the body of tradition and legend about Mohammed and his followers, used as a basis of Islamic law
Word origin
Arabic
hadith in American English
(hɑːˈdiθ)
nounWord forms: plural-dith or -diths
1. Islam
a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions
2. (used with a plural v.)
the entire body of such accounts
Word origin
[1810–20; ‹ Ar ḥadīth]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cleavage, duplex, dynamic, realism, zombie