The Forty Hadith of Imam Nawawi Obey commands and avoid prohibitions Abu Hurairah 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.” https://parallelquran.com/hadith/forty-nawawi-9/