As part of efforts to promote the Sunnah (way of life) of Prophet Muhammad, which is the second primary source of Islamic legislation, the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Oulema has held the first Hadith competition in Ghana.

The winners of the first, second, and third positions in each category received cash prizes, Islamic literature, and certificates of participation.

The winners of the first position in each category will represent Ghana during the Africa grand finale, which will take place through Zoom and will be coordinated from the headquarters in Morocco at a later date.

The competition is aimed at achieving the noble objectives of the foundation and is the first of its kind in the country.

It has been planned as an annual event, following in the footsteps of the annual Quranic memorization competition being organized by the Mohammed VI Foundation.

It is also aimed at highlighting the need to study the religious sayings and deeds of the prophet to serve as a moral compass in the lives of Muslims here and in the hereafter.

In an interview with the Chairman of the Ghana Branch of the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Oulama, Sheikh Mustapha Ibrahim reiterated the importance of memorizing the Hadith in addition to the Holy Qur'an.

He said the Hadith teaches mankind the deeds of the Holy Prophet and will help to reshape and guide every Muslim to practice the teachings of the Prophet.

The three categories include proficiency in the memorization of 40 hadiths without naming their narrators or explaining their meaning.

The second category revolves around the memorization of 30 hadiths and mentioning the names of the narrators from whom the chains of narration begin.

The third category of the Hadith competition also focuses on proficiency in the memorization of 20 Hadith-based Islamic rulings, explaining what each Hadith entails in various branches of Islamic jurisprudence.

The winners of the first category are Mardiya Abbas, Bashir Abdallah and Fatimatu AbdulKareem.

The winners of the second category include Abdullah Alhassan, Sa’adah Mohammed Salis and Umar Abdul-Wadud

In the third category, Mohammed Kamal came first, with Mohammed Sani Mohammed and Abdallah Mohammed Sakib taking the second and third places, respectively.