Hadith vs. Sunnah

Hadithnoun

An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad (or sometimes one of his companions) not otherwise found in the Quran.

Hadithnoun

A particular accepted collection of such accounts, as from a single source or within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.

Hadithnoun

(Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions

Hadithnoun

(Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran

Hadith

Ḥadīth ( or ; Arabic: حديث‎ ḥadīṯ Arabic pronunciation: [ħadiːθ], pl. aḥādīth, أحاديث, ʾaḥādīṯ, Arabic pronunciation: [ʔaħadiːθ], literally means or ) or Athar (Arabic: أثر‎, ʾAṯar, literally means ) in Islam refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Sunnahnoun

Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths, especially when viewed as a model for Muslims to emulate.

Sunnahnoun

(Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran

Sunnah

In Islam, Sunnah (Arabic: سنة‎, sunnah), are the traditions and practices of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, that constitute a model for Muslims to follow. The sunnah is what all the Muslims of Muhammad's time evidently saw and followed and passed on to the next generations.