Meanings
hadith1
plural hadiths · plural ahadith
- IslamAn eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran.
There are four main Shia books of hadith and six main Sunni books of hadith.
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In addition to the Quran, Muslims also look to the hadiths for moral and spiritual guidance in their daily lives.
- in pluralIslamA particular accepted collection of such accounts, as from a single source or within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.
Hadith2
- uncountableIslamThe entire collection of hadiths (sayings and deeds) of Muhammad within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.
Synonyms: hadith
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe entire collection of hadiths (sayings and deeds) of Muhammad within a particular branch of Islam or Islamic jurisprudence.
More synonyms by meaning
noun(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
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Origin
hadith · noun
- Arabicحَدِيث m“recent events; story; discourse; hadith”
- Englishhadith
From Arabic حَدِيث m (ḥadīṯ, “recent events; story; discourse; hadith”), from حَدَّثَ (ḥaddaṯa, “to tell; to relate; to report”).
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic حَدِيث
- حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Bengali হাদীছ, হাদিস
- হাদীছ (hadich)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
- হাদিস (hadiś)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Bulgarian хади́с, хади́т
- хади́с (hadís)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
- хади́т (hadít)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Chinese Mandarin 聖訓 /圣训
- 聖訓 /圣训 (shèngxùn)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Czech hadíth, hadís
- hadíthcollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
- hadíscollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Danish hadith
- hadithcollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Dutch Hadith
- Hadithcollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Finnish hadith
- hadithcollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
French hadith
- hadithcollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
German Hadith
- Hadithcollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Greek χαντίθ
- χαντίθ (chantíth)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Hebrew חדית׳
- חדית׳collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Hindi हदीस
- हदीस (hadīs)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Indonesian hadis
- hadiscollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Japanese ハディース
- ハディース (hadīsu)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Korean 하디스
- 하디스 (hadiseu)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Malay hadis
- hadiscollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Polish hadis
- hadiscollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Portuguese hádice, hadiz
- hádicecollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
- hadizcollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
- hadithcollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Punjabi ਹਦੀਸ
- ਹਦੀਸ (hadīs)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Russian хади́с
- хади́с (xadís)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Spanish hadiz, jadiz
- hadizcollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
- jadizcollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Thai หะดีษ
- หะดีษcollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Turkish hadis
- hadiscollected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Ukrainian хади́с
- хади́с (xadýs)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Urdu حَدِیث
- حَدِیث (hadīs)collected sayings and actions of Muhammad
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hadith
All rhymes →Cite this entry
hadith. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hadith
“hadith.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hadith. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hadith,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hadith.
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