Hadith 41 - The World is the Means for Attaining the Hereafter

Sharh Arba'een an Nawawî

Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadeeth

Hadeeth 41

On the authority of Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin ’Amr bin al-’Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “None of you [truly] believes until his desires are subservient to that which I have brought.”

[Imam an-Nawawi says:] We have related it in Kitab al-Hujjah with a saheeh chain of narrators.

Source: Arba'een an Nawawî

to be continued . . . .

Hadith 40 - Be in This World As a Traveler

Sharh Arba'een an Nawawî

Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadeeth

Hadeeth 40

On the authority of Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took me by the shoulder and said, “Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a wayfarer.”

And Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say, “In the evening do not expect [to live until] the morning, and in the morning do not expect [to live until] the evening. Take [advantage of] your health before times of sickness, and [take advantage of] your life before your death.”

It was related by al-Bukhari.

Source: Arba'een an Nawawî

to be continued . . . .

Hadith 39 - Leniency for the One who Errs, the One who Forgets, and the One who is Forced

Sharh Arba'een an Nawawî

Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadeeth

Hadeeth 39

On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

Verily Allah has pardoned [or been lenient with] for me & my ummah: their mistakes, their forgetfulness, and that which they have been forced to do under duress.

A hasan hadeeth related by Ibn Majah, and al-Bayhaqee and others.

Source: Arba'een an Nawawî

to be continued . . . .