HADITH: A SOURCE OF TAZKIYAH
None of the sayings of the Prophet of Islam recorded in the books of hadith are purely abstract in sense. Indeed every saying has a background. That is to say, each hadith describes the situation that the Prophet found himself in and how did he respond to these situations. In this way, each saying of the Prophet relates to a particular set of circumstances. All the sayings of the Prophet are of relevance to practical human situations.

If a person is able to deepen his understanding to an extent that he is able to visualize the background while reflecting on the hadith this will be like being in the presence of the Prophet.

Another very effective method of enhancing the impact of hadith is to sit in a group, preferably in a mosque and for one person from the group read out the hadith. Listening enhances retention and is a preferred method of approaching religious learning vis-à-vis reading. Angels surround a gathering in which Allah is praised and in which believers are trying to enhance their understanding of Islam. In this way, there will be a manifold enhancement of his impression of hadith. This recreates the manner of the gathering of the Companions (Sahabah) around the Prophet in the Mosque of the Prophet.

If a person repeatedly engages in such a practice, he will see that slowly the light of Allah shall penetrate his soul and he will become evermore distinguishing and conscientious. The unwholesome impact of the world shall be reduced and his natural state affirmed.

This is one of the creative ways of studying the Hadith. And studying the Hadith in this creative manner is undoubtedly the greatest source of purification (tazkiyah).