Explanations of the Forty Nawawi Hadiths For Imam Nawawiy

The First Hadith

From the route of Amir-il-Mu’minin (the leader of the Believers) Abu Hafs ^Umar bin al-Khattab, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, say: <> Narrated by the two Imams of the Scholars of Hadith, Abu ^Abdillah Muhammad bin Isma^il bin Ibrahim bin al-Mughirah bin Bardizbah al-Bukhari, and Abu al-Husayn Muslim bin al-Hajjaj bin Muslim al-Qushayri an-Naysaburi in their two books of As-Sahih which are the most Sahih books that have been compiled.

Second Hadith

Also from the route of ^Umar who said: While we were sitting one day with the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, a man appeared in our session with very white clothes and very black hair. He did not have any signs of traveling on him, and no one of us knew him. He sat down before the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, and placed his knees against the Prophet’s and placed his palms on his thighs. He said: O Muhammad inform me about Islam. The Messenger of Allah , sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam said: <> He said: you are truthful. We were surprised at the fact that he asked him and corroborated his truthfulness! He said: Inform me about the Belief. The Prophet said: <> He said: Inform me about Ihsan (proficiency of worship.) <> He said: Inform me about the time of occurrence of the Day of Judgment. The Prophet said: <> He said: Inform me about its signs. The Prophet said: <> Then the man left. I stayed for a lengthy period of time then the Prophet said: <> I said Allah and His Messenger know best. The Prophet said: <> Narrated by Muslim.

The Third Hadith

From the route of Abu ^Abdir-Rahman bin ^Umar bin Al-Khattab may Allah accept both of their deeds, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam say: Islam is based on five matters: Testifying no one is God except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, performing the prayers, paying Zakat, offering Pilgrimage to the glorified house and fasting Ramadan. Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

The Fourth Hadith

From the route of Abu ^Abdir-Rahman ^Abdillah bin Mas^ud, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, told us and he is the Truthful One and the one to whom the truth is told: <

The Fifth Hadith

From the rout of Umm al-Mu’minin Umm ^Abdillah ^A’ishah, may Allah accept her deeds, who said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: <> Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim. In another narration for Muslim the Prophet said: <>

The Sixth Hadith

From the route of Abu ^Abdillah an-Nu^man bin Bashir, may Allah accept both of their deeds, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, say: <> Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

The Seventh Hadith

From the route of Abu Ruqayyah Tamim bin Aws ad-Dari, may Allah accept his deeds, that the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: <> We said: offered to whom? He said: <> Narrated by Muslim.

The Eighth Hadith

From the route of Ibn ^Umar, may Allah accept both of their deeds, that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: <> Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

The Ninth Hadith

From the route of Abu Hurayrah ^Abdir-Rahman bin Sakhr, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: I have heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, say: <> Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

The Tenth Hadith

From the route of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah accept his deeds, who said, The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: <> Narrated by Muslim.

The Eleventh Hadith

From the route of Abu Muhammad al-Hasan bin ^Aliyy bin Abi Talib, the Beloved One and grandson of the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam from his daughter, who said: I have memorized from the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam,” Do not do the matter (whether lawful or ligitimate) in which you have doubt about its judgment, and resort to doing the matter that you do not have doubt about its judgment.” Narrated by at-Tirmidhiyy and an-Nasa’iyy, at-Tirmidhiyy said this Hadith is hasan and sahih.

The Twelfth Hadith

From the route of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: <> This is a hasan Hadith, narrated by at-Tirmidhiyy and others with the same terminology.

The Thirteenth Hadith
From the route of Abu Hamzah Anas bin Malik, may Allah accept his deeds, the servant of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, from the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, who said: << The one of you shall not be a complete believer until he loves for his fellow brother that which he loves for himself.>> Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

The Fourteenth Hadith
From the route of Ibn Mas^ud, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: <> Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

The Fifteenth Hadith

From the route of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah accept his deeds, from the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, who said: <> Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

The Sixteenth Hadith

From the route of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah accept his deeds, that a man told the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, ‘Advise me’. He said: <>, he repeatedly said: <> Narrated by al-Bukhari.

The Seventeenth Hadith

From the route of Abu Ya^la Shaddad bin Aws, may Allah accept his deeds, from the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, that he said: <> Narrated by Muslim.

The Eighteenth Hadith

From the route of Abu Dharr Jundub bin Junadah and Abu ^Abdir-Rahman Mu^adh bin Jabal, may Allah accept both of their deeds, from the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, who said: <> Narrated by at-Tirmidhiyy and he said this Hadith is hasan, and in some copies hasan sahih.

The Nineteenth Hadith

From the route of Abul-^Abbas ^Abdillah bin ^Abbas, may Allah accept both of their deeds, who said: One day I was behind the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam. He said: <> Narrated by at-Tirmidhiyy and he said this Hadith is hasan sahih.

In the narration of other than at-Tirmidhiyy: <>

The Twentieth Hadith

From the route of Abu Mas^ud ^Uqbah bin ^Amr Al-Ansariyy Al-Badriyy, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: <> Narrated by al-Bukhari.

The meaning could also be: <>

The Twenty First Hadith

From the route of Abu ^Amr and it was said Abu ^Amrah Sufian bin ^Abdillah ath-Thaqafi, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, tell me a concise and enriching statement about Islam that would guide me and I would not have to inquire about it from any one else besides you. He said: << Say I believe in Allah and adhere to the doings of the upright ones.>> Narrated by Muslim.

The Twenty Second Hadith

From the route of ^Abdillah Jabir bin ^Abdillah al-Ansari, may Allah accept both of their deeds, who said that a man asked the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, who said: Should you observe that I pray the five prayers that are written on one, and I fast Ramadan, and deem the lawful as lawful and do it and the unlawful as unlawful and avoid it, and I do not add anything to that, would I enter Paradise? He said: <> Narrated by Muslim.

The Twenty Third Hadith

From the route of Abu Malik al-Harith bin ^Asim al-Ash^ariyy, may Allah accept his deeds who said: the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: Ablution has half the reward of ‘Iman (belief and/or prayer), saying al-hamdulillah (praising Allah) fills the Balance with reward, the reward of saying subhanallah and al-hamdulillah (praising Allah and clearing Him from non befitting attributes) fills what is between the heavens and earth , prayers prevent from sinning and guide to correctness, charity stands as a proof of belief for the donor, patience provides enlightenment along the correct path, the Qur’an either substantiates your good doings or substantiates your bad doings. Each person endeavors and either attempts to be obedient to Allah and save himself from torture, or attempts to follow the devil and ones desires and deserves the torture. Narrated by Muslim.

The Twenty Fourth Hadith

From the route of Abu Dharr al-Ghifariyy, may Allah accept his deeds, from the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, who narrated from Allah , the exalted, that He said: [O My slaves, I am clear of being Attributed with injustice and I have decreed the prohibition of injustice amongst you, so do not do injustice to one another. O My slaves, all of you will be misguided except the one whom I guide, so seek My guidance and I will guide you. O My slaves, all of you will be hungry except the one whom I feed, so seek My sustenance and I will sustain you. O My slaves, all of you will be naked except the one whom I clothe, so seek Me to clothe you and I will. O My slaves, you err at night and during the day and I forgive all sins, so seek My forgiveness and I will forgive you. O My slaves, you shall not attain to be harmful to Me and harm Me and you shall not attain to be beneficial to Me and benefit Me. O My slaves, had the first till the last among you, humans and jinn, been as pious as the one most pious among you, that would not have added to my Dominion anything. O My slaves, had the first till the last among you, humans and jinn, been as wicked as the one most wicked among you, that would not have decreased anything of My Dominion. O My slaves, had the first till the last among you, humans and jinn, stood on a single piece of land and asked Me, and I had answered each one his need , that would not have decreased what I have, except if the needle immersed in the ocean would decrease any of it. O My slaves, it is your deeds that I keep for you and then I judge you for them. The one who encounters goodness let him be thankful to Allah and the one who encounters other than that let him only blame himself. Narrated by Muslim.

The Twenty Fifth Hadith

From the route of Abu Dharr, may Allah accept his deeds, who said that some people among the Companions of the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, asked the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam: O Messenger of Allah the wealthy people have engulfed the rewards, they pray as we do, fast as we do and spend their excess money in charity. He said: << Is it not the case that Allah has provided you that which you can spend in charity? There is a charity in every Subhanallah one says, and every Allah Akbar one says, and every al-Hamdulillah one says, and every la ilaha illallah one says, and every lawful matter one orders, and every unlawful matter one prohibits, and every sexual intercourse with ones lawful woman.>> They said: O Messenger of Allah, would one be rewardable for having sexual intercourse with ones lawful woman? He said: <> Narrated by Muslim.

The Twenty Sixth Hadith

From the route of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: <> Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

The Twenty Seventh Hadith

From the route of an-Nawwas bin Sam^an, may Allah accept his deeds, who said that the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: << Good manners are the foundation for philanthropy, and the sinful matter is the matter which wavers inside of you and hate that it would be exposed to the people.>> Narrated by Muslim.

From the route of Wabisah bin Ma^bad, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: I went to the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, and he said: <> I said: Yes. He said: << Look inside your heart for a valid sign. Philanthropy is the set of matters ones soul and heart feel comfortable with. Sinning is what burdens oneself and wavers in the chest, even if people attempt to justify for you and give you an edict about it.>> This Hadith is hasan and is narrated in the Musnads of Imams Ahmad bin Hanbal and ad-Darimiyy with a hasan chain of narration.

The Twenty Eighth Hadith

From the route of Abu Najih al-^Irbad bin Sariyah, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, preached us a far-reaching preach that alerted the hearts and made our eyes shed tears. We said: O Messenger of Allah, as if this is a farewell preach, so advise us. He said: << I advise you to be pious to Allah. Listen to the rules and obey the rules even if a Habashiyy (Abyssinian) slave was to rule over you. The one among you who shall live long enough shall witness many differences, so adhere to my creed and the creed of the rightly guided Caliphs after me and cling to it with your canine teeth. Be ware of Innovations, because most Innovations belong to misguidance.>> Narrated by Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhiyy and he said the Hadith is hasan sahih.

The Twenty ninth Hadith

From the route of Mu^adh bin Jabal, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: I said: O Messenger of Allah inform me about a deed that makes me enter Paradise and keeps me away from Hellfire. He said: <> Thereafter He said: <> Then he recited:

تَتَجَافَى جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ}

{َلا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَّا أُخْفِيَ لَهُم مِّن قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ جَزَاء بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُون }

It Means: [Their sides depart their beds and they make supplication to their Lord in fear and hopefullness, and they spend for the sake of Allah out of the sustenance that we Provided for them. No soul shall come to grips with the delightful enjoyments We have reserved for them as a reward for their good doings.]

Then he said: <> I said: Yes indeed, O Messenger of Allah. He said: <> Then he said: <> I said: Yes indeed O Prophet of Allah, so he held his tongue and said: <> I said: O Prophet of Allah are we accountable for what we say? He said: <<Alas! Is there anything but the tongue that makes people drop on their faces (or he said: their noses) in hell fire?>> Narrated by at-Tirmidhiyy and he said this Hadith is hasan sahih.

The Thirtieth Hadith

From the route of Abu Tha^labah al-Khushaniyy Jurthum bin Nashir, may Allah accept his deeds, from the Messenger of Allah , sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, who said: <> This Hadith is hasan and narrated by ad-Daraqutniyy and others.

The Thirty First Hadith

From the route of Abu al-^Abbas Sahl bin Sa^d as-Sa^idiyy, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: A man came to the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, who said: O Messenger of Allah , guide me to a deed which if I do Allah will Love me (accept my deeds) and the people will love me? He said: <> This Hadith is hasan and narrated by Ibn Majah and others with hasan chains of narration.

The Thirty Second Hadith

From the route of Abu Sa^id Sa^d bin Malik bin Sinan al-Khudriyy, may Allah accept his deeds, who said that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: <> This Hadith is hasan and narrated by Ibn Majah and ad-Daraqutniyy and others with a Musnad chain of narration (the chain goes back to the Prophet). Malik narrated it in the Muwatta’ in a Mursal chain of narration from the route of ^Amr bin Yahya from his father from the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, and skipped Abu Sa^id and the Hadith has routes of narration which strengthen one another.

The Thirty Third Hadith

From the route of Ibn ^Abbas, may Allah accept both of their deeds, who said that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: <> This Hadith is hasan and is narrated in the same above stated terminology by al-Bayhaqiyy and others. Part of this terminology is narrated in the two sahih books.

The Thirty Forth Hadith

From the route of Abu Sa^id al-Khudriyy, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: I heard the messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, say: <> Narrated by Muslim.

The Thirty Fifth Hadith

From the route of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: << Do not envy one another, and do not cheat one another, and do not hate one another, and do not turn away from one another and do not under sell the concluded sales of one another. O Worshippers of Allah, be brethrens. The Muslim is a brother to the Muslim and does not do him injustice, and does not turn him down, and does not lie to him and does not look down upon him. Piety is right in here (pointing thrice to his chest). It is enough evil for one to look down upon his Muslim brother. All what involves a Muslim whether his life, money or elements of integrity (reputation, wife, honor etc…) is unlawful to be violated by another Muslim.>> Narrated by Muslim.

The Thirty Sixth Hadith

From the route of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah accept his deeds, from the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, who said: <> Narrated by Muslim in the aforementioned terminology.

The Thirty Seventh Hadith

From the route of Ibn ^Abbas, may Allah accept both of their deeds, from the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, who said, narrating from Allah : <> Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim in their books of as-Sahih in the aforementioned terminology.

An-Nawawi comments the following: “So observe my brother, may Allah guide us and you to goodness, the great generosity of Allah and think about the aforementioned terms. His saying << recorded with Him>> reflects His special care and His saying <> reflect corroboration and increased special care. He said about committing the bad deed which if one attempts to commit it and does not do it: << Allah will have it recorded with Him as a complete good deed>>, so He corroborated it with the word <>, and if he does it << Allah will have it recorded with Him as one bad deed>> so He corroborated lessening it with <> and did not corroborate it with <>. I Praise Allah and express gratitude to Him who is clear from all non befitting attributes while I admit that we are unable to praise Him the Praise that is due to Him. Allah is the One who guides to good endings.”

The Thirty Eighth Hadith

From the route of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah accept his deeds, who said: the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: << Allah , the exalted, said: ‘ The one who declares enmity upon one of My Waliyys ( highly pious slaves) then let him know that he is declaring war against Me. The one of My slaves will not be able to be closely obedient to Me, in a matter more accepted to Me, than what I had decreed to be obligatory upon him. My slave will be diligently engaged in supererogatory acts of worship until I accept him, and if I accept him I will grant him special powers in the hearing with which he hears, the sight with which he sees, the hand with which he touches, the foot with which he walks, and if he asks Me for something I will answer him, and if he seeks refuge with Me I will protect him.’ >> Narrated by al-Bukhari.

The Thirty Ninth Hadith

From the route of Ibn ^Abbas, may Allah accept both of their deeds, who said: the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: << Allah does not hold my nation accountable for the errs that they do unintentionally, forgetfully or coerced (threatened by death and the like) into doing.>> This Hadith is hasan and was narrated by Ibn Majah, al-Bayhaqiyy and others.

The Fortieth Hadith

From the route of Ibn ^Umar, may Allah accepts both of their deeds, who said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, held my shoulder and said: << Be in this life like a stranger or a passer by.>> Ibn ^Umar, may Allah accepts both of their deeds, used to say: ‘If the night befalls you do not await the break of the morning, and if the morning breaks on you do not await the nightfall. Draw on your health for your ill times and on your life for your time of death.’ The Hadith is narrated by al-Bukhari.

The Forty First Hadith

From the route of Abu Muhammad ^Abdillah bin ^Amr bin al-^As, may Allah accepts both of their deeds, who said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said: << The one among you shall not have a complete belief until his inclinations become in conformity to the teachings I brought to you.>> This Hadith is sahih and I have narrated it in the book of ‘al-Hujjah’ with a sahih chain of narration.

The Forty Second Hadith

From the route of Anas, may Allah accepts his deeds, who said: I have heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, say: << Allah , the Exalted, said: ‘ O son of Adam, so long as you make supplication to Me and plead with Me with hopefulness, I shall forgive you regardless of your sins. O son of Adam if your sins reach the sky and then you ask for My forgiveness, I shall forgive you. O son of Adam if you come on the Day of Judgment with sins that almost fill the earth but as a believer, clear of associating partners with Me, I shall reciprocate with forgiveness that almost fill the earth.>> This Hadith was narrated by at-Tirmidhiyy who said: This Hadith is hasan sahih

Allah knows best.