Forty Gems of Beauty — Page 7
Categories of A ha d i th Scholars have divided A ha d i th into several categories. Of these the following are well known. Hadith Qaul i i i i : This type of Hadith quotes the words of the Holy Prophet (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) as actually uttered by him, as for example, a companion narrates that the Holy Prophet (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) made such and such speech on a particular occasion or conversed in such and such words with a particular person or gave such and such command to so and so companion, and so on and so forth. H a dith Fi‘l i i i i : This Hadith does not quote any word or statement of the Holy Prophet (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) but narrates some act of his, as for instance, it says the Holy Prophet (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) did such and such thing on such and such occasion or performed such and such religious duty in such and such a manner. Hadith Taqr i i i i r i i i i : This type of Hadith relates neither a statement nor an act of the Holy Prophet (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him). Instead, it records what a particular person did or said in the presence of the Holy Prophet (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and that he did not forbid him to do or say so. In fact, the word “taqr i r” in the Arabic language does not mean speech.