The Sunnah - سنة

The guidance followed by the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and his noble Companions in terms of religious affairs, which include statements, actions, and beliefs.

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Successively narrated - مُتَوَاتِرٌ

"Mutawātir": successive. It is derived from "witr", which means: odd-numbered. Opposite: discontinued. Other meanings: succession of things one after the other without a gap between them.

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Compliance/Following - اتِّبَاعٌ

"Ittibā‘": following, imitating. Original meaning: tracing the steps of walker and walking after him.

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Hadīth - حَدِيث

"Hadīth": spoken speech, something new. It is derived from "hadāthah", which means modernity. Opposite: old.

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Sunnahs - سُنَنٌ

"Sunnah" (pl. sunan): method, line of conduct, good or bad, nature, destination.

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Imitation/Following the example - اقتداء

"Iqtidā’": Following someone’s example, copying, imitating.

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Agreed-upon proofs - أَدِلَّةٌ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهَا

Sources of Islamic legislation whose validity are not debated by the scholars of the Muslim Ummah. They are the Qur’an, the Sunnah, "ijmā‘" (consensus), and "qiyās" (analogy).

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Solitary/Isolated report - حجية خبر الآحاد

The report narrated by one person or more and did not reach the level of "tawātur" (multiplicity of the sources of a report).

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