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hadith

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • [həˈdiːθ]
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1

name

Meaning 1

The entire collection of hadiths (sayings and deeds) of Muhammad within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

Examples

  • In addition to the Quran, Muslims also look to the hadiths for moral and spiritual guidance in their daily lives.
  • There are four main Shia books of hadith and six main Sunni books of hadith.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, in-plural

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

(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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Sunnah, Sunna

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: way, path, way of life

5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: custom, tradition

History

Etymology

See hadith.

From Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ, “Prophetic tradition”), from حَدَّثَ (ḥaddaṯa, “to tell, relate, report”).

Across languages

Translations

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: hadith — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Amharic: ሀዲስ (hädis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Arabic: حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Armenian: հադիս (hadis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Avar: хӏадис (ḥradis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Azerbaijani: hədis — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Bashkir: хәҙис (xəźis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Belarusian: хадзі́с (xadzís) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Belarusian: хады́с (xadýs) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Bengali: হাদীছ (hadich) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Bengali: হাদিস (hadiś) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Bulgarian: хади́с (hadís) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Bulgarian: хади́т (hadít) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Chechen: хьадис (ḥradis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聖訓 /圣训 (shèngxùn) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Czech: hadíth — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Czech: hadís — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Danish: hadith — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Dargwa: хӏядис (ḥədis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Dutch: Hadith — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Finnish: hadith — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • French: hadith — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Georgian: ჰადისი (hadisi) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • German: Hadith — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Greek: χαντίθ (chantíth) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Gujarati: હદીસ (hadīs) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Hebrew: חדית׳ — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Hindi: हदीस (hadīs) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Indonesian: hadis — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Japanese: ハディース (hadīsu) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Kazakh: хадис (xadis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Korean: 하디스 (hadiseu) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Kumyk: гьадис (hadis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Northern Kurdish: hedîs — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Kyrgyz: хадис (hadis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Lak: хӏадис (ħadis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Lezgi: гьадис (hadis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Macedonian: хадис (hadis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Malay: hadis — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Pashto: حديث (hadis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Persian: حَدیث (hadis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Polish: hadis — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Portuguese: hádice — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Portuguese: hadiz — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Portuguese: hadith — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Punjabi: ਹਦੀਸ (hadīs) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Russian: хади́с (xadís) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Serbo-Croatian: ха̀дӣс — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Serbo-Croatian: hàdīs — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Spanish: hadiz — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Spanish: jadiz — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Tajik: ҳадис (hadis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Tatar: хәдис (xädis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Thai: หะดีษ — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Turkish: hadis — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Turkmen: hadys — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Ukrainian: хади́с (xadýs) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Urdu: حَدِیث (hadīs) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Uyghur: ھەدىس (hedis) — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
  • Uzbek: hadis — collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Real reading context

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