ha·dith 
(hə-dēth)
(hə-dēth)n. pl. hadith or ha·diths
Islam
Islam
1.
a. A report of the sayings or actions of Muhammad or his companions, together with the tradition of its chain of transmission.
b. The collective body of these traditions.
2. See Sunna.
[Arabic ḥadīṯ, report, news, tradition, from ḥaddaṯa, to report, from ḥadaṯa, to be new; see ḥdṯ in the Appendix of Semitic roots.]