[Islam Study] Hadith But Not Quran

 

Things a part of Islamic culture and tradition which come from the Hadith but do not come from the Quran.

Here is a list of prominent elements in Islamic culture and tradition that are primarily (or exclusively) derived from Hadith (and the Sunnah as recorded in Hadith collections like Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, etc.) but are not explicitly mentioned or detailed in the Quran.

The Quran mentions core obligations like prayer (salat), charity (zakat), fasting (sawm), and pilgrimage (hajj) in general terms but does not provide the specific methods, timings, numbers, or rituals that form the detailed practice today. These specifics come from Hadith. Many everyday cultural practices, legal rulings, and customs in Muslim societies also stem from Hadith.

Core Rituals and Worship Practices

• The exact number of daily prayers (five times a day) and their specific timings (Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha).
• The detailed method of performing salat (rak'ahs, recitations, postures like ruku' and sujud, specific supplications, number of units per prayer).
• The call to prayer (Adhan) and its wording/formula.
• The detailed manner of ablution (wudu) and full ritual bath (ghusl), including specific steps and what invalidates them.
• The exact amount and calculation of zakat (e.g., 2.5% on wealth, nisab thresholds, types of assets).
• Specific rituals of Hajj and Umrah beyond general commands (e.g., Tawaf counts, Sa'i between Safa and Marwa seven times, standing at Arafat on specific days, stoning the pillars, kissing or touching the Black Stone).
• The method and supplications during fasting (e.g., intention at suhur, breaking fast with dates, taraweeh prayers in Ramadan).

Personal and Daily Customs

• Greeting with "Assalamu alaikum" and the response "Wa alaikum assalam".
• Saying "Bismillah" before eating/starting actions and "Alhamdulillah" after.
• Eating with the right hand, beginning with "Bismillah", and specific etiquette (e.g., licking fingers, not criticizing food).
• Specific dua (supplications) for daily occasions (e.g., entering/leaving home, sleeping, waking up, traveling).
• Wearing the right shoe/sock first, entering the bathroom with left foot.
• Growing and trimming the beard (length guidelines), and specific hair grooming.

Family, Social, and Ethical Practices

• Detailed rules on marriage (e.g., wali requirement in some views, specific mahr, walimah feast).
• Specific inheritance shares beyond broad Quranic categories (detailed calculations and adjustments via Hadith).
• Circumcision of males (widely practiced as Sunnah, not commanded in Quran).
• Specific funeral rites (e.g., washing the body three times, shrouding in specific way, funeral prayer format).

Punishments and Legal Rulings (Hudud and Other)

• Stoning to death for married adulterers (rajm; Quran prescribes lashes in 24:2).
• Death penalty for apostasy (ridda; not in Quran).
• Amputation for theft (specific conditions and thresholds from Hadith).
• Other hudud details (e.g., for drinking alcohol, false accusation).

Other Cultural/Traditional Elements

• Celebrating Mawlid (Prophet's birthday) in some communities (no Quranic basis; derived from later traditions).
• Visiting graves and specific dua at graves (some practices from Hadith).
• Specific food/drink rules (e.g., not eating while standing, prohibitions on certain meats beyond Quranic ones).
• Taboos or encouragements (e.g., not wasting water in wudu, specific colors/clothing preferences).

Note: Mainstream Sunni and Shia traditions view Hadith as essential for explaining and implementing Quranic commands (e.g., "Pray as you have seen me pray"). Quranist or Quran-alone groups reject many of these as innovations or additions not in the Quran. Many of these are considered part of "Islamic culture" across much of the Muslim world, even if debated in terms of sources.