Q.How have the Hadiths of the Prophet been used as a source of guidance by Muslims? (10)
This question came in oct/nov 2010 session. Sometimes the paper setters repeat questions from the previous session as the question on the method of compiling authentic hadiths was given in oct/nov 2009 and then again in may/june 2010. Therefore, one should thoroughly prepare for it.
You will start off by saying that Hadiths are the sayings and teachings of the Prophet, which are an invaluable guide for Muslims. The Hadiths are a primary source of Islamic law along with the Quran. They add fuller details to what the Quran states in brief and expand on the teachings of Quran. Thus, they are used together with the Quran to formulate laws of the Sharia as the Hadiths never disagree with the Quran, but rather complement it. Whenever the Quran is silent on a subject the Hadiths are taken as an authority. Supporting quote from Quran: 'Indeed you have in the messenger of Allah, a beautiful pattern of conduct.' and 'Obey Allah and obey the Messenger.'
Then you will gives examples related to the Pillars of Islam e.g. Zakat, Prayer. After that u should give examples of legal thinking e.g. riba, theft. Lastly, u will mention how Hadiths are also used to explain meaning of key verses of Quran and that the Hadiths play an important role in interpretation of the Quran. Thus, authoritative collections of Hadiths contain tafsir which are invaluable guides to key verses in the Qur’an.
So these are the 4 parts in which u will answer the question 1. What are Hadiths and their relationship with Quran 2. Pillars of Islam 3. Legal thinking 4. Interpretation of Quranic verses.
This question came in oct/nov 2010 session. Sometimes the paper setters repeat questions from the previous session as the question on the method of compiling authentic hadiths was given in oct/nov 2009 and then again in may/june 2010. Therefore, one should thoroughly prepare for it.
You will start off by saying that Hadiths are the sayings and teachings of the Prophet, which are an invaluable guide for Muslims. The Hadiths are a primary source of Islamic law along with the Quran. They add fuller details to what the Quran states in brief and expand on the teachings of Quran. Thus, they are used together with the Quran to formulate laws of the Sharia as the Hadiths never disagree with the Quran, but rather complement it. Whenever the Quran is silent on a subject the Hadiths are taken as an authority. Supporting quote from Quran: 'Indeed you have in the messenger of Allah, a beautiful pattern of conduct.' and 'Obey Allah and obey the Messenger.'
Then you will gives examples related to the Pillars of Islam e.g. Zakat, Prayer. After that u should give examples of legal thinking e.g. riba, theft. Lastly, u will mention how Hadiths are also used to explain meaning of key verses of Quran and that the Hadiths play an important role in interpretation of the Quran. Thus, authoritative collections of Hadiths contain tafsir which are invaluable guides to key verses in the Qur’an.
So these are the 4 parts in which u will answer the question 1. What are Hadiths and their relationship with Quran 2. Pillars of Islam 3. Legal thinking 4. Interpretation of Quranic verses.
