Most scholars of Hadith use khabar and Hadith with the same meaning.
• Khabar (خبر): a Hadith in this usage.
• Akhbār (اخبار): the plural of khabar: Hadith reports in this usage.
When discussing one Hadith, a writer may say “this khabar”; when discussing several, “these akhbār.”
This is the usage we are learning, not a meaning that khabar must have in every subject.
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Khabar and Akhbār: Words Used for Hadith
Most scholars of Hadith use khabar and Hadith with the same meaning.
• Khabar (خبر): a Hadith in this usage.
• Akhbār (اخبار): the plural of khabar: Hadith reports in this usage.
When discussing one Hadith, a writer may say “this khabar”; when discussing several, “these akhbār.”
This is the usage we are learning, not a meaning that khabar must have in every subject.