فہم حدیث کاتعارف اور قواعد: تحقیقی جائزہ

Introduction and Principles for Understanding Hadith: A Research Review

Abstract

The main sources of Shariah are Quran and Hadith. Both of them are in Arabic language. Familiarity with Arabic is necessary for their understanding to avoid misunderstanding. Just as the understanding of the Holy Qur'an is important, the understanding of the Hadith is also important. Therefore, an introduction to the principles and rules of understanding Hadith is very important in order to avoid deviations and misrepresentation. In this article, the important principles of understanding Hadith have been explained like  it is important to prove that the Hadith is correct, collecting different texts of Hadith, distinguishing between Shariah meaning and literal meaning, knowledge of the causes of Hadith, to take care of the purposes of the Shariah and avoid unnecessary terms and conditions.