acts.
The Hadith was categorized into:
Saheeh (correct), Hasan (fair), and Da'eef (weak).

The best and only references for the correct Hadith are Saheeh Muslim and Saheeh Bukhari, refer to the following sites:

http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muslim/

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/

The importance of Hadith that it is the source of Sunna (how the prophet was practicing living withinn the concept of Islam religion that should be applied by all Muslims)

And following is a site about Islam and prophet Mohamamd (pbuh):

http://www.wefound.org/texts/Muhammad_files/MuhammadAdherencetoIslam.htm

I ask Allah to forgive me if I made any missleading information and I would strongly advice you to refer to the Islamic center or Imam for more accurate information.

Answer 9

Hadiths are the reported sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad. They are referred to also as his Sunnah (his way).

The hadiths are a means by which Muslims learn how to conduct themselves. The Sunnah of the prophet Muhammad is very important, it goes hand in hand with the Qur'an.

As Muslims, we believe we must follow the hadiths just as we follow the Qur'an. There is even a verse in the Qur'an instructing Muslims to follow whatever the Prophet Muhammad gives us in terms of advice and guidance in our everyday lives.

"...And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad) gives you, take it, and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it) , and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Severe in punishment."
( سورة الحشر , Al-Hashr, Chapter #59, Verse #7)

The hadiths support and help to explain some of the verses of Qur'an, for example: The Qur'an commands Muslims to pray 5 times a day, but it does tell us how to pray, so therefore, we look to the hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad which give every detail on how we should perform our prayers; the actions we should perform in terms of bowing and prostrating, and the words we should say in terms of praising and worshipping.

Qur'an verses on "establishing prayer":

"Perform AsSalat (Prayer) from mid-day till the darkness of the night (i.e. the Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha prayers), and recite the Quran in the early dawn (i.e. the morning prayer). Verily, the recitation of the Quran in the early dawn is ever witnessed (attended by the angels in charge of mankind of the day and the night)."
( سورة الإسراء , Al-Isra, Chapter #17, Verse #78)

"So glorify Allah (above all that (evil) they associate with Him (O believers)), when you come up to the evening (i.e. offer the (Maghrib) sunset and (Isha) night prayers), and when you enter the morning (i.e offer the (Fajr) morning prayer)."
( سورة الروم , Ar-Room, Chapter #30, Verse #17)

Hadiths on "how to perform the prayer":

Narrated Abu Huraira: A man entered the mosque and started praying while Allah's Apostle was sitting somewhere in the mosque. Then (after finishing the prayer) the man came to the Prophet and greeted him. The Prophet said to him, "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed. The man went back, and having prayed, he came and greeted the Prophet. The Prophet after returning his greetings said, "Go back and pray, for you did not pray." On the third time the man said, "(O Allah's Apostle!) teach me (how to pray)." The Prophet said, "When you get up for the prayer, perform the ablution properly and then face the Qibla and say Takbir (Allahu Akbar), and then recite of what you know of the Quran, and then bow, and remain in this state till you feel at rest in bowing, and then raise your head and stand straight; and then prostrate till you feel at rest in prostration, and then sit up till you feel at rest while sitting; and then prostrate again till you feel at rest in prostration; and then get up and stand straight, and do all this in all your prayers." (Sahih Bukhari, Book #78, Hadith #660)

You can read the most famous books of hadith, such as Sahih Bukhari or Sahih Muslim at the following link: http://www.searchtruth.com

Answer 10

hadith is words,actions, and everything that the Prophet Muhammad did in his life...hadith is very important..

from hadith we can know how to perform solah,fasting,zakah,hajj in the way that Allah teach Prophet Muhammad to do it...