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Hadith

noun

NAmE//hɑˈdiθ//

(pl. Hadith or Hadiths) (in Islam)

1[singular] a text containing things said by Muhammad and descriptions of his daily life, used by Muslims as a spiritual guide

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2[countable] one of the things said by Muhammad, recorded in this text

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