# The Forty Hadith of Imam Nawawi - Burden of proof is on the claimant; oath on the denier

*Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 24, 2026*

**3 hadith**

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## Hadith #33

**Book:** Burden of proof is on the claimant; oath on the denier | **Narrator(s):** ibn Abbas | **Grade:** Hasan

Were people to be given everything that they claimed, men would [unjustly] claim the wealth and lives of [other] people. But, the onus of proof is upon the claimant, and the taking of an oath is upon him who denies.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-nawawi-33/)*

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## Hadith #37

**Book:** Allah's recording of good and evil deeds and intentions | **Narrator(s):** ibn Abbas | **Grade:** Sahih

Verily Allah ta’ala has written down the good deeds and the evil deeds, and then explained it [by saying]: “Whosoever intended to perform a good deed, but did not do it, then Allah writes it down with Himself as a complete good deed. And if he intended to perform it and then did perform it, then Allah writes it down with Himself as from ten good deeds up to seven hundred times, up to many times multiplied. And if he intended to perform an evil deed, but did not do it, then Allah writes it down with Himself as a complete good deed. And if he intended it [i.e., the evil deed] and then performed it, then Allah writes it down as one evil deed.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-nawawi-37/)*

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## Hadith #39

**Book:** Allah's pardon for mistakes, forgetfulness, and coercion | **Narrator(s):** ibn Abbas | **Grade:** Hasan

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.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-nawawi-39/)*

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