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| | Hadith |
 | | Hadith, Arabian, 'narrative,' in English can be both singular and plural, is the Muslin traditional accounts of the words, deeds or silent approval of Muhammad during the period of his teaching, but especially at the beginning of the Qur'an revelations. |
 | | They were of two types:the isnad or sanad, "chain of authorities," in which the hadith are classified on the basis of the Companions who transmitted them. |
 | | The hadith speaks of the customary practice, sunnah, of Muhammad, or his Companions, and given extra authority by a Quranic reference. |
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