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Forty Hadith of Imam Nawawi

by Imam Yahya bin Sharaf an-Nawawi

English اردو العربية
Chapter 1
Intention (Niyyah)
Actions are but by intentions, and every person will have but that which he intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly purposes or for a woman, then his emigration was for that which he emigrated for....
Chapter 2
Gabriel's Hadith (Islam, Iman, Ihsan)
Islam is to testify that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to establish the prayers, to pay the zakat, to fast in Ramadan, and to make the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to do so. Iman is to believe in Allah,...
Chapter 3
The Five Pillars of Islam
Islam is built on five pillars: to testify that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to establish the prayer, to pay zakat, to perform Hajj to the House, and to fast in Ramadan....
Chapter 4
Creation of Human Being
Every one of you is gathered together in the womb of his mother for forty days, then he becomes a clot of blood for the same period, then a piece of flesh for the same period. Then an angel is sent to him and he breathes the soul into him. So the ang...
Chapter 5
Innovation in Religion
Whoever introduces something into this affair of ours that is not of it, it will be rejected. And whoever does an action that is not upon our command, it will be rejected....
Chapter 6
The Halal and Haram are Clear
The halal is clear and the haram is clear, and between them are matters about which not all people know. Thus whoever avoids the doubtful matters safeguards his religion and his honor, but whoever falls into the doubtful matters falls into the haram,...
Chapter 7
The Religion is Sincere Advice
The religion is sincere advice. We said: To whom? He said: To Allah, to His Book, to His Messenger, to the leaders of the Muslims, and to their common folk....
Chapter 8
Prohibition of Bloodshed
I was commanded to fight the people until they testify that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and they establish the prayer and pay the zakat. If they do that, their blood and wealth are protected from me, except by th...
Chapter 9
Obligation of Following Sunnah
What I have forbidden to you, avoid; what I have commanded you, do as much of it as you can. Nothing brought the earlier nations to destruction except that they followed too many desires and a man from among them would speak against a divine command,...
Chapter 10
Purity is Half of Faith
Purity is half of faith, and Alhamdulillah fills the scale, and SubhanAllah and Alhamdulillah fill up what is between the heavens and the earth. The prayer is a light, and charity is a proof, and patience is illumination. The Quran is a proof for you...