# The Forty Hadith of Imam Nawawi - Obey commands and avoid prohibitions

*Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 14, 2026*

**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #9

**Book:** Obey commands and avoid prohibitions | **Narrator(s):** Abu Hurairah | **Grade:** Sahih

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-nawawi-9/)*

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