Hadith 11 - Being Cautious of the Doubtful

 

Sharh Arba'een an Nawawî

Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadeeth

Hadeeth 11

On the authority of Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abee Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), the grandson of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and the one much loved by him, who said:

I memorised from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): “Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.”

It was related by at-Tirmidhi and an-Nasai, with at-Tirmidhi saying that it was a good and sound (hasan saheeh) hadeeth.

Source: Arba'een an Nawawî

to be continued . . . .

Hadith 10 - Restricting Oneself to the Permissible

Sharh Arba'een an Nawawî

Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadeeth

Hadeeth 10

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Allah the Almighty is Good and accepts only that which is good. And verily Allah has commanded the believers to do that which He has commanded the Messengers. So the Almighty has said: “O (you) Messengers! Eat of the tayyibat [all kinds of halal (legal) foods], and perform righteous deeds.” [23:51] and the Almighty has said: “O you who believe! Eat of the lawful things that We have provided you.” [2:172]” Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) mentioned [the case] of a man who, having journeyed far, is dishevelled and dusty, and who spreads out his hands to the sky saying “O Lord! O Lord!,” while his food is haram (unlawful), his drink is haram, his clothing is haram, and he has been nourished with haram, so how can [his supplication] be answered?

Narrated by Muslim.

Source: Arba'een an Nawawî

to be continued . . . .

Hadith 9 - Obligations are According to Ability

Sharh Arba'een an Nawawî

Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadeeth

Hadeeth 9

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say, “What I have forbidden for you, avoid. What I have ordered you [to do], do as much of it as you can. For verily, it was only the excessive questioning and their disagreeing with their Prophets that destroyed [the nations] who were before you.”

Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

Source: Arba'een an Nawawî

to be continued . . . .