A Critical Analysis of the Ways the Prophetic Hadith Explains the Glorious Qur’an’s Injunctions

Abstract

Hadith is integral to the Qur’an, since they are inseparably linked to each other. It is impossible to understand the Qur’an without reference to Hadith. The Qur’an is the message, and the Hadith is the explanation of the message by the Messenger himself. The Hadith is no doubt the commentator and explainer of the Glorious Qur`an. It is the practical manifestation of the meaning and teachings of the Qur`an. There is no room in Islam to reject or disregard the Hadith. In short, we can say Hadith is inevitable like Qur’an. Therefore, the paper explains the role of Hadith in giving details of multifarious issues in the Glorious Qur’an that are not clearly explained meaning that the verses that are ambiguous. Furthermore, the paper elucidates and give examples of some verdicts that are not expressed clearly, like observance of prayer, paying Zakah, observance of Hajj, observance of Fasting and amputating of thief’s hand among others. The aim and objectives of this paper is to the world that Qur’an cannot be understood clearly without the guidance of the Prophetic Hadith, therefore the Muslims must follow the teachings of the Hadith for real understanding of the figure teachings of the Qur’an. The researchers used analytical method when conducting the research

Keywords

Prophet, Glorious Qur’an, Hadith, Sunnah, Muslims