User:Striver/Hadith groundwork

A famous recorded oral tradition among Muslims (hadith) is about.

Although the narration is prominently quoted and referred to, it is not given any formal name, in contrast to other hadith such as the Hadith of the pond of Khumm or the Hadith of Qur'an and Sunnah

Introduction
To be able to understand this narration, one must be familiar with the following:

Muslim view
Muslims view this hadith as notable and important on several accounts: several prominent persons are mentioned in the hadith and several controversial issues are dealt with.