A premium, Cambridge syllabus-based index of the 20 Hadith passages for special study in Paper 2: organised by number, theme, category, exam use and direct study links.
Built for authentic revision: no invented passages, no careless translations, and no fabricated source claims. Students should use the exact Arabic and English passage printed by Cambridge in the exam.
Cambridge sets these passages under “Major teachings in the Hadiths of the Prophet.” Students should study teachings in each passage about what Muslims should believe and how they should act.
Personal sincerity, worship, morality, lawful earning, Qur’an, modesty and inner purity.
Brotherhood, speech, neighbours, guests, charity, welfare, mercy, trade and unity.
Passages are set in Arabic and English, so students should recognise both.
Always explain both what the Hadith teaches Muslims to believe and how it changes behaviour.
Use this index as the hub. Then open the detailed pages for full teaching notes and answer frames.
Use this page to understand all 20 Hadith passages together with meaning, theme and application.
Open full overviewUse for sincerity, worship, lawful earning, Qur’an revision, modesty, humility and inner purity.
Open individual notesUse for brotherhood, neighbours, guests, welfare, orphans, mercy, business ethics and unity.
Open community notesThis simple structure prevents vague answers and keeps students close to the Cambridge task.
Identify the Hadith by number, key words and theme.
State the teaching in your own words without inventing extra details.
Show what Muslims learn about faith, Allah, the Hereafter or accountability.
Explain how Muslims should act in worship, character or society.
End with why the teaching matters for Muslims today.
Use the search and filters to locate themes quickly. Each card gives a safe memory meaning and a direct link to detailed notes.
| No. | Hadith title | Category | Main theme | Best exam use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | Religion is sincerity | Individual Conduct | Sincerity / Nasiha | Use for sincerity, intention, loyalty, advice, Qur’an and Sunnah. |
| H2 | Love for your brother | Life in the Community | Brotherhood / Selflessness | Use for brotherhood, jealousy, fairness, goodwill and social harmony. |
| H3 | Good speech, neighbours and guests | Life in the Community | Manners / Accountability | Use for speech, social manners, neighbours, guests and accountability. |
| H4 | Obligatory worship and halal/haram | Individual Conduct | Obedience / Basic Duties | Use for worship, obedience, lawful and forbidden boundaries. |
| H5 | Everyday charity | Life in the Community | Charity / Public Good | Use for wider meaning of sadaqah, public service and gratitude. |
| H6 | Changing evil | Individual Conduct | Moral Courage | Use for responsibility, wisdom, moral courage and graded action. |
| H7 | The excellent believer | Individual Conduct | Striving / Sacrifice | Use for effort, sacrifice, wealth, service and commitment. |
| H8 | Wider meaning of martyrdom | Individual Conduct | Hardship / Reward | Use for patience, suffering, reward and Allah’s mercy. |
| H9 | Earning by one’s own hands | Individual Conduct | Honest Work / Halal Livelihood | Use for dignity of labour, halal earning and self-reliance. |
| H10 | Caring for widows and the poor | Life in the Community | Social Welfare | Use for welfare, poverty, widows, charity and social responsibility. |
| H11 | Caring for orphans | Life in the Community | Orphan Care | Use for children, vulnerability, protection, affection and Paradise. |
| H12 | Be gentle and do not make things hard | Life in the Community | Da‘wah / Leadership | Use for teaching, leadership, da‘wah, gentleness and avoiding harshness. |
| H13 | Keeping hold of the Qur’an | Individual Conduct | Qur’an Revision | Use for recitation, memorisation, revision and practice. |
| H14 | Kindness in buying and selling | Life in the Community | Business Ethics | Use for trade, debt, mercy, fairness and economic ethics. |
| H15 | Mercy to people | Life in the Community | Mercy / Compassion | Use for compassion, family, society, weakness and prophetic character. |
| H16 | Believers as one body | Life in the Community | Unity / Solidarity | Use for Ummah, empathy, unity, charity and shared responsibility. |
| H17 | Modesty produces good | Individual Conduct | Modesty / Haya | Use for dignity, speech, behaviour, dress, online life and self-control. |
| H18 | Faith and pride | Individual Conduct | Humility / Arrogance | Use for humility, arrogance, accepting truth and respecting people. |
| H19 | The world as a prison for the believer | Individual Conduct | Akhirah / Self-control | Use for self-control, desires, patience, haram avoidance and Akhirah. |
| H20 | Hearts and deeds | Individual Conduct | Inner Purity / Intention | Use for sincerity, anti-showing off, equality, deeds and inner faith. |
Go back to the main Paper 2 page for Major Teachings in Hadiths, Individual Conduct, Life in the Community, History and Importance of Hadiths, Rightly Guided Caliphs, Articles of Faith and Pillars of Islam.
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