Hadith
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Hadith (Arabic حديث Hadīth "narration, report, communication, tradition") in Islam refers to the traditions of the sayings and actions of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad as well as the sayings and actions of third parties which he is said to have tacitly approved.
The great importance of the hadith in Islam results from the fact that the Prophet's way of acting (Sunnah) has a normative character and is the second source of the Islamic doctrine of norms (Fiqh) after the Quran. The hadith are regarded as the means by which future generations can learn about this way of acting. That is why the study of hadith is still considered one of the most important branches of Islamic religious sciences.
