The Forty Hadith of Imam Nawawi

Hadith 1

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah), so each man will...

Hadith 2

While we were one day sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) there appeared before us a man...

Hadith 3

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, "Islam has been built on five [pillars]: testifying that there...

Hadith 4

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he is the truthful, the believed, narrated to us, "Verily the creation...

Hadith 5

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He who innovates something in this matter of ours (i.e., Islam) that...

Hadith 6

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, "That which is lawful is clear and that which is...

Hadith 7

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The deen (religion) is naseehah (advice, sincerity)." We said, "To whom?" He (ﷺ) said,...

Hadith 8

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "I have been ordered to fight against the people until they testify...

Hadith 9

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, "What I have forbidden for you, avoid. What I have...

Hadith 10

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Allah the Almighty is Good and accepts only that which is good....

Hadith 11

I memorised from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Leave that which...

Hadith 12

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Part of the perfection of...

Hadith 13

None of you [truly] believes until he loves for his brother that which he loves for himself.

Hadith 14

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "It is not permissible to...

Hadith 15

Let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day speak good, or keep silent; and let him...

Hadith 16

A man said to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), "Counsel me," so he...

Hadith 17

Verily Allah has prescribed ihsan (proficiency, perfection) in all things. So if you kill then kill well; and...

Hadith 18

Have taqwa (fear) of Allah wherever you may be, and follow up a bad deed with a good...

Hadith 19

One day I was behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) [riding on the...

Hadith 20

Verily, from what was learnt by the people from the speech of the earliest prophecy is: If you...

Hadith 21

I said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell me something about al-Islam which I can ask of no one...

Hadith 22

A man questioned the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, "Do...

Hadith 23

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Purity is half of iman...

Hadith 24

O My servants! I have forbidden dhulm (oppression) for Myself, and I have made it forbidden amongst you,...

Hadith 25

Some people from amongst the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon...

Hadith 26

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Every joint of a person...

Hadith 27

Righteousness is in good character, and wrongdoing is that which wavers in your soul, and which you dislike...

Hadith 28

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave us a sermon by which...

Hadith 29

I said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell me of an act which will take me into Paradise and...

Hadith 30

Verily Allah ta'ala has laid down religious obligations (fara'id), so do not neglect them; and He has set...

Hadith 31

A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, "O Messenger...

Hadith 32

There should be neither harming (darar) nor reciprocating harm (dirar).

Hadith 33

Were people to be given everything that they claimed, men would [unjustly] claim the wealth and lives of...

Hadith 34

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, "Whosoever of you sees an evil, let him change it...

Hadith 35

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Do not envy one another,...

Hadith 36

Whoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the griefs of...

Hadith 37

Verily Allah ta'ala has written down the good deeds and the evil deeds, and then explained it [by...

Hadith 38

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Verily Allah ta'ala has said:...

Hadith 39

Verily Allah has pardoned [or been lenient with] for me my ummah: their mistakes, their forgetfulness, and that...

Hadith 40

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took me by the shoulder and...

Hadith 41

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "None of you [truly] believes...

Hadith 42

I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say, "Allah the Almighty...