{"id":130802,"date":"2024-11-13T11:19:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T16:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/?page_id=130802"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:52:10","slug":"what-are-sunnah-and-hadith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-are-sunnah-and-hadith","title":{"rendered":"What are Sunnah and Hadith?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"section section--full-width section--hero section--acf-block section--acf-block-hero section--has-background section--hero-sticky section--color-scheme-light text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section__background\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"parallax\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/imam-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Masjid-Nabawi-Dome-1920x1080.jpg')\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container container-sticky\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 section__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-title\">What are Sunnah and Hadith?<\/h1>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are Sunnah and Hadith?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In each respective era, the prophet sent by God serves as a role model to follow, as is the case with God\u2019s final and greatest messenger Prophet Muhammad (pbuh&amp;hp). God emphasizes this by saying,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIndeed, you have an excellent example in the Messenger of God (Prophet Muhammad); for anyone who seeks God and the Last Day, and remembers God frequently (33:21).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As instructed by God, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh&amp;hp) taught his companions that they should follow him as a role model. Historical reports narrate detailed information about the Holy Prophet, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>His words: responses to others, answers to questions, comments, and any verbal statement. This is better known as Hadith (Arabic: \u062d\u064e\u062f\u064a\u0652\u062b), plural: Ahadith (Arabic: \u0623\u064e\u062d\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0652\u062b).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>His actions: how he conducted himself, the stances he took, and so forth. Even his silences carried implications\u2014such as acceptance of a matter, depending on the context.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That which history documented from the Prophet, in his words and actions, forms what is called, the \u2018Sunnah\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1fb9aab6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/essence-of-islam\" style=\"border-radius:0px;font-size:16px\">&lt; What is the Essence of Islam?<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/imam-us.org\/islamic-awareness\/islam-101\/what-are-the-sources-of-hadith\" style=\"border-radius:0px;font-size:16px\">What Are the Sources of Hadith? &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are Sunnah and Hadith? 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