the hadith Flashcards

1
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when was the Hadith established?

A

the late eight and early ninth century.

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2
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Define Hadith

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  • Hadith means saying, but in the context of of islamic tradition, it refers to a practice of the prophet; it is a report of what the prophet did, said or simply approved.
  • Hadiths collection are regarded as important tools for determining the sunnah.
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3
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what does sunnah mean?

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it means custom or tradition and it refers to the way the prophet lived .

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4
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What are the two components of hadith?

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  • matan ( the content)

- sanad or isnad ( chain of transmits)

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5
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What is meant by athar?

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The name Athar is a Muslim baby name. In Muslim the meaning of the name Athar is: Very pious. Pure

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6
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There are also hadith relating to the sayings and actions of the companions, but they may not have the same weight as those about Muhammad. T/F

A

true

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7
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there are 

two types of hadith
Hadith Qudsi and Hadith Nabawi?

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  • Hadith qudsi: It is a special type of hadith, where the meaning is from God and the wording from the prophet (divine).
  • Hadith Nabawi: are words and actions of the Prophet himself (not divine )
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8
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The Prophet said, “Do not write down anything from me except the Quran.” Why do you think he said so?

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The prophet (pbuh) forbade the writing of Hadith in the early stages of Islam, he feared that his sayings and the Quran would be mixed.

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9
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Why is it that most of the qudsi hadith reports have no legal importance?

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They are typically about spiritual aspects

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10
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Sira?

A

histories, especially biographies of Muhammad

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11
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Caliph Omar ibn Abdelaziz?

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in the year 99-101 Hijri encouraged the collecting and writing of hadith for the integrity of the teachings

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12
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The Sunni Canon of Hadiths are?

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  • Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, al-Tirimidhi, Al-Nasa’i, Ibn Majah
  • The collections of al-Bukhari and Muslim are considered the most reliable of of such works. In addition the Muwatta of Malik b. Anas (d. 179/795) is the earliest hadith canon and acts as precursor for the methodology developed by the classic hadith scholars.
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13
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Saheeh?

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sound, according to the criteria by the complier it is strong or authentic

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14
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Hasan?

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the chain is fair, good enough, but not perfect.

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15
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Da’if?

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weak, i.e. members of the chain are unreliable.

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16
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Maudu’?

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forgery

17
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Sahih Muslim and Sahih Bukhari?

A

Most authoritative books on Hadith

18
Q

Hadith was not firmly established until the late second/eight and early third/ninth century. Why?

A

There was an opposition from companions about writing anything religious/sacred down.

19
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Hadith refers to reports about what the prophet Muhammad

A
  • said
  • approved
  • did
20
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The Sunni canon of hadith took its final form during the

A

during the Abbasid era

21
Q

Hadith qudsi is mainly concerned with

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spiritual matters

22
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the two components of Hadith are

A

matn and sanad

23
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The two most authoritative books of Hadith are Sahih Muslim and Sahih Bukhari

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true

24
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The first Caliph to encourage the compilation of Hadith was

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omar bin ‘Abdul Aziz

25
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Sanad or isnad include

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The chain of the transmitters of a Hadith

26
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Prophet Muhammad PBUH encouraged the writing of all what he said.

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False

27
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Hadith Qudsi is the main source of deriving rules and regulations.

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false

28
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Hadith was used in

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  • Al- Sira
  • fiqh
  • Qur’anic exegesis