General Hadith Knowledge
What does Hadith mean
a collection of traditions containing sayings of the Prophet Muhammad SAW with accounts of his daily practice (the Sunnah)
Which companion of the Prophet SAW narrated the most hadith?
Abu Hurairah RA (he narrated over 5,000 hadith w/ repetitions)
The Prophet SAW said "Indeed, actions are according to ____"
Intentions
What is the chain of narrators for a hadith called?
Sanad/Isnad
Which book of hadith is considered the most authentic?
Sahih Bukhari collected by Imam Bukhari
The Prophet SAW said "Smiling in the face of your brother is your ___"
charity
What is the matn of the hadith?
The actual text of hadith (the narration itself)
Who is considered a tabi'ee?
A rightly guided Muslim who saw at least one of the Prophet's SAW companions (sahaba)
The Prophet SAW said "Allah does not look at your appearance or your possessions; but He looks at your ___ and your ___"
Heart; deeds/actions
What is a scholar of hadith called?
Muhadith
Who was the female sahabi who narrated the most hadith?
The wife of the Prophet SAW, Ayesha RA
The Prophet SAW said "He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should either speak _____ or keep _____"
good; silent
What are the 3 degrees of authenticity when it comes to hadith?
Sahih (authentic)
Hasan (good)
Da'eef (weak)
Whenever the four well-known Imams gave a ruling regarding a Fiqh issue, what did they emphasize?
That if their rulings went against Quran and Sunnah, they would choose Quran and Sunnah above all. If the Quran and Sunnah has a better solution than their Ijtihaad, then as Imam Abu Hanifa said: “I am telling you the answer but if you find any authentic hadith related to this issue then that will be my madhab”.
The Prophet SAW said "The strong is not the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong is the one who _______"
controls himself when he is angry