Hadith definition
A report of the sayings or actions of Muhammad or his companions, together with the tradition of its chain of transmission.
noun
The collective body of these traditions.
noun
A traditional collection of the sayings of, and biographical anecdotes about, Muhammad.
noun
Any of these sayings or anecdotes.
noun
Advertisement
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
hadith
Plural:
hadithsOrigin of hadith
- Arabic ḥadīṯ report, news, tradition from ḥaddaṯa to report from ḥadaṯa to be new ḥdṯ in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition