hadith
noun
ha·dith hə-ˈdēth 
plural hadith or hadiths or less commonly ahadith ˌä-hə-ˈdēth
often capitalized
1
: a narrative record of the sayings or customs of Muhammad and his companions
2
: the collective body of traditions relating to Muhammad and his companions
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web And yet, despite the availability of resources like the Quran, hadith and law books, quandaries arise in daily life for which none of these provide clear guidance. 
Myriam Renaud, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2022 In one hadith, Prophet Muhammad is recorded to have admonished two men who stole chicks from a red sparrow. Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2021 Alongside the Qur’an, Muslims often turn to hadith, records of the traditions or saying of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Vanessa Taylor, The New Republic, 23 Apr. 2020 The prophet Muhammad gave this nickname to a famous hadith transmitter and companion, because he was always accompanied by a cat. Marlo Safi, National Review, 24 Aug. 2019 The hadith, or accounts by the companions of Prophet Muhammad’s thoughts and deeds, supplement the Quran. Eslah Attar, National Geographic, 12 June 2019 What persists is belief in the holy Quran and the hadiths adjacent to it, and that adherence to these mores and traditions will aid in entering Jannah in the afterlife. Shamira Ibrahim, Daily Intelligencer, 2 Apr. 2018 Because the Quran gives little information about the time and place of its origin, much of the evidence for early Islam has traditionally been drawn from sources like the hadith, the records of the Prophet Muhammad’s words and deeds. Christopher Carroll, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2017 But while the first text of the Quran was thought to have been compiled not long after the Prophet’s death, the hadith weren’t collected and codified until about two centuries later. Christopher Carroll, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2017 See More
Myriam Renaud, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2022 In one hadith, Prophet Muhammad is recorded to have admonished two men who stole chicks from a red sparrow. Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2021 Alongside the Qur’an, Muslims often turn to hadith, records of the traditions or saying of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Vanessa Taylor, The New Republic, 23 Apr. 2020 The prophet Muhammad gave this nickname to a famous hadith transmitter and companion, because he was always accompanied by a cat. Marlo Safi, National Review, 24 Aug. 2019 The hadith, or accounts by the companions of Prophet Muhammad’s thoughts and deeds, supplement the Quran. Eslah Attar, National Geographic, 12 June 2019 What persists is belief in the holy Quran and the hadiths adjacent to it, and that adherence to these mores and traditions will aid in entering Jannah in the afterlife. Shamira Ibrahim, Daily Intelligencer, 2 Apr. 2018 Because the Quran gives little information about the time and place of its origin, much of the evidence for early Islam has traditionally been drawn from sources like the hadith, the records of the Prophet Muhammad’s words and deeds. Christopher Carroll, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2017 But while the first text of the Quran was thought to have been compiled not long after the Prophet’s death, the hadith weren’t collected and codified until about two centuries later. Christopher Carroll, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Arabic ḥadīth, literally, speech, report
First Known Use
1737, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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