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Hadith As the subject of Fladith is a very large one about which much has been rvritten, it is unnecessary here to go into detail in discussing it, this introduction must confine itself to mat...

Hadith As the subject of Fladith is a very large one about which much has been rvritten, it is unnecessary here to go into detail in discussing it, this introduction must confine itself to material which ivill help the students of technical subject in understanding the sayings of the prophet (s.m.). Hadith and Sunna are the two words, either of rvhich might with some jusiificati on bgutranslated "tradition", are commonly used but differ in their.fi'/ significanrr.fyuaith really means a story, or a report, and so represents an ,.1"r", " ,'ff i^)no.r.o, -nereas suma means a practice o,.urtffiTvithin the community of Islam it is only natural that these rvords come to be applied rnore particulirly to matters relating to the Prophet and to the customs follorved by him and his iminediate followers. R.ecorcis r.rere collected telling what the Prophet said and did, and his reaction io things said or done in his prepnce. \\hen the studv'de,,eloped it came to be krou'n under.ihe title al-l-.'iCithr,4'he rvord hadith, rvhich coulci be applied to any kind of, story'. urs thits ,iren a ne!\' technical meaning lvhen r-rseci in connection r.l'ith infomration about the Prophet. Sunna is more general, referring merely to the practice of the Prophei or his communitl', anci therg could be eramples of sunna in con-nection ri'ith r.i,'hich there was llo --a/' hadith./Briefl),, ttre srrnna is rvhat r,vas practiced and the hadith is the record of , ,tl"