How to Use hadith in a Sentence

hadith

noun
  • The film’s title is based on an Islamic hadith where a man asks what person in the world is most deserving of his devotion and love.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The title references an Islamic hadith that is meant to shine a light on Ali’s character’s moral hypocrisies and the religious fanatics who surround him in the film.
    — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
  • There’s an Islamic hadith in which the Messenger of Allah is asked by a man to name the person most deserving of his love, attention, and dedication.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Gone is a hadith likening Christians and Jews to maimed animals; 11th-grade students now learn about coexistence from the Prophet Muhammad’s treaties with Christians and Jews.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The significance of Ashura in Sunni tradition was supported by hadiths that established the date as corresponding to numerous notable events and births in the Hebrew Bible and Islamic history.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026

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