Hadiths in Islam
What is a Hadith?
Hadiths are oral beliefs, customs or practices relating to the words and deeds of the prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). Hadith collections are regarded by all traditional schools of jurisprudence as important tools for determining the Muslim way of life and Prophet Muhammad's (S.A.W) sunnah.
According to some scholars, Hadith means "what was transmitted on the authority of the Prophet, his deeds, sayings, tacit approval, or description of his features". They say that a hadith is a narration about the life of the Prophet or what he approved - as opposed to his life itself, which is the Sunnah.
References:
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith
[2] http://www.nicheoftruth.org/pages/sunnah.htm
