Hadith
noun/hæˈdiːθ/
/hæˈdiːθ/
(plural Hadith, Hadiths)
- [singular] a text containing things said by Muhammad and descriptions of his daily life, used by Muslims as a spiritual guideTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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- [countable] one of the things said by Muhammad, recorded in this text
Word Originfrom Arabic ḥadīt̲ ‘tradition’.
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