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2.1 Ulum al- Hadith

Islamic Religious Education · Grade 8 · 7 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Meaning of Hadith and Sunnah; meaning of Ulum al-Hadith in Grade 8
  • Factors that led to the development of Hadith during the time of the Prophet (S.A.W.)
  • Why the companions memorised Hadith; writing Hadith with care
  • Development of Hadith during the time of the Rightly Guided Caliphs
  • Methods the Prophet (S.A.W.) used to teach Hadith: repetition, questioning, demonstration, story, practical example
  • Applying those teaching methods in a Grade 8 classroom (teacher models, learner repeats)
  • Valuing Hadith as a primary source of guidance

What you will be able to do

  • describe the factors that led to the development of Hadith during the time of the Prophet (S.A.W.) and the Rightly Guided Caliphs
  • explain the methods used by the Prophet (S.A.W.) to teach Hadith
  • apply the methods used by the Prophet (S.A.W.) to teach Hadith
  • value Hadith as a primary source of guidance

Key questions

“What role did the Prophet (S.A.W.) play in the development of Hadith?”

“Why is it important for a Muslim to learn Ulum al-Hadith?”

Lessons

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  1. Hadith, Sunnah and Ulum al-Hadith
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Grade 8 Ulum al-Hadith names Hadith as the report and Sunnah as the Prophet's way, then sets the two inquiry questions of this sub-strand.
  2. Factors that developed Hadith in the Prophet's time
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Hadith grew while he lived because he taught in person, the Qur'an needed his explanation, companions memorised, and he told them to convey.
  3. Why companions memorised; writing with care
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Companions memorised from need, love and his command to convey; some later wrote, but only the truth and not mixed with the Qur'an.
  4. Hadith under the Rightly Guided Caliphs
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    After the Prophet (S.A.W.) died, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali (R.A.) practised the Sunnah, checked reports, taught new lands and wrote with care.
  5. How the Prophet (S.A.W.) taught Hadith
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    He taught with repetition, questioning, demonstration, story and practical example, each shown from an authentic report.
  6. Apply his methods: teacher models, learner repeats
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Learners apply repetition, questioning, demonstration, story and example in class: the teacher models a short authentic hadith and the learner repeats and shows.
  7. Value Hadith as primary guidance
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Learners answer both inquiry questions: his role in developing Hadith, and why a Muslim must learn Ulum al-Hadith so that real guidance is followed.