Editing Hadith (section)

==Etymology==
In Arabic, the noun {{transliteration|ar|ALA|ḥadīth}} ({{lang|ar|حديث}} &nbsp;{{IPA|ar|ħæˈdiːθ|IPA}}) means 'report', 'account', or 'narrative'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ejtaal.net/aa/#hw4=203,ll=567,ls=0,la=796,sg=286,ha=128,br=219,pr=40,aan=125,mgf=199,vi=111,kz=400,mr=146,mn=240,uqw=319,umr=239,ums=186,umj=151,ulq=533,uqa=90,uqq=64|title=Mawrid Reader|work=ejtaal.net}}</ref><ref>''al-Kuliyat'' by Abu al-Baqa’ al-Kafawi, p. 370; Mu'assasah l-Risalah. This last phrase is quoted by al-Qasimi in ''Qawaid al-Tahdith'', p. 61; Dar al-Nafais.</ref> Its Arabic plural is {{transliteration|ar|ALA|aḥādīth}} ({{lang|ar|أحاديث}} {{IPA|ar|ʔæħæːˈdiːθ|}}).{{sfn|Brown|2009|p=3}} ''Hadith'' also refers to the speech of a person.<ref>''Lisan al-Arab'', by Ibn Manthour, vol. 2, p. 350; Dar al-Hadith edition.</ref>