Information about Hadith Qudsi

Hadith Qudsi are the sayings of the Prophet Muhammed (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) as revealed to him by the Almighty Allah.  Hadith Qudsi (or Sacred Hadith)are so named because, unlike the majority of Hadith which are Prophetic Hadith, their authority (Sanad) is traced back not to the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) but to the Almighty Allah.

Among the many definitions given by the early scholars to Sacred Hadith is that of As-Sayyid Ash-Sharif Al-Jurjain (died in 816 A.H.) in his lexicon At-Tarifat where he says: "A Sacred Hadith is, as to the meaning, from Allah the Almighty; as to the wording, it is from the messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.).  It is that which Allah the Almighty has communicated to His Prophet through revelating or in dream, and he, peace be upon him,has communicated it in his own words.  Thus Qur'an is superior to it because, besides being revealed, it is His wording."