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The '''Hadith''' (الحديث ahadith, plural) are traditions of Prophet [[Muhammad]], giving us important information about him and his life. They are usually narrations about a certain incident in which he said or did something. Unlike the [[Qur'an]], they typically follow a chronological order, and most of them are compiled by category (i.e. [[Jihad]], [[Nikah]], etc.).

The word '[[Sunni]]' comes from the word 'Sunnah', and most of the world's Muslims (up to 90%)<ref name="rl"></ref><ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/295507/Islam Islām] - Encyclopædia Britannica (2010)</ref><ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/574006/Sunnite Sunnite] - Encyclopædia Britannica (2010)</ref><ref name="pew">[http://pewforum.org/Muslim/Mapping-the-Global-Muslim-Population%286%29.aspx Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Muslim Population] - Pew Research Center, October 7, 2009</ref><ref name="pew2">Tracy Miller - [http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population] - Pew Research Center, October 2009</ref> follow this Sunni form of Islam.  There are certain Hadith considered by most Sunnis to be trustworthy and these are commonly known as the ''Authentic Six''.  Only two of them are actually labeled as authentic ([[sahih]]), and they are Bukhari and Muslim. These collections are second only to the Qur'an in authority. The others are from Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah. In strength, Malik's Muwatta' is placed just below the two Sahihs, but is not generally included among the six.<ref>[http://www.abc.se/~m9783/n/vih_e.html Various Issues About Hadiths] - by Sh. G. F. Haddad</ref>