Forty Ahadith of Imam An-Nawawi

عن أمـيـر المؤمنـين أبي حـفص عمر بن الخطاب قال: سمعت رسول الله يقـول: إنـما الأعـمـال بالنيات وإنـمـا لكـل امـرئ ما نـوى، فمن كـانت هجرته إلى الله ورسولـه فهجرتـه إلى الله ورسـوله، ومن كانت هجرته لـدنيا يصـيبها أو امرأة ينكحها فهجرته إلى ما هاجر إليه

[رواه إمام المحد ثين أبـو عـبـد الله محمد بن إسماعـيل بن ابراهـيـم بن المغـيره بن بـرد زبه البخاري الجعـفي:1، وأبـو الحسـيـن مسلم بن الحجاج بن مـسلم القـشـيري الـنيسـابـوري:1907 رضي الله عنهما في صحيحيهما اللذين هما أصح الكتب المصنفة].

Narrated Umar bin Al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه): I heard the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say:

Actions are but by intention and every man shall have but that which he intended. Thus he whose migration was for Allah and His messenger, his migration was for Allah and His messenger, and he whose migration was to achieve some worldly benefit or to take some woman in marriage, his migration was for that for which he migrated.

[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 1, Number 1]

عن عمر  أيضاً، قال: بينما نحن جلوس عـند رسـول الله  ذات يوم إذ طلع علينا رجل شديد بياض الثياب، شديد سواد الشعر، لا يرى عليه أثـر السفر، ولا يعـرفه منا أحـد، حتى جـلـس إلى النبي  فـأسند ركبـتيه إلى ركبتـيه ووضع كفيه على فخذيه، وقـال: ( يا محمد أخبرني عن الإسلام

فقـال رسـول الله : الإسـلام أن تـشـهـد أن لا إلـه إلا الله وأن محـمـداً رسـول الله، وتـقـيـم الصلاة، وتـؤتي الـزكاة، وتـصوم رمضان، وتـحـج البيت إن اسـتـطـعت إليه سبيلاً قال: صدقت ، فعجبنا له، يسأله ويصدقه؟ قال: فأخبرني عن الإيمان

قال: أن تؤمن بالله وملائكته وكتبه ورسله واليوم الآخر وتؤمن بالقدر خيره وشره

قال: صدقت. قال: فأخبرني عن الإحسان

قال: أن تعبد الله كأنك تراه، فإن لم تكن تراه فإنه يراك

قال: فأخبرني عن الساعة

قال: ما المسؤول عنها بأعلم من السائل

قال: فأخبرني عن أماراتها

قال: أن تلد الأمة ربتها، وأن ترى الحفاة العراة العالة رعاء الشاء يتطاولون في البنيان

ثم انطلق، فلبثت ملياً، ثم قال: يا عمر أتدري من السائل ؟

قلت: الله ورسوله أعلم.

قال: فإنه جبريل ، أتاكم يعلمكم دينكم

[رواه مسلم:8]

2. Narrated Umar bin Al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه): One day while we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah there appeared before us a man whose clothes were exceedingly white and whose hair was exceedingly black; no signs of journeying were to be seen on him and none of us knew him. He walked up and sat down by the prophet. Resting his knees against his and placing the palms of his hands on his thighs, he said: “O Muhammad, tell me about Islam.”

The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

Islam is to testify that there is no god but Allah and Muhammed is the messenger of Allah, to perform the prayers, to pay the zakat, to fast in Ramadhan, and to make the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to do so.

The man said: “You have spoken rightly,” and we were amazed at him asking him and saying that he had spoken rightly. Then he said: “Tell me about Iman (faith).” The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

It is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day, and to believe in divine destiny, both the good and the evil thereof.

The man said: “You have spoken rightly. Then tell me about Ihsan (spiritual perfection).” The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

It is to worship Allah as though you are seeing Him, and while you see Him not yet truly He sees you.

The man said: “Then tell me about the Hour.” The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

The one questioned about it knows no better than the questioner.

The man said: “Then tell me about its signs.” The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and that you will see the barefooted, naked, destitute herdsman competing in constructing lofty buildings.

Then he took himself off and I stayed for a time. Then he (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

O Umar, do you know who the questioner was?

I said: “Allah and His messenger know best.” He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

He was Jibril (Gabriel), who came to you to teach you your religion.

[Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Number 0001]

عن أبي عـبد الرحمن عبد الله بن عـمر بـن الخطاب رضي الله عـنهما، قـال: سمعت رسول الله يقـول: بـني الإسـلام على خـمـس: شـهـادة أن لا إلـه إلا الله وأن محمد رسول الله، وإقامة الصلاة، وإيـتـاء الـزكـاة، وحـج البيت، وصـوم رمضان

[رواه البخاري:8، ومسلم:16]

3. Narrated Ibn Umar (رضي الله عنه), the son of Umar bin Al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه): the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

Islam has been built on five [pillars]: testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammed is the messenger of Allah, performing the prayers, paying the zakat, making the pilgrimage to the House, and fasting in Ramadan.

[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 8; Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Number 0018]

عن أبي عبد الرحمن عبد الله بن مسعـود رضي الله عنه، قال: حدثنا رسول الله – وهو الصادق المصدوق: إن أحـدكم يجمع خلقه في بطن أمه أربعين يوماً نطفه، ثم يكون علقةً مثل ذلك، ثم يكون مـضغـةً مثل ذلك، ثم يرسل إليه الملك، فينفخ فيه الروح، ويـؤمر بأربع كلمات: بكتب رزقه، وأجله، وعمله، وشقي أم سعيد؛ فوالله الـذي لا إلــه غـيره إن أحــدكم ليعـمل بعمل أهل الجنه حتى ما يكون بينه وبينها إلا ذراع فيسبق عليه الكتاب فيعـمل بعـمل أهــل النار فـيـدخـلها. وإن أحدكم ليعمل بعمل أهل النار حتي ما يكون بينه وبينها إلا ذراع فــيسـبـق عليه الكتاب فيعمل بعمل أهل الجنة فيدخلها

[رواه البخاري:3208، ومسلم:2643]

4. Narrated Abdullah bin Masud (رضي الله عنه): The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and he is the truthful, the trusted, narrated to us:

Verily the creation of each one of you is brought together in his mother’s belly for forty days in the form of seed, then he is a clot of blood for a like period, then a morsel of flesh for a like period, then there is sent to him the angel who blows the breath of life into him and who is commanded about four matters: to write down his means of livelihood, his life span, his actions, and whether happy or unhappy. By Allah, other than Whom there is no god, verily one of you behaves like the people of Paradise until there is but an arm’s length between him and it, and that which has been written over takes him and so he behaves like the people of Hell-fire and thus he enters it; and one of you behaves like the people of Hell-fire until there is but an arm’s length between him and it, and that which has been written over takes him and so he behaves like the people of Paradise and thus he enters it.

[Sahih Muslim, Book 033, Number 6390]

عن أم المؤمنين أم عبد الله عـائـشة رضي الله عنها، قالت: قال رسول الله : من أحدث في أمرنا هـذا مـا لـيـس مـنه فهـو رد

[رواه الـبـخـاري:2697، ومسلم:1718 ]

وفي رواية لمسلم : مـن عـمـل عـمـلاً لـيـس عـلـيه أمـرنا فهـو رد

5. Narrated Aisha (رضي الله عنها): The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

He who innovates something in this matter of ours that is not of it will have it rejected.

[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 49, Number 861]

In one version in Sahih Muslim it reads:

He who does an act which our matter is not [in agreement] with will have it rejected.

عن أبي عبدالله النعـمان بن بشير رضي الله عـنهما، قـال: سمعـت رسـول الله يقول: إن الحلال بيّن، وإن الحـرام بيّن، وبينهما أمـور مشتبهات لا يعـلمهن كثير من الناس، فمن اتقى الشبهات فـقـد استبرأ لديـنه وعـرضه، ومن وقع في الشبهات وقـع في الحرام، كـالراعي يـرعى حول الحمى يوشك أن يرتع فيه، ألا وإن لكل ملك حمى، ألا وإن حمى الله محارمه، ألا وإن في الجـسد مضغة إذا صلحـت صلح الجسد كله، وإذا فـسـدت فـسـد الجسـد كـلـه، ألا وهي الـقـلب

[رواه البخاري:52، ومسلم:1599]

6. Narrated Al-Numan bin Basheer (رضي الله عنه): I heard the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say:

That which is lawful is plain and that which is unlawful is plain and between the two of them are doubtful matters about which not many people know. Thus he who avoids doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and his honor, but he who falls into doubtful matters falls into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Truly every king has a sanctuary, and truly Allah’s sanctuary is His prohibitions. Truly in the body there is a morsel of flesh which, if it be whole, all the body is whole and which, if it be diseased, all of it is diseased. Truly it is the heart.

[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 50]

الـديـن النصيحة

قلنا: لمن؟

قال: لله، ولـكـتـابـه، ولـرسـولـه، ولأ ئـمـة الـمـسـلـمـيـن وعــامـتهم

[رواه مسلم:55]

7. Narrated Tamim Al-Dari (رضي الله عنه): The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

Religion is sincerity.

We said: “To whom?” He said:

To Allah and His Book, and His messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk.

[Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Number 0098]

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله قـال: أُمرت أن أقاتل الناس حتى يـشـهــدوا أن لا إلــه إلا الله وأن محمداً رسول الله، ويـقـيـمـوا الصلاة، ويؤتوا الزكاة؛ فإذا فعلوا ذلك عصموا مني دماءهم وأموالهم إلا بحق الإسلام، وحسابهم على الله تعالى

[رواه البخاري:25، ومسلم:22]

8. Narrated Abdullah bin Umar (رضي الله عنه): The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

I have been ordered to fight against people until they testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah and until they perform the prayers and pay the zakat, and if they do so they will have gained protection from me for their lives and property, unless [they do acts that are punishable] in accordance with Islam, and their reckoning will be with Allah the Almighty.

[Sahih Muslim, Book 1, Number 0033]

عن أبي هريرة عبدالرحمن بن صخر رضي الله عنه، قال: سمعت رسول الله يقول: ما نهيتكم عنه فاجتنبوه، وما أمرتكم به فأتوا منه ما استطعتم، فإنما أهلك الذين من قبلكم كثرة مسائلهم واختلافهم على أنبيائهم

[رواه البخاري:7288، ومسلم:1337]

9. Narrated Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه): I heard the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say:

What I have forbidden to you, avoid; what I have ordered you [to do], do as much of it as you can. It was only their excessive questioning and their disagreeing with their prophets that destroyed those who were before you.

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، قال: قال رسول الله : إن الله تعالى طيب لا يقبل إلا طيباً، وإن الله أمر المؤمنين بما أمر به المرسلين فقال تعالى: يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحاً [المؤمنون:51]، وقال تعالى: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُلُواْ مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ [البقرة:172]، ثم ذكر الرجل يطيل السفر أشعث أغبر يمد يده إلى السماء: يا رب ! يا رب ! ومطعمه حرام ومشربه حرام وملبسه حرام وغذي بالحرام فأنّى يستجاب له؟

[رواه مسلم:1015]

10. Narrated Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه): the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

Allah the Almighty is good and accepts only that which is good. Allah has commanded the faithful to do that which he commanded the messengers, and the Almighty has said: “O Messengers! Eat of the good things and do right.” (23:51) And Allah the Almighty has said : “O you who believe! Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you.” (2:172) Then he mentioned [the case of] a man who, having journeyed far, is disheveled and dusty and who spreads out his hands to the sky [saying]: “O Lord! O Lord!” – while his food is unlawful, his drink unlawful, his clothing unlawful, and he is nourished unlawfully, so how can he be answered!

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