Commentary on the forty hadith of al nawawi vol 2.pdf

1. Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi Volume 2 By Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo Introduction by Dr. Jaafar Sheikh Idris

2. Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION BY DR. JAAFAR SHEIKH IDRIS ............................................................ 1 AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION......................................................................................... 5 IMAM AL-NAWAWl'S LIFE ..........................................................................................9 THE LIFE OF AL-NAWAWI .................................................................................................. 9 BACKGROUND TO AL-NAWAWl'S LIFE: ISLAM IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY OF THE HIJRAH ............. 10 AL-NAWAWl'S BIRTH AND UPBRINGING............................................................................. 10 AL-NAWAWl'S PERSONAL LIFE......................................................................................... 12 AL-NAWAWl'S BELIEFS AND CREED (AQEEDAH) .................................................................. 17 HIS SCHOOL OF FIQH...................................................................................................... 26 HIS WRITINGS............................................................................................................... 28 HIS BRAVERY AND SACRIFICE FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH .......................................................... 33 HIS DEATH ............................................................................................................. 46 CONCLUSION...................................................................... 47 COMMENTARY ON AL-NAWAWl'S INTRODUCTION .................................................. 49 IMAM AL-NAWAWl'S INTRODUCTION TO HIS FORTYHAD/TH.................................................. 49 COMMENTARY ON AL-NAWAWl'S INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 54 DEALING WITH WEAK (DHAEEF) HADITH.................................................................. .......... 69 HADITH #1: "SURELY, ALL ACTIONS ARE BUT BY INTENTIONS..." .............................. 91 SELECTED VOCABULARY ............................. ..................................................................... 92 TAKHREEJ .................................................................................................................... 93 GENERAL COMMENTS ON THIS HADITH ...................................... ....................................... 98 THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND THE HADITH......................................................................... 99 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAAB ............................................................... 99 "SURELY, ACTIONS ARE BUT DRIVEN BY INTENTION AND EVERY MAN SHALL HAVE BUT THAT WHICH HE INTENDED." ......................... .............................................. ......................................... 101 "ALL ACTIONS" (Jl...c.I) ............................................................................................. 102 THE LETTER BA (Y) ..................................................................................................... 103 THE MEANING OF AL-NIYYAH (!1) ................................................ ............................... 104 Is SOMETHING LEFTOur OF THE SENTENCE?.................................................................... 107 "EVERY MAN SHALL HAVE BUTTHAT WHICH HE INTENDED." ................................................. 112 SUMMARY OF, "SURELY, ALL ACTIONS ARE BUT DRIVEN BY INTENTIONS AND, VERILY, EVERY MAN SHALLHAVE BUTTHATWHICH HE INTENDED." ................................................................... 115

3. Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi OTHER IMPORTANT POINTS RELATED TO THIS PORTION OF THE HADITH ......................... ....... 117 "THUS HE WHOSE MIGRATION WAS FOR ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER, HIS MIGRATION WAS FOR ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER" ................................. ........................... ..................... ....... 135 "HE WHOSE MIGRATION WASTO ACHIEVE SOME WORLDLY BENEFIT OR TOTAKESOME WOMAN IN MARRIAGE, HIS MIGRATION WAS FOR THAT FOR WHICH HE MIGRATED." ................................. 140 "THISWAS RELATED BY THE TWO IMAMS OF THE SCHOLARS OF HADITH, ABU ABDULLAH MUHAMMAD IBN ISMAAEEL IBN IBRAAHEEM IBN AL-MUGHEERAH IBN BARDIZBAH AL-BUKHARI AND MUSLIM IBN AL-HAJJAAJ IBN MUSLIM AL-QUSHAIRI AL-NAISABOORI IN THEIR COLLECTIONS OF AUTHENTIC HADITH WHICH ARE THE MOSTAUTHENTICWORKSCOMPILED." ....................... ..... 143 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ......................................................................... 145 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ....................................... ..... ....... .......... ............. ........ .......... 148 HADITH #2: THE HADITH OF ANGEL JIBREEL............................................................ 151 SELECTEDVOCABULARY ...................................................... ............. ............................. 153 TAKHREEJ......... .... .. ...... ......... ............. ....... ................................. ........................ ........ 154 GENERAL COMMENTS ON THIS HADITH ............................................. ... ..................... ...... 159 THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND THE HADITH ............................................ ........... ............ .... 160 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAAB ..................................... .............. ...... ... . 160 "ONE DAY WHILE WE WERE SITTING WITH THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PEACE BE UPON HIM)... PUT HIS HANDS ON HIS THIGHS. HE SAID, '0 MUHAMMAD.. ."'................................................... 161 "THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PEACE BE UPON HIM) SAID, 'ISLAM IS TO... PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOUSE IF YOU HAVETHE MEANS TO DO so."' .............................................................................. 164 "HE SAID, 'You HAVE SPOKEN TRUTHFULLY [OR CORRECTLY].' WE WERE AMAZED THAT HE ASKS THE QUESTION AND THEN HE SAYSTHAT HE HAD SPOKEN TRUTHFULLY."....................................... 165 "HE SAID, 'TELL ME ABOUT /MAAN (FAITH)."' ................................................................... 165 THE CONCEPT OF IMAAN....................................................... ......................... ......... ... ... 165 "HE [THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PEACE BE UPON HIM)] SAID, 'IT IS TO BELIEVE IN ALLAH"' ...... 202 "HIS ANGELS" ................................ ................................. ..... ................. ........... ........... 228 "HIS BOOKS" ................................................................................................. ... .......... 231 "HIS MESSENGERS"......................... ............................... ....... ..... .................................. 235 "THE LAST DAY" ................ ................................ ......... ................... .............. ................ 239 "AND TO BELIEVE IN THE DIVINE DECREE (AL-QADAR), (BOTH] THE GOOD AND THE EVIL THEREOF." ................................................................................................................................ 246 SOME CONCLUSIONS ABOUTTHE ISLAMIC BELIEFS.............................................................. 256 HE SAID, ''TELL ME ABOUT AL-/HSAAN (GOODNESS).'' ......................................................... 257 HE ANSWERED, "IT IS THAT YOU WORSHIP ALLAH AS IF YOU SEE HIM. AND EVEN THOUGH YOU DO NOT SEE HIM, HE SEES YOU."......................................................................................... 259 HE SAID, ''TELL ME ABOUT [THE TIME OF] THE HOUR." HE ANSWERED, ''THE ONE BEING ASKED DOES NOT KNOW MORE THAN THE ONE ASKING.".. ........... ...................................... .................... 265 HE SAID, ''TELL ME ABOUT ITS SIGNS." HE ANSWERED...................... .......... ............. ...... ...... 267 THEN HE [THE PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM)] SAID, "0 UMAR, DO YOU KNOW WHO THE QUESTIONER WAS...''.................................................................................................... 273 ADDITIONAL POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ....... .. ..................... ............... ....... ...... ....... 276 ii

4. Table of Contents SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ................................................ 277 HADITH #3: ISLAM HAS BEEN BUILT ON FIVE [PILLARS] .......................................... 279 SELECTED VOCABULARY .......................................................................... 279 TAKHREEJ................................................................. 280 GENERAL COMMENTS ON THIS HADITH ....................................................................... 280 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ABDULLAH IBN UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAAB................................... 280 "ISLAM IS BUILT UPON FIVE (PILLARS]" ................................................ 281 "TESTIFYINGTHATTHERE IS NONE WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH"...................... 282 MUHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH......................................................... 290 "ESTABLISHING THE PRAYERS" ................................... 295 "GIVING THE ZAKAT" ...................................................... 306 "MAKING THE PILGRIMAGE TO THE House" ........................................................... 312 "FASTING THE MONTH OF RAMADHAAN" ..................................... 317 WHAT ABOUTJIHAD?..................................................................................... 320 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ...................... 321 HADITH #4: CREATION IN THE MOTHER'S WOMB................................................... 323 SELECTEDVOCABULARY .............................................. 324 A MISTAKE IN THETEXTOF THE 40 HAD/TH................................................. 325 TAKHREEJ................................................................. 326 GENERAL COMMENTS ON THIS HADITH ................................................................... 327 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ABDULLAH IBN MASOOD ...................................................... 327 THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PEACE BE UPON HIM) AND HE IS THE TRUTHFUL, THE BELIEVED, NARRATEDTO US: .......................................... 328 "SURELY, EACH OF YOU IS BROUGHTTOGETHER IN HIS MOTHER'S ABDOMEN FOR FORTY DAYS. IT IS THEN THEREIN A CLINGING OBJECT DURING THIS PERIOD. THEREAFTER IT IS THEREIN A LUMP LOOKING LIKE ITHAS BEEN CHEWED DURING THIS PERIOD."......................................................... 329 "I SWEAR BY ALLAH, OTHER THAN WHOM THERE IS NO Goo, CERTAINLY, ONE OF YOU WILL DEFINITELY PERFORM THE DEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF PARADISE UNTIL THERE IS NOT BETWEEN HIM AND PARADISE EXCEPTAN ARM'S LENGTH ANDTHEN WHAT HAS BEEN RECORDED WILL OVERTAKE HIM AND HE SHALL PERFORM THE DEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF HELL AND ENTER IT..."........ 349 RELATED FIQH ISSUES ....................... 354 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ................................................................ 358 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ...................................................................................... 360 HADITH #5: "WHOEVER INTRODUCES..." ................................................................ 363 SELECTEDVOCABULARY................................................................................... 363 TAKHREEJ............................................................................................ 363 GENERAL COMMENTS ON THIS HADITH ....................................................... 364 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: AISHA BINT ABU BAKR AL-SIDDEEQ.............................................. 364 "THE MOTHER OF THE FAITHFUL" .................................. 365 "WHOEVER INTRODUCES ANYTHING INTO THIS MATTER OF OURS THAT IS NOT FROM IT SHALL HAVE IT REJECTED.".......................................... 366 iii

5. Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi "WHOEVER DOES AN ACTTHAT IS NOT IN ACCORD WITH OUR MATTER Will HAVE IT REJECTED." 367 )SLAM IS FOLLOWING AND NOT INNOVATING ........................................................ ............ 368 TwoTYPES OF ACTIONS: RITES OF WORSHIP AND WORLDLy TRANSACTIONS AND DEALINGS ..... 368 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ......................................................................... 373 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ...................... ........... ......... .............. ............ ... ..................... 374 HADITH #6: ''THAT WHICH IS LAWFUL IS CLEAR" .................................................... 375 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 376 TAKHREEJ........ .................................................... ............................ ... ........... ............. 376 GENERAL COMMENTS ON THIS HADITH ........... ............................. ..................... .......... .... 377 THE NARRATOR: AL-NU'MAAN IBN BASHEER ........................................ ........ .................... 377 ''THAT WHICH IS LAWFUL IS PLAIN AND THAT WHICH IS UNLAWFUL IS PLAIN AND BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM ARE DOUBTFUL MATTERS." .................... .. . ......................... ................ .............. . 377 "ABOUT WHICH NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE." .................................... ... ... ... ... 385 ''THUS, HE WHO AVOIDS DOUBTFUL MATTERS CLEARS HIMSELF IN REGARD TO HIS RELIGION AND HIS HONOR.".................................................................................................................... 387 "BUT HE WHO FALLS INTO THE DOUBTFUL MATTERS FALLS INTO THAT WHICH IS UNLAWFUL." ..... 387 "LIKE THE SHEPHERD WHO PASTURES AROUND A SANCTUARY, All BUT GRAZING THEREIN. VERILY EVERY KING HAS A SANCTUARY AND ALLAH'S SANCTUARY IS HIS PROHIBITIONS."...................... 388 "IN THE BODY THERE IS A MORSEL OF FLESH WHICH, IF IT BE SOUND, All THE BODY IS SOUND AND WHICH, IF IT BE DISEASED, All OF IT IS DISEASED. THIS PART OF THE BODY IS THE HEART."...... .... 390 SIGNS OF THE HEART.......................................... . . .................... .. . ..... ................ ........ .... 391 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH............... .. ................ ....... ..... ............. ... ............ 393 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 395 HADITH #7: ''THE RELIGION IS NASEEHAH" ...................... 397 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 397 TAKHREEJ....................................................................................................... ............ 397 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH ............... ............ ........... ........................... .... . 398 THE NARRATOR: TAMEEM AL-DAARI .......................... ....................................... .............. 398 "THE RELIGION IS THE NASEEHAH." ............................. .................................. .................. 398 "To ALLAH" ............................................................................................................... 402 "To HIS BOOK" ........................ ........................................................ ..... ...................... 403 "TO HIS MESSENGER" . ..................... ............................. ......... ............... ...................... . 404 "TO THE LEADERS OF THE MUSLIMS"... ............................. .............. ................................. 405 "TO THE COMMON FOLK OF THE MUSLIMS" ...................................... ................................ 409 THE IMPORTANCE OFAL-NASEEHAH ......:......................................................................... 411 IS NASEEHAH ONLY A COMMUNAL OBLIGATION? ........................ ......... ..... ........ ................ 412 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ................ ....... .................. ... ............ ... .............. 413 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH .................................................................................. ... ... .... 414 HADITH #8: "I HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO FIGHT" .. 417 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 417 TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... 418 iv

6. Table of Contents GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUTTHE HADITH ....................................................................... 418 DIFFERENT NARRATIONS OF THIS HADITH................................ .. .. ..................................... 418 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR................................................................................................. 419 "I HAVE BEEN ORDERED" ............................................................................ ................... 420 "TO FIGHT AGAINSTTHE PEOPLE" .................................................................................... 420 "UNTIL THEY TESTIFY THAT THERE IS NONE WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH AND THAT MUHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH, ESTABLISH THE PRAYER AND GIVE THE ZAKAT" ....... 422 ''THEN, IF THEY DOTHAT, THEIR BLOOD AND WEALTH WILL BE PROTECTED FROM ME"............... 425 "EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RIGHT OF ISLAM"......................................................... 426 "AND THEIR RECKONING WILL BE WITH ALLAH, THE EXALTED".............................................. 428 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH................................ ......................................... 429 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 430 HADITH #9 "WHAT I HAVE FORBIDDEN YOU, AVOID...".......................................... 431 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 431 TAKHREEJ................................................................................................................... 432 GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE HADITH............................................................................. 432 THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND THE HADITH ....................................................................... 432 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA............................................................................ 433 "WHAT I HAVE FORBIDDEN YOU, STAYAWAY FROM" .......................................................... 433 "WHAT I HAVE ORDERED YOU [TO DO], DO AS MUCH OF IT AS YOU CAN." ............................... 434 "VERILY, THE PEOPLE BEFORE YOU WERE DESTROYED ONLY BECAUSE OF THEIR EXCESSIVE QUESTIONING" ............................................................................................................ 438 "VERILY, THE PEOPLE BEFORE YOU WERE DESTROYED ONLY BECAUSE OF... THEIR DISAGREEING WITH THEIR PROPHETS." ....................................................................................................... 441 RELATED ISSUES........................................................................................................... 444 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH......................................................................... 451 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 452 HADITH #10 "ALLAH IS PURE AND ACCEPTS ONLY...'' .............................................. 453 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 454 TAKHREEJ................................................................................................................... 454 GENERAL COMMENTSABOUTTHE HADITH ....................................................................... 454 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA............................................................................ 454 "VERILYALLAH, THE EXALTED, IS PURE"........................................................................... 455 "AND ACCEPTS ONLY THAT WHICH IS PURE".............................................................. ......... 455 "ALLAH HASCOMMANDED THE BELIEVERSTO DO THAT WHICH HE HAS COMMANDED THE MESSENGERS." ........................................................................................................... 457 "'0 MESSENGERS! EAT OF THE GOOD THINGS AND DO RIGHT."' ........................................... 457 '"0 BELIEVERS! EAT OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED FORYOU."'.................... 458 "THEN HE [THE PROPHET (PEACE BE LJ.t'ON HIM}) MENTIONED A MAN..." ............................... 459 OTHER POINTS RELATEDTOTHIS HADITH......................................................................... 462 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 464 v

7. Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi HADITH #11 "LEAVE THAT WHICH MAKES YOU DOUBT..."...................................... 467 '- SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 467 TAKHREEJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... 468 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUTTHE HADITH ....................................................... ... 468 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: AL-HASAN..................................................... . 469 "LEAVE THAT WHICH MAKES YOU DOUBT..." ................................................................ 469 "VERILY, TRUTH IS TRANQUILLITY AND FALSEHOOD IS DOUBT." . . 471 "RECORDED BY AL-TIRMIDHI AND AL-NASAAI. AL-TIRMIDHI SAID, 'IT IS A HASAN SAHIH HADITH."' ................................................................................................................................ 472 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH......................................................................... 475 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . ... 478 HADITH #12 "PART OF THE PERFECTION OF A PERSON'S ISLAM IS" 479 SELECTED VOCABULARY .... .............. . . ........ . . . . . . . ....... . 479 TAKHREEJ . . . ..... .. .... ... . ... ........ ..... 479 GENERAL STATEMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH.... . ......................................................... 486 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA............ ........... ...... ........................ 487 "PART OF THE PERFECTION OF THE PERSON'S ISLAM".......................................................... 487 "HIS LEAVING THAT WHICH IS OF NO CONCERN TO HIM" ..................................................... 489 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH .................................................................... 491 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ... .. . . . .. .... ........ .......... 492 HADITH #13 "NONE OF YOU [TRULY] BELIEVES UNTIL..."........................................ 493 SELECTED VOCABULARY ............................................................ .......................... 493 TAKHREEJ... ... .................................................................... .......................... 493 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ............................. . ........ . .. . . . . 494 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ANAS IBN MAALIK . ............ 494 "NONE OF YOU [TRULY] BELIEVES UNTIL" . . . . . 495 "HE LOVES FOR HIS BROTHER WHAT HE LOVES FOR HIMSELF.".. .. .. ... . . . . . .. 496 OTHER POINTS DERIVED FROM THIS HADITH ........... . .. ...... . . ... 503 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ........................................................................................... 505 HADITH #14 THE SANCTITY OF A MUSLIM'S BLOOD................................................ 507 SELECTED VOCABULARY ...... .. . ...... ..................... 507 TAKHREEJ.................................. . ..... . . . ........................... 508 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH .............. ............. . . . .. ... . ...... . 508 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABDULLAH IBN MASOOD . . . .... . . . . .. 508 "IT IS NOT LEGAL [TOSPILL] THE BLOOD OF A MUSLIM EXCEPT IN ONE OF THREE CASES" ............ 508 "THE FORNICATOR WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED LEGAL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE".............. 509 "A LIFE FOR A LIFE" .. . ....... ................ ... ........................... .. .......... ............ 513 "ONE WHO FORSAKES HIS RELIGION AND SEPARATES FROM THE COMMUNITY"........................ 515 OTHER CASES THAT CALL FOR THE DEATH PENALTY........................................................... 516 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ............ . ............. . . . . 520 vi

8. Table of Contents SUMMARY OF THE HADITH .......................................................................................... S22 HADITH #15 "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ALLAH SHOULD..." ........................................ 523 SELECTED VOCABULARY ...................... .............................. . ....................................... S23 TAKHREEJ.................. . . .. ..... ..... ..... . ...... . ....... ....... ......................... S24 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUTTHE HADITH . ... .... ..... ....... ......................... S24 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA..... ....... ..... ..... .... . . . ... S24 "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ALLAH AND THE LAST DAY"...................................................... S24 "SHOULD SPEAK GOOD THINGS OR KEEP SILENT" .... ..... ...... .... . ... . S2S "SHOULD BE COURTEOUS AND GENEROUS TO HIS NEIGHBOR" .. .. ..... ....... ....... . S30 "SHOULD BE COURTEOUS AND GENEROUS TO HIS [TRAVELING] VISITOR" . . . ....... . . . . . S3S OTHER POINTS RELATEDTO THIS HADITH ......................................................... .............. S39 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH .................................................................................... S40 HADITH #16 "DO NOT BECOME ANGRY" ................................................................ 541 SELECTEDVOCABULARY . .................. ................................................................. S41 TAKHREEJ . . . .... ..... .... .... .. ... . ... . .... S41 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH .................................................................. S42 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA....... ..... ... ... .... ... .. ..... S42 "ADVISE ME" .. . .. .. . .. . S42 "DO NOT BECOME ANGRY" . . . . ... .... ..... ... .... S43 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH .............. ...... ........ ..... ..... . ..... SS1 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . . SS4 HADITH #17 ''VERILY, ALLAH HAS PRESCRIBED EXCELLENCE..."............................... 555 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................... ....... .................. .............. .......... ....... . . . . SSS TAKHREEJ .... .. . . . .. .... . ...... . .... .... . SS6 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUTTHIS HADITH . ... . . . .. ..... .............. . . . SS6 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: SHADDAAD IBN Aus ..................... ............................ . ..... .... SS6 "VERILY, ALLAH HAS PRESCRIBED EXCELLENCE IN ALL THINGS" ........................................... SS6 ''THUS, IF YOU KILL, KILL IN A GOOD MANNER"................................................................. SS9 "IF YOU SLAUGHTER, SLAUGHTER IN A GOOD MANNER."...... ........ .............................. S61 RELATED TOPICS ..................................................................................... .................. S64 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ............... . ...... ...... . .. S68 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ..... . ...... ........................... ............... ........ ..... S70 HADITH #18 "FEAR ALLAH WHEREVER YOU ARE..." ................................................ 571 SELECTEDVOCABULARY ... . ..... ...... ..... ..... . . . ..... ..... ..... .... . S71 TAKHREEJ.... . . . . . . . .... . . ............... ...... ..... . . S72 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ..... ....... ...... ...... ..... . ..... .... . . S73 ABOUT THE NARRATOR (I): ABU DHARR........................ . . ... .. . . .. S73 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR {II): MUAADH IBN JABAL. . .... ... . S74 "FEAR ALLAH WHEREVER YOU ARE" . ... . ....................... ........................ S74 "AND FOLLOW UP A BAD DEED WITH A GOOD DEED AND IT WILL WIPE IT our''......................... S8S vii

9. Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi "ANO BEHAVETOWARD THE PEOPLE WITH A GOOD BEHAVIOR"........................................ 593 "AND IN SOME OF THE COPIES (OF SUNAN AL-TIRMIDHI, ITSAYS IT IS) HASAN SAHIH.11 597 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH..... .............................................. 598 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . .... . .......... . . .... 600 HADITH #19 "YOUNG MAN, I SHALL TEACH YOU SOME WORDS..." ........................ 601 SELECTED VOCABULARY ... . . . .... . . ....... . . . . . 602 TAKHREEJ.................................... ....................................................... 603 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH .......................... 605 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: IBN ABBMS............... . .. 606 "ONE DAY I WAS RIDING BEHIND THE PROPHET (PEACE AND BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BE UPON HIM)" ................................................................................................................................ 606 "0 YOUNG MAN"......................................................................................................... 607 "I SHALL TEACH YOU SOME WORDS (OF ADVICE]"_:_:; 608 "BE MINDFUL OF ALLAH" .............................................................................................. 609 IIAND ALLAH WILL PROTECTYOU" ................................................................................... 610 "BE MINDFUL OF ALLAH, AND YOU WILL FIND HIM IN FRONT OF YOU".................................... 614 "IF YOU ASK, ASK OF ALLAH."................................................................................ 616 "IF YOU SEEK HELP, SEEK HELP IN ALLAH" ........... ..................................................... 624 "KNOW THAT IF THE NATION WERE TO GATHER TOGETHER TO BENEFIT YOU.." ........................ 628 ''THE PENS HAVE BEEN LIFTED AND THE PAGES HAVE DRIED.11................................................ 631 THE SECOND NARRATION............................................................................ 632 "BECOME BELOVED TO ALLAH DURING TIMES OF PROSPERITY AND HE WILL KNOW YOU IN TIMES OF ADVERSITY." . . . ............. .... . 632 "REALIZETHATTHERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF GOOD IN HAVING PATIENCE OVER THOSE THINGS YOU DISLIKE." .................................................................................................................... 635 "(REALIZE ALSO] THAT VICTORY COMES WITH PERSEVERANCE" ............................................. 640 "RELIEF ACCOMPANIES DIFFICULTIES" .................................................................. 646 "ANO EASE ACCOMPANIES HARDSHIP." ... . ............................ ................. 651 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH......................................................................... 654 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 657 HADITH #20 "IF YOU FEEL NO SHAME, THEN..." ...................................................... 659 SELECTED VOCABULARY ......................... . . ..... 659 TAKHREEJ.................................................................................................................. 659 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH .......................................................................660 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU MASOOD ABDULLAH IBN UQBAH AL-ANSMRI AL-BADRI ............. 660 "FROM THE WORDS OF THE EARLIER PROPHETS THAT THE PEOPLE STILL FIND ARE".............. . 660 "IF YOU FEEL NO SHAME, THEN DO AS YOU WISH." ............... ........... 661 THE CONCEPT OF AL-HAYAA' (I) ............................................................ 665 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH......................................................................... 676 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 678 viii

10. Table of Contents HADITH #21: SAY, "I BELIEVE IN ALLAH AND THEN STAND FIRM AND STEADFAST TO THAT"..................................................................................................................... 679 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 679 TAKHREEJ................................................................................................................... 679 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH ...................................................................... 680 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: SUFYAAN IBN ABDULLAH.............................................................. 681 "0 MESSENGER OF ALLAH, TELL ME A STATEMENT ABOUT ISLAM SUCH THAT I WILL NOT HAVE TO ASK ANYONE OTHER THAN YOU." .......................................................................................... 681 HE ANSWERED, "SAY, 'I BELIEVE IN ALLAH'..."................................................................... 681 "AND THEN STAND FIRM AND STEADFASTTO THAT." ........................................................... 682 THE MEANING OF /STIQAAMAH...................................................................................... 683 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH......................................................................... 695 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 696 HADITH #22: "TELL ME IF I WERE TO PERFORM..." .................................................. 697 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 698 TAKHREEJ......................................................... .......................................................... 698 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH ...................................................................... 698 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: JAABIR IBN ABDULLAH AL-ANSAARI ................................................ 699 "TELL ME IF I WERE TO PERFORM THE OBLIGATORY [PRAYERS), FAST RAMADHAAN..."............... 699 "TREATTHE LAWFUL AS PERMISSIBLE AND TREAT THE FORBIDDEN AS PROHIBITED" ................... 700 "AND I DO NOT ADD ANYTHING TO THAT"......................................................................... 702 "WOULD I ENTER PARADISE?" HE [THE PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM)] ANSWERED, "YES." .... 703 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH......................................................................... 707 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 708 HADITH #23: "PURIFICATION IS HALF OF FAITH..." .................................................. 709 SELECTEDVOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 710 TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... 710 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH .......................:.............................................. 711 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: AL-HAARITH IBN AASIM AL-AsHARI................................................ 711 "PURIFICATION IS HALF OF THE FAITH." ............................................................................ 712 "THE PHRASE AL-HAMDULILLAH ('ALL PRAISE BE TO ALLAH') FILLS THE SCALE."........................ 716 "THE PHRASES SUBHAANALLAAH ('HIGH IS ALLAH ABOVE EVERY IMPERFECTION AND NEED; HE IS PURE AND PERFECT') ANDAL-HAMDULILLAH ('ALL PRAISE BE TO ALLAH') TOGETHER FILL-OR EACH FILL-WHAT IS BETWEEN THE HEAVENS AND EARTH." ........................................................ 721 "PRAYER IS A LIGHT." ................................................................................................... 725 "CHARITY IS A PROOF."................................................................................................. 728 "PATIENCE IS A BRIGHTNESS." ........................................................................................ 732 "THE QURAN IS EITHER AN ARGUMENT FOR OR AGAINST YOU." ............................................ 734 "AND EVERYONE GOES OUT IN THE MORNING AND SELLS HIMSELF, EITHER FREEING OR DESTROYING HIMSELF." .................................................................................................................. 736 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ......................................................................... 738 ix

11. Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 739 HADITH #24: "O MY SERVANTS, I HAVE FORBIDDEN WRONGDOING FOR MYSELF..." . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 743 TAKHREEJ................................................................................................................... 744 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH ...................................................................... 745 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU DHARR AL-GHIFAARI............................................................. 745 FROM AMONG THE SAYINGS HE RELATES FROM HIS LORD (MAY HE BE GLORIFIED) .................... 745 "0 MY SERVANTS" ...................................................................................................... 751 "I HAVE FORBIDDEN WRONGDOING (DHULM) FOR MYSELF" ................................................. 751 "AND I HAVE MADE IT FORBIDDEN FOR YOU" ..................................................................... 757 "THEREFORE, DO NOT WRONG ONE ANOTHER."................................................................. 767 "0 MY SERVANTS, ALL OF YOU ARE LOST EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHOM I HAVE GUIDED." .............. 768 "THEREFORE, SEEK GUIDANCE FROM ME AND I WILL GUIDE YOU." ........................................ 773 "Q MY SERVANTS, ALL OF YOU ARE HUNGRY EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHOM I HAVE FED. THEREFORE, SEEK FOOD FROM ME AND I WILL FEED YOU.11.................................................................... 775 "0 MY SERVANTS, ALL OF YOU ARE NAKED EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHOM I HAVE CLOTHED. THEREFORE, SEEKCLOTHING FROM ME AND I WILLCLOTHEYOU.".......................................................... 777 "0 MY SERVANTS, YOU SIN BY NIGHTAND BY DAY, AND I FORGIVE ALL SINS. THEREFORE, SEEK FORGIVENESS FROM ME AND I WILL FORGIVE YOU." ........................................................... 778 "0 MY SERVANTS, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HARM ME SO AS BRING TO ME ANY HARM, AND YOU WILL NOT ABLE TO BENEFIT ME SO AS TO BRING ME ANY BENEFIT." ....................................... 782 "0 MY SERVANTS, IF THE FIRST AND LASTOF YOU AND THE HUMAN AND JINN OF YOU WERE AS PIOUS AS THE MOST PIOUS HEART OF ANYONE AMONG YOU, THAT WOULD NOTADD ANYTHING TO MY DOMINION. 0 MY SERVANTS...THAT WOULD NOT DECREASE ANYTHING FROM MY DOMINION.". 783 "0 MY SERVANTS, IF THE FIRST AND LAST OF YOU AND THE HUMAN AND JINN OF YOU WERE TO GATHER TOGETHER ON A PIECE OF LAND AND ALL ASK OF ME...ANY MORE THAN A NEEDLE DECREASES WHAT IS IN THE OCEAN WHEN IT IS PUT INTO IT." ............................................................... 784 "0 MY SERVANTS, IT IS BUT YOUR DEEDS THAT I RECKON FOR YOU. THEN I RECOMPENSE YOU FOR THEM."...................................................................................................................... 785 "THE ONE WHO FINDS GOOD SHOULD GIVE PRAISES TO ALLAH." ........................................... 786 ''THE ONE WHO FINDS OTHER THAN THAT SHOULD NOT BLAME ANYONE BUT HIMSELF." ............ 787 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH................. ........................................................ 790 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 794 HADITH #25 ACTS OF CHARITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 796 TAKHREEJ................................................................................................................... 796 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ..................................... .................................. 797 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU DHARR............................................................................... 797 "SOME OF THE COMPANIONS OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PEACE AND BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BE UPON HIM) SAID..."...................................................................................................... 798 "THEY ALSO GIVE IN CHARITY FROM THEIR EXTRAWEALTH." ................................................. 800 x

12. Table of Contents "HAS NOTALLAH MADE THINGS FOR YOU TO DO IN CHARITY?"........................................... . . 801 " VERILY, EVERY TASBEEHAH IS A CHARITABLEACT, EVERY TAKBEERAH IS A CHARITABLEACT, EVERY TAHMEEDAH IS A CHARITABLE ACT,,EVERY TAHLEELAH IS A CHARITABLE ACT." ..... . . ... 804 "ORDERING GOOD IS A CHARITABLE ACT, FORBIDDING EVIL IS A CHARITABLE ACT"... ............. .. 805 "HAVING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH YOUR WIFE IS A CHARITABLE ACT." . ...................... 806 "THEYSAID, '0 MESSENGER OF ALLAH, WHEN ONE OF US FULFILLS HIS DESIRE, HE WILL HAVE A REWARD FOR THAT?' " ............................................................................................... 808 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ... ............................ ............. ............................. 809 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ....... . . . ............. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . ................. . . ...... ..... .. . ..... .. ... . . 812 HADITH #26 A CHARITABLE ACT UPON EVERY BONE ....... . . . ........ ..... . ...................... 813 SELECTEDVOCABULARY............................................................... .... ..................... 813 TAKHREEJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . ..... ............................................... ......... 815 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA.......................................................................... 816 "EVERY JOINT OF EVERYONE HAS UPON IT A [RECOMMENDED] CHARITY FOR EVERY DAY UPON WHICH THE SUN RISES." .................... .. . . . .. . . . ....... .. 816 "BRINGING ABOUTJUSTICE BETWEEN TWO IS AN ACT OF CHARITY."...................................... 822 "HELPING A MAN GET ON HIS MOUNT... IS A CHARITABLE ACT." ........................................ 823 "A GOOD WORD IS A CHARITABLE ACT" ......... .. ..... . ... ... .. ...... . . ................. . . . . ..... . ....... .. . . . . ... 823 "EVERY STEP YOU TAKE TOWARD THE PRAYER IS A CHARITABLE ACT." . . .................. 824 "AND REMOVING A HARMFULTHING FROM THE PATH IS A CHARITABLE ACT"..... .......... ....... 824 THE DHUHA PRAYER..................................................................................................... 825 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH......................................................................... 827 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 829 HADITH #27 "RIGHTEOUSNESS IS GOOD CHARACTER..."......................................... 831 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 832 TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... 832 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUTTHE HADITH . ....... .... . .. 834 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR (I): AL-NAWWAAS IBN SAMAAN ..................................................... 834 ABOUT THE NARRATOR (II): WAABISAH IBN MABAD .......................................................... 834 "RIGHTEOUSNESS IS GOOD CHARACTER." ......................................................................... 834 "SIN ISTHATWHICH WAVERS IN YOUR SOUL AND WHICH YOU DISLIKE THE PEOPLE FINDING OUT ABOUT." ...................................................................: ......... ..... . 844 HE SAID, "You HAVE COME TO ASK ABOUT RIGHTEOUSNESS AND SINFULNESS?" ...................... 845 "CONSULTYOUR HEART.". . . . 846 "RIGHTEOUSNESS IS... AND SIN IS..." ............................................................................... 846 "EVEN IF THE PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN YOU [THEIR] VERDICT ON IT AND [CONTINUE] TO GIVE YOU [THEIR] VERDICT." .......... ............. .......... . . . . ... . . . . ............ . . ..... .. . . . . .................. . . . . . ... . .. . . . . .. . ......... 847 "THIS IS A HASAN HADITH. WE HAVETRANSMITIED IT IN THETWO MUSNADS OF THETWO IMAMS AHMAD IBN HANBALAND AL-DAARIMI WITH A GOOD (HASAN) CHAIN." ... 852 OTHER POINTS RELATEDTOTHIS HADITH......................................................................... 855 SUMMARYOF THE HADITH ... . . . . ........... ....... . . 856 xi

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Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi HADITH #28 "I ADVISE YOU TO HAVE TAQWA..." .................................................... 857 SELECTED VOCABULARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857 TAKHREEJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . .. .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. .... ... ... 858 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 859 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: AL-IRBAAD IBN SAARIYAH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 859 THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PEACE BE UPON HIM) DELIVERED AN ADMONITION... .................... 860 "IT IS AS IF IT WERE A FAREWELL ADMONITION, so ADVISE us." ............................................ 863 "I ADVISE YOU TO HAVE TAQWA OF ALLAH" ...................................................................... 863 "To LISTEN AND OBEY". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864 "EVEN IF A SLAVE IS A LEADER OVER YOU." .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... ... . . . ... 870 "CERTAINLY, THE ONE WHO WILL LIVES AMONG YOU WILL SEE LOTS OF DIFFERENCES." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 872 "So STICK TO MY SUNNAH". .. .. .. .. ..... . . .. .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 873 "AND THE SUNNAH OF THE RIGHT-PRINCIPLED AND RIGHTLY-GUIDED SUCCESSORS." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 874 "BITE ONTO THAT WITH YOUR MOLAR TEETH." .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .... . .. ....... .. .. . .. . . ... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 881 "AND AVOID NEWLY-INTRODUCED MATTERS." .................................................................. 882 "AND EVERY HERESY IS A GOING ASTRAY (DHALAALAH)." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 887 "I LEFT YOU ALL ON A CLEAR MATTER, WHOSE NIGHT IS LIKE ITS DAY [WITH RESPECTTO CLARITY). NO ONE STRAYS FROM ITAFTER ME BUTTHE DESTROYED ONE." . .. .. . . . .... .. ... .. .. ... . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... ... . . . 888 RECORDED BY ABU DAAWOOD... .................................................................................... 889 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH......................................................................... 890 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 890 HADITH #29: ''TELL ME AN ACT WHICH...''............................................................... 893 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 894 TAKHREEJ................................................................................................................... 895 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ....................................................................... 896 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: MUAADH IBN JABAL .................................................................... 896 "INFORM ME OF AN ACT WHICH WILL ENTER ME INTO PARADISE AND KEEP ME AWAY FROM THE FIRE.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 896 "You HAVE ASKED ABOUTA GREAT MATTER" .. .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 897 "BUT IT IS EASY FOR WHOMEVER ALLAH, EXALTED BE HE, MAKES IT EASY" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898 "[You SHOULD] WORSHIP ALLAH... THE HOUSE." . .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . .... . . . . . . 899 "SHALL I NOT INFORM YOU OF THE GATES TO GOODNESS?". . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 899 "FASTING [WHICH) IS A SHIELD" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 "CHARITY [WHICH] EXTINGUISHES THE SINS LIKE WATER EXTINGUISHES A FIRE" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 901 "THE PRAYER OF A MAN IN THE DEPTHS OF THE NIGHT. THEY USED TO DO." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 902 "SHALL I NOT INFORM YOU OF THE HEAD OF THE MATTER. . ."................................................ 906 "THE HEAD OF THE MATTER IS SUBMISSION [TO ALLAH)." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. . . . .. . . ... ... .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . 906 "ITS PILLAR IS THE PRAYER."........................................................................................... 906 "ITS APEX IS JIHAD." . . ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. ... .. . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .... . . . .. .. . .. . . . .... . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . 907 "SHALL I NOT INFORM YOU OF WHAT CONTROLS THAT?. . ." .................................................. 912 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ... .. . . .. ... . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915 xii

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Table of Contents HADITH #30 "ALLAH HAS PRESCRIBED THE OBLIGATORY DEEDS..." ........................ 917 SELECTEDVOCABULARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917 TAKHREEJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... . . . . . . . . . . 921 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU THALABA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . ... . ..... .. .. . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922 RECORDED BY AL-DAARAQUTNI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924 HADITH #31 "BE ALOOF FROM THE WORLD..." ....................................................... 925 SELECTED VOCABULARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925 TAKHREEJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 925 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: SAHL IBN SAAD AL-SAA'IDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930 RECORDED BY IBN MAAJAH . . . . . . . . . . ..... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 931 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931 HADITH #32 ''THERE IS NOT TO BE ANY CAUSING OF HARM..." ..............................933 SELECTED VOCABULARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 TAKHREEJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 934 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... . . . . . . . . . . ..... 934 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU SAEED AL-KHUDRI . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935 "THERE IS NOT TO BE ANY CAUSING OF HARM NOR IS THERE TO BE ANY RECIPROCATING OF HARM." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935 THE CONCEPT OF A FIQH MAXIM (QAAIDAH FIQHIYA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946 "MALIK ALSO RECORDED IT... "........................................................................................ 951 OTHER POINTS DERIVED FROM THIS HADITH .................................................................... 952 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 953 HADITH #33 "WERE PEOPLE TO BE GIVEN..." .......................................................... 956 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 956 TAKHREEJ . . . . . . .. . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 957 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ....................................................................... 957 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: IBN ABBAAS............................................................................... 958 "WERE PEOPLE TO BE GIVEN ACCORDING TO THEIR CLAIMS, MEN WOULD CLAIM THE PEOPLE'S WEALTH AND BLOOD.".................................................................................................. 958 "BUTTHE BURDEN OF PROOF IS UPON THE PLAINTIFF" . ... . . ... . . . ... . . . . .. . . ..... . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 959 "THETAKING OF AN OATH IS UPON THE ONE WHO DENIES (THE ALLEGATION]." . . . . . . . . ... . . . ... . . . . . . . 970 RECORDED BY AL-BAIHAQI ............................................................................................. 977 OTHER POINTS DERIVED FROM THIS HADITH .................................................................... 978 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 980 HADITH #34 "WHOEVER OF YOU SEES AN EVIL..." .................................................. 982 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 982 xiii

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Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi TAKHREEJ .. . ...... ..... . 983 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 983 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU SAEED AL-KHUDRI . .. . . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 983 "WHOEVER OF YOU SEES AN EVIL" . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 984 "THEN HE MUST CHANGE IT WITH HIS HAND" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . 989 "IF HE IS NOT ABLE TO DO so" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 992 "THEN [HE MUST CHANGE IT] WITH HIS TONGUE". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . 1001 "AND IF HE IS NOT ABLE TO DO SO, THEN [HE MUST CHANGE IT] WITH HIS HEART." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1006 "AND THAT IS THE SLIGHTEST [EFFECT OF] FAITH." . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1011 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . 1018 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023 HADITH #35 "DO NOT BE ENVIOUS OF ONE ANOTHER..." ..................................... 1024 SELECTED VOCABULARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1024 TAKHREEJ .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . 1025 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . 1026 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 1026 "Do NOT BE ENVIOUS OF ONE ANOTHER" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1026 "DO NOT ARTIFICIALLY RAISE PRICES AGAINST ONE ANOTHER" . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1037 "DO NOT HATE ONE ANOTHER" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1039 "DO NOT TURN ONE'S BACK ON EACH OTHER" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1042 "Do NOT UNDERCUT ONE ANOTHER IN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS.". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1046 "AND BE, [OJ SERVANTS OF ALLAH, BRETHREN." . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 1050 "A MUSLIM IS THE BROTHER OF A MUSLIM." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1051 "HE DOES NOT WRONG HIM." . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1052 "HE DOES NOT FAIL HIM [WHEN HE NEEDS HIM]." . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1053 "HE DOES NOT LIE TO HIM.11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 1056 "AND HE DOES NOT SHOW CONTEMPT FOR HIM." . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1057 "PIETY IS HERE"-AND HE POINTED TO HIS CHEST THREE TIMES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1058 "IT IS ENOUGH OF EVIL FOR A PERSON TO HOLD HIS BROTHER MUSLIM IN CONTEMPT." . . . . . . . . . . . 1060 "ALL OF A MUSLIM IS INVIOLABLE TO ANOTHER MUSLIM: HIS BLOOD, HIS WEALTH AND HIS HONOR." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1061 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH....................................................................... 1069 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1072 HADITH #36 "WHOEVER RELIEVES A BELIEVER..." ................................................. 1074 SELECTED VOCABULARY .............................................................................................. 1075 TAKHREEJ . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 1076 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ..................................................................... 1076 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA.......................................................................... 1077 "WHOEVER RELIEVES A BELIEVER'S DISTRESS OF THE DISTRESSFUL ASPECTS OF THIS WORLD, ALLAH WILL RESCUE HIM FROM A DIFFICULTY OF THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE HEREAFTER." .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . 1077 "WHOEVER ALLEVIATES [THE SITUATION OF) ONE IN DIRE STRAITS WHO CANNOT REPAY HIS DEBT, ALLAH WILL ALLEVIATE HIS LOT IN BOTH THIS WORLD AND THE HEREAFTER." ......................... 1080 xiv

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Table of Contents "WHOEVER CONCEALS [THE FAULTS OF) A MUSLIM, ALLAH WILL CONCEAL [HIS FAULTS) IN THIS LIFE AND THE HEREAFTER."................................................................................................ 1082 "ALLAH IS HELPING THE SERVANT AS LONG AS THE SERVANT IS HELPING HIS BROTHER." . . . . . . . . . . . 1087 "WHOEVER FOLLOWSA PATH IN ORDER TO SEEK KNOWLEDGE THEREBY, ALLAH WILL MAKE EASY FOR HIM, DUE TO IT, A PATH TO PARADISE.". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1089 "No PEOPLE GATHER TOGETHER IN A HOUSE OF THE HOUSES OF ALLAH, RECITING THE BOOK OF ALLAH AND STUDYING IT AMONG THEMSELVES.. ." ............................................................ 1093 "WHOEVER IS SLOWED BY HIS DEEDS WILL NOT BE HASTENED FORWARD BY HIS LINEAGE."....... 1098 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 1100 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1103 HADITH #37 "ALLAH RECORDED THE GOOD DEEDS..." .......................................... 1104 SELECTED VOCABULARY . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. 1105 TAKHREEJ . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1106 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1106 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: IBN ABBAAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1106 ON THE AUTHORITY OF IBN ABBAAS: ON THE AUTHORITY OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (MAY ALLAH'S BLESSING AND PEACE BE UPON HIM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1107 FROM AMONG THE SAYINGS THAT HE RELATED FROM HIS LORD (GLORIFIED AND EXALTED BE HE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1108 "VERILY, ALLAH RECORDED THE GOOD DEEDS AND THE EVIL DEEDS." . . . . . . .. . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 1108 "THEN HE CLARIFIED HOW [THAT RECORDING SHOULD OCCUR:) WHOEVER DECIDED TO DO A GOOD DEED BUT HE DID NOT DO IT, ALLAH RECORDS ITWITH HIM AS A COMPLETE GOOD DEED" . . . . . . . . 1109 "AND IF HE DECIDED TO DO IT AND ACTUALLY DID IT, ALLAH RECORDS IT WITH HIM AS TEN GOOD DEEDS UPTOSEVEN HUNDRED TIMES UP TO MANYTIMES OVER.". . . . . .. . . .. .. .. . . ... . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 1118 "IF HE DECIDED TO DO AN EVIL DEED BUT HE DID NOT DO IT, ALLAH RECORDS IT WITH HIM AS ONE COMPLETE GOOD DEED." . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1120 "IF HE DECIDED TO DO IT AND HE ACTUALLY DID IT, ALLAH RECORDS IT AS ONE EVIL DEED." . . . . . . 1122 "ALLAH OBLITERATES [THAT EVIL). AND ALLAH DOES NOT PUT ANYONE TO DESTRUCTION EXCEPT FOR ONE WHO ISTO BE DESTROYED.". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1125 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 1126 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ..........................................................................................1128 HADITH #38 "WHOEVER SHOWS ENMITY TO..." ................................................... 1130 SELECTEDVOCABULARY .............................................................................................. 1130 TAKHREEJ .. . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 1131 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1132 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA.......................................................................... 1133 "ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY HAS SAID" .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 1133 "WHOEVER HAS MUTUAL ANIMOSITY WITH A FRIEND (AR., WAL/) OF MINE." . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1133 "I DECLARE WAR UPON HIM.11. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1139 "MY SERVANT DOES NOT DRAW NEAR TO ME WITH ANYTHING MORE LOVED BY ME THAN THE RELIGIOUS DUTIES I HAVE IMPOSED UPON HIM." . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 1146 xv

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Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi "MY SERVANT CONTINUES TO DRAW NEAR TO ME WITH SUPEREROGATORY WORKS SO THAT I SHALL LOVE HIM."............................................................................................................... 1150 "WHEN I LOVE HIM, I AM HIS HEARING WITH WHICH HE HEARS, HIS SEEING WITH WHICH HE SEES, HIS HANDWITH WHICH HE STRIKES, AND HIS FOOTWITH WHICH HE WALKS."... . . . . . . . . ..... ... . . . . . . . . . . . 1156 "WERE HE TO ASK [SOMETHING) OF ME, I WOULD SURELY GIVE ITTO HIM; AND WERE HE TO ASK ME FOR REFUGE, I WOULD SURELY GRANT HIM IT." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 1170 "AND I DO NOT HESITATE TO DO ANYTHING AS I HESITATE TO TAKE THE SOUL OF THE BELIEVER, FOR HE HATESDEATH AND I HATETO HARM HIM.11.................................................................. 1172 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH....................................................................... 1178 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH .......................................................................................... 1182 HADITH #39 "ALLAH HAS PARDONED..."............................................................... 1184 SELECTED VOCABULARY .............................................................................................. 1184 TAKHREEJ ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1184 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ..................................................................... 1203 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: IBN ABBAAS............................................................................. 1204 "ALLAH HAS PARDONED"............................................................................................. 1204 "FOR MY NATION" ..................................................................................................... 1217 "[WHAT IS DONE) MISTAKENLY".................................................................................... 1220 "[WHAT IS DONE) OUT OF FORGETFULNESS".................................................................... 1225 "[WHAT IS DONE) UNDER DURESS"................................................................................ 1230 RELATED FIQH ISSUES................................................................................................. 1241 SOME CONCLUSIONS.................................................................................................. 1253 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH .......................................................................................... 1254 HADITH #40 "BE IN THE WORLD LIKE A STRANGER..." .......................................... 1256 SELECTED VOCABULARY .............................................................................................. 1256 TAKHREEJ . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . 1257 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ..................................................................... 1258 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABDULLAH IBN UMAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 1258 "TOOK HOLD OF MY SHOULDER"................................................................................... 1258 "BE IN THE WORLD. . ."................................................................................................ 1260 "LIKE A STRANGER". .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1269 "OR" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1270 "A TRAVELER ALONG A PATH"....................................................................................... 1271 "COUNT YOURSELF AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE GRAVE.". . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . 1273 IBN UMAR WOULD SAY, "IF YOU SURVIVE TILL THE LATE AFTERNOON..." ............................... 1274 "TAKE FROM YOUR HEALTH FOR YOUR SICKNESS... " .......................................................... 1276 "FOR CERTAINLY, YOU DO NOT KNOW, 0 SERVANT OF ALLAH, WHAT YOUR NAME WILL BE TOMORROW."........................................................................................................... 1284 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH....................................................................... 1284 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1285 HADITH #41 "NONE OF YOU TRULY BELIEVES UNTIL..." ........................................ 1286 xvi

18. Table of Contents SELECTED VOCABULARY ...................... ...... ........ .............. 1286 TAKHREEJ ...... . . . . . ................................................................... ........ 1286 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUTTHE HADITH ......................................................... .. 1292 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ABDULLAH IBN AMR IBN AL-AS.......................... ......... . 1296 "WE HAVE NARRATED IT IN THE BOOK, AL-HUJJAH..".................................. . . ...... 1297 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ...... ............ . ..... .... . 1298 HADITH #42 "O SON OF ADAM, AS LONG AS YOU CALL ON ME..."........................ 1300 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................... . ....... .. ........... . .... 1300 TAKHREEJ . ........... ........................................................... .......... 1301 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ........ ....................... ...................... 1304 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ANAS IBN MAALIK. . . .... . .......... ................... 1305 "ALLAH, BLESSED AND MOST HIGH, SAID" ............................................................ 1305 "0 SON OF ADAM" ............. ..... . . .. . . ......... ......... .... 1305 "As LONG AS YOU CALL UPON ME" ......... .......................................... . ....... 1306 "AND PUT YOUR HOPE IN ME" ..... . .. . .. . .... ... 1308 "I HAVE FORGIVEN YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND I DO NOT MIND."... . . . 1312 "IF YOUR SINS WERE TO REACH THE CLOUDS" ............................................ ..... ......... . 1312 "THEN YOU WOULD SEEK MY FORGIVENESS, I WOULD FORGIVE YOU."... . . ......... ..... 1312 "IF YOU WERE TO COME TO ME WITH... AND YOU WOULD THEN MEET ME WITHOUT ASCRIBING ANY PARTNERSWITH ME.." .... .................................................................. ............ 1318 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH. .... ........... ........ . .. 1320 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ........ . . . ............................................................... 1323 EPILOGUE ............................................................................................................. 1324 BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ........................................................................................... 1328 GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................ 1350 BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................... 1364 REFERENCES IN ENGLISH.............................................................................................. 1364 REFERENCES IN ARABIC ............................................................................................... 1366 LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................... 1392 QURANIC VERSES CITED ....................................................................................... 1394 GENERAL INDEX.................................................................................................... 1404 xvii

19. Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi xviii

20. Hadith #21 : Say, "I believe in Allah and Remain Steadfast" Hadith #2 1 : Say, "I believe in Allah and then Stand Firm and Steadfast to that" .... oi o J ,,, ,,, ,,,, ,,,.. J ,.,. ,,, ::..li !4T Ji Jli 1i Ji On the authority of Abu Amr- and it also said Abu Amrah--- Sufyaan ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I said, "0 Messenger of Allah, tell me a statement about Islam such that I will not have to ask anyone other than you." He answered, "Say, 'I believe in Allah,' and then stand firm and steadfast to that." (Recorded by Muslim.) 'i - "a statement, words" JLI - "I ask"

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