LessonsWhat Is a Hadith?Quiz

A teacher says in their own words, ‘One should have a good intention.’

• This may be useful religious advice;
• but the teacher has not reported it from the Prophet ﷺ;
• so the sentence is not, by itself, a Hadith.

A religious subject is not enough; being transmitted concerning the Prophet ﷺ is an essential part of the definition.

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Not Every Religious Statement Is Hadith

What Is a Hadith?

A teacher says in their own words, ‘One should have a good intention.’

• This may be useful religious advice;
• but the teacher has not reported it from the Prophet ﷺ;
• so the sentence is not, by itself, a Hadith.

A religious subject is not enough; being transmitted concerning the Prophet ﷺ is an essential part of the definition.