The Sunnah, translated from Arabic, means custom, practice, law, giving. These are the first written acts and statements of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
The Sunnah is the second source of Muslim traditions and foundations after the Qur'an. It is composed of the so-called hadiths - stories that were originally passed on by word of mouth, and in the VIII-IX centuries were recorded and compiled into collections. There are six Islamic-recognized hadith collections. The most authoritative of them is the collection of Abu Abdallah al-Buzari "As-Sahid", written in the IX century.
Hadith types and structure
Each of the hadiths includes 2 parts: Isnad - a chain of information transmitters, with the help of which it was compiled, and mat - the text of the legend itself. All Hadiths of the Sunnah are divided into four types. Historical stories of events from the life of Muhammad. In prophetic hadiths, the preacher gives predictions about various events and future disasters related to these events. In the hadith of virtues, the prophet lists the merits of the Arab tribes. The most valuable are the sacred hadiths, since Allah himself speaks in them through the lips of Muhammad.
The Sunna is designed to ensure that the Islamic world follows the prophet, both in life and in his words. To some extent, the Sunna can be compared with the Jewish Talmud.
The typical structure of the Isnad is as follows: ”Such a person spoke from the words of such and such a person, which he heard from such and such a person to whom the prophet said the following words
" Then comes the mat, in which Mohammed’s speech is written.
