Do hadeeths address mankind or only muslims?

[rocco]

Do hadeeths address mankind or only muslims?

[greenhill]

I have never thought about it. Seeing that the question is asked....

For me I would take a look from the nature of it. While the Quran is sent to mankind, calling them to the truth, the hadeeth would be then, for those who believe and want an example.

It is part and parcel, I suppose. There is no god but Allah (the Quran His words) and Muhammad saw is the messenger (the sunnah his ways).

Have I addressed the question?

Peace

[fatimataybia46]

According to my personal views, Quran is for the mankind but Hadeesh is for Muslims only as it's all about way of life and that can be only for those who are Muslims.

[MuslimInshallah]

Assalaamu alaikum,

(smile) It seems to me that the ahadith offer those humans who are looking for guidance, information on how to best please God.

May Allah, our Designer, Help us to achieve our highest function.

[OmAbdullah]

Hadeeth is the application and explanation of the Holy Quraan by the Prophet Muhammad salla Allaho alaihi wa sallam in his words, his actions and his approvals. His approvals mean that a sahaabi did something and the prophet salla Allaho alaihi wa sallam didn't stop him from the action. So he salla Allaho alaihi wa sallam approved the action. The same is the meaning of sunnah, that is how the prophet salla Allaho alaihi wa sallam followed the Holy Quraan. The two things cannot be separated from each other. The Prophet salla Allaho alaihi wa sallam said that he, after him, left two things among us: Allah's Book and his Sunnah, as long as we follow them we will never be astray. ( Allah knows best his prophet's words ). Keeping in mind this meaning and importance of hadeeth and sunnah, I understand that both of them address all mankind. The kalmah Shahaadah is from a hadeeth and all mankind are addressed to it. Of course, the Quraan and hadeeth are both vast sources of knowledge. Some of the verses and ahaadeeth are only for Muslims.

[saif-uddin]

Do hadeeths address mankind or only muslims?

it begins with the Quran, which addresses the Disbeliever to reason, use his/her intellect to come to the conclusion that they and all of Creation must be from Allah ta'ala,

When a person has accepted Allah ta'ala and his Messenger then can the Rules regulations, do's and don'ts etc in the Quran and the Sunnah of the Messenger apply,

if the Person doesn't believe in Allah ta'ala in the first place, theres little he's going to listen, when it comes to the sayings of the Messenger

the Sunnah is a explanation of the Quran, it explains to us how a Muslim aught to lead his/her life,

[Ali Mujahidin]

The hadeeth, is my opinion, is for everyone. The Holy Prophet is sent to be a blessing to everyone. So his way of life as narrated in the hadeeth is for everyone. I have not seen anything anywhere which says that non-Muslims are forbidden from finding guidance in the hadeeth.

[syed_z]

The hadeeth, is my opinion, is for everyone. The Holy Prophet is sent to be a blessing to everyone. So his way of life as narrated in the hadeeth is for everyone. I have not seen anything anywhere which says that non-Muslims are forbidden from finding guidance in the hadeeth.

Thanks.

Yes exactly, since the Quran is addressed to Mankind, the Quran itself says in Surah Al Ahzaab Verse 21 to follow the Prophet's example:

VERILY, in the Apostle of God you have a good example for everyone who looks forward [with hope and awe] to God and the Last Day, and remembers God unceasingly.

Everyone included Muslims and Non Muslims.

Once someone inquired Ayesha (r.a) about the Prophet (saw), after he had passed away, to which she replied that 'He was a Quran on two legs.'

So how can his example and words not be for mankind.

[ahsankhan]

Quran is addressed to all mankind and this is also true for hadeeths if you go in the depth of them and read them carefully.

but it is true in my opinion that some hadeeths are only addressed or said about muslims.