You Know More Hadith Than You Think - 297

You carry the sunnah in your actions more than you realize.

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Miftaah Portal & Shaykh Daood Butt
April 24, 2025

Est. Read time: 3 min
Edition Number: 297
Adapted from: Islamic Manners: The Book of Etiquettes from Sunan Abi Dawood
Instructor: Shaykh Daood Butt

Assalamu Alaykum,

Today’s gem is from Islamic Manners: The Book of Etiquettes from Sunan Abi Dawood. In this gem, Shaykh Daood Butt explains that we often underestimate how many hadith we know—many are already part of our daily lives. Living the sunnah is living the hadith.

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We begin in the Name of Allah ﷻ, the Most Merciful and Compassionate,
We ask that He ﷻ sends Peace and Blessings upon our noble and beloved
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

If you thought you only know 50, 100, or even 250 hadith—you’re probably wrong. You likely know closer to a thousand hadith without realizing it. Why? Because you haven’t sat down to count them or reflect on how many you actually know. Many hadith have become part of your daily life—you live them without always identifying them as hadith.

So be proud—not arrogant, but genuinely proud—of being a believer who follows the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. You carry many hadith with you every day through your actions. That’s the beauty of this deen: when you live like the Prophet ﷺ, you’re living the hadith.

Take the collection of Sunan Abu Dawood, which holds around 4,800 hadith. If you browse through it, you’ll likely find yourself saying, “I know this one.” The hadith we’ll look at today will feel familiar because you’ve probably heard and practiced them already. This is the beauty of learning hadith—not only do you memorize them, you live them, implement them, and share them. And by teaching others, you earn rewards every time someone benefits from what you taught, insha’Allah.

May Allah ﷻ make us among those who live, teach, and spread the hadith of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ with sincerity and consistency. Ameen

أقول قولي هذا وأستغفر الله لي ولكم، فاستغفروه إنه هو الغفور الرحيم

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