Ahadeeth (Narrations)

Hadith (الحديث al-ḥadīth, pl. aḥadeeth; lit. "narrative") are oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of the prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him). Hadith are regarded by traditional schools of jurisprudence as important tools for determining the Muslim way of life, the sunnah. Hadiths were originally oral traditions of Muhammad's (Peace and Blessings be upon him) actions and customs.

From the first Fitna of the 7th century people sought to verify the sources of hadiths. This resulted in a list of transmitters, for example "A told me that B told him that Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be upon him) said." This process was predominantly an oral one in the first century or so, until hadiths were eventually written down en masse. They were then evaluated and gathered into large collections mostly during the reign of 'Umar bin Abdul Aziz, the grandson of Umar bin Khattab (Peace be upon them both), the 2nd Caliph during the 8th and 9th centuries. These works are referred to in matters of Islamic law and history to this day.