Hadith in Islam

Abstract This article tries to show how the Hadith literature has been influenced by the ideas spreading at the different times, and how it changes to adapt the new doctrine and the changing circumstances. Due to this changes acquired by the Hadith, the nature of Hadith has changed from becoming the legal sunnah and action of the prophet to becoming an eyewitness on history during its various changes, thus serving as a reflection of the …

…to be carried on by all the pious believers, it follows that Hadith and sunnah are sometimes names for one and the same thing. Tradition is in conflict with custom. Malik b. Anas was an authority both on custom law (Sunnah) and on oral tradition (Hadith). The nature of the saying of the prophet naturally led them to preserve and repeat his sayings on all subjects. However this is not the only meaning of Hadith.