What are Hadith? Importance of Hadith. All Muslims, be they Sunni or Shia, agree that hadith are essential to understanding Islam. They Collection of Hadith. The Companions of Prophet Muhammad memorized his statements and actions. In addition to Hadith are a Primary Source of Islamic The most comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of Hadith, including Hadith collection and criticism in Sunni and Shiʿite Islam, the functions of Hadith in Islam law, theology, and Sufism; modern Muslim debates over Hadith, and Western scholarship on the authenticity of the Hadith corpus. This book, " 51 Short Hadiths Every Muslim Should Know," is a compilation curated from the most esteemed sources in Islamic tradition—the Sahih collections of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim. The selected hadiths are taken from this list . Ḥadīth ( / ˈhædɪθ / or / hɑːˈdiːθ /; Arabic: حديث, ḥadīṯ, Arabic pronunciation: [ħadiːθ]; pl. aḥādīth, أحاديث, ʾaḥādīṯ, Arabic pronunciation: [ʔaħaːdiːθ], lit. 'talk' or lit. 'discourse') or Athar ( Arabic: أثر, ʾAṯar, lit. 'remnant' or lit. 'effect') refers to what most Muslims and the D1Aoxra.