Commentary on the Forty Hadith of Al-Nawawi Vol 2.pdf.pdf

Commentary
on the Forty Hadith of
al-Nawawi
Volume 2
By
Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo
Introduction by
Dr. Jaafar Sheikh Idris

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION BY DR. JAAFAR SHEIKH IDRIS ............................................................ 1
AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION......................................................................................... 5
IMAM AL-NAWAWl'S LIFE ..........................................................................................9
THE LIFE OF AL-NAWAWI .................................................................................................. 9
BACKGROUND TO AL-NAWAWl'S LIFE: ISLAM IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY OF THE HIJRAH ............. 10
AL-NAWAWl'S BIRTH AND UPBRINGING............................................................................. 10
AL-NAWAWl'S PERSONAL LIFE......................................................................................... 12
AL-NAWAWl'S BELIEFS AND CREED (AQEEDAH) .................................................................. 17
HIS SCHOOL OF FIQH...................................................................................................... 26
HIS WRITINGS............................................................................................................... 28
HIS BRAVERY AND SACRIFICE FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH .......................................................... 33
HIS DEATH ...............................................•........•.....................•............•....................•.• 46
CONCLUSION•••.•..•.•.•....•.•.........••.•...•••••....••••.....•••....•••••....•••...•.••••....••••.....•.•................ 47
COMMENTARY ON AL-NAWAWl'S INTRODUCTION .................................................. 49
IMAM AL-NAWAWl'S INTRODUCTION TO HIS FORTYHAD/TH.................................................. 49
COMMENTARY ON AL-NAWAWl'S INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 54
DEALING WITH WEAK (DHAEEF) HADITH.................................................................. .......... 69
HADITH #1: "SURELY, ALL ACTIONS ARE BUT BY INTENTIONS..." .............................. 91
SELECTED VOCABULARY ............................. ..................................................................... 92
TAKHREEJ .................................................................................................................... 93
GENERAL COMMENTS ON THIS HADITH ...................................... ....................................... 98
THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND THE HADITH......................................................................... 99
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAAB ............................................................... 99
"SURELY, ACTIONS ARE BUT DRIVEN BY INTENTION AND EVERY MAN SHALL HAVE BUT THAT WHICH HE
INTENDED." ......................... .............................................. ......................................... 101
"ALL ACTIONS" (Jl...c.�I) ............................................................................................. 102
THE LETTER BA (Y) ..................................................................................................... 103
THE MEANING OF AL-NIYYAH (¥!1) ................................................ ............................... 104
Is SOMETHING LEFTOur OF THE SENTENCE?.................................................................... 107
"EVERY MAN SHALL HAVE BUTTHAT WHICH HE INTENDED." ................................................. 112
SUMMARY OF, "SURELY, ALL ACTIONS ARE BUT DRIVEN BY INTENTIONS AND, VERILY, EVERY MAN
SHALLHAVE BUTTHATWHICH HE INTENDED." ................................................................... 115

Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi
OTHER IMPORTANT POINTS RELATED TO THIS PORTION OF THE HADITH ......................... ....... 117
"THUS HE WHOSE MIGRATION WAS FOR ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER, HIS MIGRATION WAS FOR
ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER" ................................. ........................... ..................... ....... 135
"HE WHOSE MIGRATION WASTO ACHIEVE SOME WORLDLY BENEFIT OR TOTAKESOME WOMAN IN
MARRIAGE, HIS MIGRATION WAS FOR THAT FOR WHICH HE MIGRATED." ................................. 140
"THISWAS RELATED BY THE TWO IMAMS OF THE SCHOLARS OF HADITH, ABU ABDULLAH
MUHAMMAD IBN ISMAAEEL IBN IBRAAHEEM IBN AL-MUGHEERAH IBN BARDIZBAH AL-BUKHARI AND
MUSLIM IBN AL-HAJJAAJ IBN MUSLIM AL-QUSHAIRI AL-NAISABOORI IN THEIR COLLECTIONS OF
AUTHENTIC HADITH WHICH ARE THE MOSTAUTHENTICWORKSCOMPILED." ....................... ..... 143
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ......................................................................... 145
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ....................................... ..... ....... .......... ............. ........ .......... 148
HADITH #2: THE HADITH OF ANGEL JIBREEL............................................................ 151
SELECTEDVOCABULARY ...................................................... ............. ............................. 153
TAKHREEJ......... .... .. ...... ......... ............. ....... ................................. ........................ ........ 154
GENERAL COMMENTS ON THIS HADITH ............................................. ... ..................... ...... 159
THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND THE HADITH ............................................ ........... ............ .... 160
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAAB ..................................... .............. ...... ... . 160
"ONE DAY WHILE WE WERE SITTING WITH THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PEACE BE UPON HIM)... PUT
HIS HANDS ON HIS THIGHS. HE SAID, '0 MUHAMMAD.. ."'................................................... 161
"THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PEACE BE UPON HIM) SAID, 'ISLAM IS TO... PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOUSE
IF YOU HAVETHE MEANS TO DO so."' .............................................................................. 164
"HE SAID, 'You HAVE SPOKEN TRUTHFULLY [OR CORRECTLY].' WE WERE AMAZED THAT HE ASKS THE
QUESTION AND THEN HE SAYSTHAT HE HAD SPOKEN TRUTHFULLY."....................................... 165
"HE SAID, 'TELL ME ABOUT /MAAN (FAITH)."' ................................................................... 165
THE CONCEPT OF IMAAN....................................................... ......................... ......... ... ... 165
"HE [THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PEACE BE UPON HIM)] SAID, 'IT IS TO BELIEVE IN ALLAH"' ...... 202
"HIS ANGELS" ................................ ................................. ..... ................. ........... ........... 228
"HIS BOOKS" ................................................................................................. ... .......... 231
"HIS MESSENGERS"......................... ............................... ....... ..... .................................. 235
"THE LAST DAY" ................ ................................ ......... ................... .............. ................ 239
"AND TO BELIEVE IN THE DIVINE DECREE (AL-QADAR), (BOTH] THE GOOD AND THE EVIL THEREOF."
................................................................................................................................ 246
SOME CONCLUSIONS ABOUTTHE ISLAMIC BELIEFS.............................................................. 256
HE SAID, ''TELL ME ABOUT AL-/HSAAN (GOODNESS).'' ......................................................... 257
HE ANSWERED, "IT IS THAT YOU WORSHIP ALLAH AS IF YOU SEE HIM. AND EVEN THOUGH YOU DO
NOT SEE HIM, HE SEES YOU."......................................................................................... 259
HE SAID, ''TELL ME ABOUT [THE TIME OF] THE HOUR." HE ANSWERED, ''THE ONE BEING ASKED DOES
NOT KNOW MORE THAN THE ONE ASKING.".. ........... ...................................... .................... 265
HE SAID, ''TELL ME ABOUT ITS SIGNS." HE ANSWERED...................... .......... ............. ...... ...... 267
THEN HE [THE PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM)] SAID, "0 UMAR, DO YOU KNOW WHO THE
QUESTIONER WAS...''.................................................................................................... 273
ADDITIONAL POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ....... .. ..................... ............... ....... ...... ....... 276
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SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ...........•..••........•••••••••••..•.••••••••.•••••••••••.......•••••...•.......•.•..••... 277
HADITH #3: ISLAM HAS BEEN BUILT ON FIVE [PILLARS] .......................................... 279
SELECTED VOCABULARY ....•.........•••••••.•••••••.......•.•.••••................................................•... 279
TAKHREEJ••......••••.•.................•........•........•..•.••....•.•...••.•••.•.•.•....•••••••...•.•••.••••••••••••.•••• 280
GENERAL COMMENTS ON THIS HADITH .......................•.............................•.•.•................. 280
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ABDULLAH IBN UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAAB....•...........•...............•••....•. 280
"ISLAM IS BUILT UPON FIVE (PILLARS]" ...•••.•.....•......••.••..........•..••.•..........•••••.•...•....•••••••.•• 281
"TESTIFYINGTHATTHERE IS NONE WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH"•..•••...........•..•....•.•.•.• 282
MUHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH.....•.....•........•..•..••.....•......••.•......•.•.......•......... 290
"ESTABLISHING THE PRAYERS" •..••••.....•.•••••••••...•...•••••••.••.•.•..•••••••.........••••••.•••.•••••••...•.•.• 295
"GIVING THE ZAKAT" ••••••••••.••••••••••.•.•.••••••.•........•.•.•....•.•.......••...•.........•.••...........••••..•.• 306
"MAKING THE PILGRIMAGE TO THE House" .•.....................•...•..•...............•.•...........•••..•.•.. 312
"FASTING THE MONTH OF RAMADHAAN" .....•.•••.••.••..•....•••.••.•.•.•.••••••••.•••.......•..•.••••.....•..• 317
WHAT ABOUTJIHAD?••.•••..•.••••••................•.....................•............................................ 320
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ••.•....•••••••.••••••.••••••••.•••••••••••••..•••••••••••••.....••••••••••.•......••••••••• 321
HADITH #4: CREATION IN THE MOTHER'S WOMB................................................... 323
SELECTEDVOCABULARY ••.••••••••••••...•...•••••••.........•••.••..........•••••.•.......•.•••.••..•......••••••••.•• 324
A MISTAKE IN THETEXTOF THE 40 HAD/TH•.......••••..........••••••.........•..••••........•.•.....•.•.•..... 325
TAKHREEJ.••••••••••••••.••••.••••••••••••...•..•.•••.••...•......•••.•.•......•....•...........•...•................•...•.• 326
GENERAL COMMENTS ON THIS HADITH ...................................•.•.......•..•.•.........•........•.•... 327
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ABDULLAH IBN MASOOD ........•.•.........................•...•...........•.••..... 327
THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PEACE BE UPON HIM) AND HE IS THE TRUTHFUL, THE BELIEVED,
NARRATEDTO US: .•••.••.••••.••••.••••••.••••••••••••••••••.•.•••••••.••......•••••.•.........•••.••.•.........•••...... 328
"SURELY, EACH OF YOU IS BROUGHTTOGETHER IN HIS MOTHER'S ABDOMEN FOR FORTY DAYS. IT IS
THEN THEREIN A CLINGING OBJECT DURING THIS PERIOD. THEREAFTER IT IS THEREIN A LUMP LOOKING
LIKE ITHAS BEEN CHEWED DURING THIS PERIOD."...•........•.•..........•................•................•... 329
"I SWEAR BY ALLAH, OTHER THAN WHOM THERE IS NO Goo, CERTAINLY, ONE OF YOU WILL
DEFINITELY PERFORM THE DEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF PARADISE UNTIL THERE IS NOT BETWEEN HIM
AND PARADISE EXCEPTAN ARM'S LENGTH ANDTHEN WHAT HAS BEEN RECORDED WILL OVERTAKE
HIM AND HE SHALL PERFORM THE DEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF HELL AND ENTER IT..."••.•••••••.......•• 349
RELATED FIQH ISSUES .•.••••••....•.••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••.•.••••••••••.••.•.•••••••••.•......•••••.•.. 354
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH .............•...............................•............••.•••.......•• 358
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ..........................•................................•.•............•.•.•............. 360
HADITH #5: "WHOEVER INTRODUCES..." ................................................................ 363
SELECTEDVOCABULARY...............................•....•.....•........•.•............••.......•.•.•.•.•..•......... 363
TAKHREEJ•...••.•••••••.•.........................•....•.•......................•...•...•..........•.•.............•...••.•. 363
GENERAL COMMENTS ON THIS HADITH ...•........•...•.........•.••.••.•....•.•..•.•••.......•.•.••...•......... 364
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: AISHA BINT ABU BAKR AL-SIDDEEQ............•.................................•. 364
"THE MOTHER OF THE FAITHFUL" ..............•......••.•...•......••••••••..•..••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 365
"WHOEVER INTRODUCES ANYTHING INTO THIS MATTER OF OURS THAT IS NOT FROM IT SHALL HAVE IT
REJECTED."................................•••••••••.•••••••••••••••.•.•.•••••••••••••••••••.•••.•••••••••••....•••••••••••• 366
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"WHOEVER DOES AN ACTTHAT IS NOT IN ACCORD WITH OUR MATTER Will HAVE IT REJECTED." • 367
)SLAM IS FOLLOWING AND NOT INNOVATING ........................................................ ............ 368
TwoTYPES OF ACTIONS: RITES OF WORSHIP AND WORLDLy TRANSACTIONS AND DEALINGS ..... 368
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ...................... ........... ......... .............. ............ ... ..................... 374
HADITH #6: ''THAT WHICH IS LAWFUL IS CLEAR" .................................................... 375
SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 376
TAKHREEJ........ .................................................... ............................ ... ........... ............. 376
GENERAL COMMENTS ON THIS HADITH ........... ............................. ..................... .......... .... 377
THE NARRATOR: AL-NU'MAAN IBN BASHEER ........................................ ........ .................... 377
''THAT WHICH IS LAWFUL IS PLAIN AND THAT WHICH IS UNLAWFUL IS PLAIN AND BETWEEN THE TWO
OF THEM ARE DOUBTFUL MATTERS." .................... .. . ......................... ................ .............. . 377
"ABOUT WHICH NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE." .................................... ... ... ... ... 385
''THUS, HE WHO AVOIDS DOUBTFUL MATTERS CLEARS HIMSELF IN REGARD TO HIS RELIGION AND HIS
HONOR.".................................................................................................................... 387
"BUT HE WHO FALLS INTO THE DOUBTFUL MATTERS FALLS INTO THAT WHICH IS UNLAWFUL." ..... 387
"LIKE THE SHEPHERD WHO PASTURES AROUND A SANCTUARY, All BUT GRAZING THEREIN. VERILY
EVERY KING HAS A SANCTUARY AND ALLAH'S SANCTUARY IS HIS PROHIBITIONS."...................... 388
"IN THE BODY THERE IS A MORSEL OF FLESH WHICH, IF IT BE SOUND, All THE BODY IS SOUND AND
WHICH, IF IT BE DISEASED, All OF IT IS DISEASED. THIS PART OF THE BODY IS THE HEART."...... .... 390
SIGNS OF THE HEART.......................................... . . .................... .. . ..... ................ ........ .... 391
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH............... .. ................ ....... ..... ............. ... ............ 393
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 395
HADITH #7: ''THE RELIGION IS NASEEHAH" ....•••••••..•••••••••....•••••••••••••.....••••••••...•...•. 397
TAKHREEJ....................................................................................................... ............ 397
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH ............... ............ ........... ........................... .... . 398
THE NARRATOR: TAMEEM AL-DAARI .......................... ....................................... .............. 398
"THE RELIGION IS THE NASEEHAH." ............................. .................................. .................. 398
"To ALLAH" ............................................................................................................... 402
"To HIS BOOK" ........................ ........................................................ ..... ...................... 403
"TO HIS MESSENGER" . ..................... ............................. ......... ............... ...................... . 404
"TO THE LEADERS OF THE MUSLIMS"... ............................. .............. ................................. 405
"TO THE COMMON FOLK OF THE MUSLIMS" ...................................... ................................ 409
THE IMPORTANCE OFAL-NASEEHAH ......:......................................................................... 411
IS NASEEHAH ONLY A COMMUNAL OBLIGATION? ........................ ......... ..... ........ ................ 412
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ................ ....... .................. ... ............ ... .............. 413
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH .................................................................................. ... ... .... 414
HADITH #8: "I HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO FIGHT•••" •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••.• 417
TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... 418
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GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUTTHE HADITH ....................................................................... 418
DIFFERENT NARRATIONS OF THIS HADITH................................ .. .. ..................................... 418
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR................................................................................................. 419
"I HAVE BEEN ORDERED" ............................................................................ ................... 420
"TO FIGHT AGAINSTTHE PEOPLE" .................................................................................... 420
"UNTIL THEY TESTIFY THAT THERE IS NONE WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH AND THAT
MUHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH, ESTABLISH THE PRAYER AND GIVE THE ZAKAT" ....... 422
''THEN, IF THEY DOTHAT, THEIR BLOOD AND WEALTH WILL BE PROTECTED FROM ME"............... 425
"EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RIGHT OF ISLAM"......................................................... 426
"AND THEIR RECKONING WILL BE WITH ALLAH, THE EXALTED".............................................. 428
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH................................ ......................................... 429
HADITH #9 "WHAT I HAVE FORBIDDEN YOU, AVOID...".......................................... 431
TAKHREEJ................................................................................................................... 432
GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE HADITH............................................................................. 432
THE CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND THE HADITH ....................................................................... 432
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA............................................................................ 433
"WHAT I HAVE FORBIDDEN YOU, STAYAWAY FROM" .......................................................... 433
"WHAT I HAVE ORDERED YOU [TO DO], DO AS MUCH OF IT AS YOU CAN." ............................... 434
"VERILY, THE PEOPLE BEFORE YOU WERE DESTROYED ONLY BECAUSE OF THEIR EXCESSIVE
QUESTIONING" ............................................................................................................ 438
"VERILY, THE PEOPLE BEFORE YOU WERE DESTROYED ONLY BECAUSE OF... THEIR DISAGREEING WITH
THEIR PROPHETS." ....................................................................................................... 441
RELATED ISSUES........................................................................................................... 444
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH......................................................................... 451
HADITH #10 "ALLAH IS PURE AND ACCEPTS ONLY...'' .............................................. 453
TAKHREEJ................................................................................................................... 454
GENERAL COMMENTSABOUTTHE HADITH ....................................................................... 454
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA............................................................................ 454
"VERILYALLAH, THE EXALTED, IS PURE"........................................................................... 455
"AND ACCEPTS ONLY THAT WHICH IS PURE".............................................................. ......... 455
"ALLAH HASCOMMANDED THE BELIEVERSTO DO THAT WHICH HE HAS COMMANDED THE
MESSENGERS." ........................................................................................................... 457
"'0 MESSENGERS! EAT OF THE GOOD THINGS AND DO RIGHT."' ........................................... 457
'"0 BELIEVERS! EAT OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED FORYOU."'.................... 458
"THEN HE [THE PROPHET (PEACE BE LJ.t'ON HIM}) MENTIONED A MAN..." ............................... 459
OTHER POINTS RELATEDTOTHIS HADITH......................................................................... 462
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HADITH #11 "LEAVE THAT WHICH MAKES YOU DOUBT..."...................................... 467
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TAKHREEJ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • •. • • .• • • • • • • •. • • • •. • • • • . .• . • • . • • .• • • •••.•• • • • . • • • • • •.• • . • • ........................... 468
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUTTHE HADITH ......................................................•••.••• •••.•••..• 468
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: AL-HASAN........•........•........•.•.......••...........•.........•.• • ••.•• ••• • • • • • • • • • • 469
"LEAVE THAT WHICH MAKES YOU DOUBT..." .•......•.•........•...........................................•..... 469
"VERILY, TRUTH IS TRANQUILLITY AND FALSEHOOD IS DOUBT." • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • 471
"RECORDED BY AL-TIRMIDHI AND AL-NASAAI. AL-TIRMIDHI SAID, 'IT IS A HASAN SAHIH HADITH."'
................................................................................................................................ 472
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . •. • • • • • • • • •..•. 478
HADITH #12 "PART OF THE PERFECTION OF A PERSON'S ISLAM IS•••" ••••••••••••••••••••• 479
SELECTED VOCABULARY •..••..• • • •............•.•. • • • • . • . • • ..••.•...•..• • . • • • . • • • • • • .• .• • . • • • • • . • • • • • • • .• • .....•..• . • • • 479
TAKHREEJ ••.•••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • •• • . • • •....•.• • • • • • • • • • • • •..• • • •..•.•. • • • .•..• • • • • . • • • • • • • ..•.• •........ •..... • • 479
GENERAL STATEMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH.•... • . •.•..........•......•......•...........................•....... 486
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA.••••••..••.••••...•.....• •..••.•.....••.•.. •......• ........................ 487
"PART OF THE PERFECTION OF THE PERSON'S ISLAM".......................................................... 487
"HIS LEAVING THAT WHICH IS OF NO CONCERN TO HIM" ....................................•................. 489
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH .........•..........•...............•.•..............•................... 491
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ...• .•.• • • •.•• ••••. • • • • • • ••.• • • • • • • • • • •••• • • • • • •• • • • • •.•. • • • • ..•.••.• •.•...•...•. •.......... 492
HADITH #13 "NONE OF YOU [TRULY] BELIEVES UNTIL..."........................................ 493
SELECTED VOCABULARY ....•...................•.•..........•.....•.••...•.................• ...•....................... 493
TAKHREEJ.••..• ••..••. • ••..............•............•......•.•...................................• .......................... 493
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ....•..........•..•.........•.... • • . • • •.......•. • . • • • • • •.. • • . • • .• • . . • • • 494
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ANAS IBN MAALIK• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••.••••..••..••..•..•..•••.• 494
"NONE OF YOU [TRULY] BELIEVES UNTIL"• • • • .• • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • • . • • 495
"HE LOVES FOR HIS BROTHER WHAT HE LOVES FOR HIMSELF."•.. • • •..• • • ..• • • • • • • • •.•..• • • • . • . • • . • . • • . • .. • • • 496
OTHER POINTS DERIVED FROM THIS HADITH •.........••.•.• • • . • .. • ...... • • • • .• • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • •..•.• • • • • • • • • • • • • 503
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH .......................•.................................................................... 505
HADITH #14 THE SANCTITY OF A MUSLIM'S BLOOD................................................ 507
SELECTED VOCABULARY ..••••..••..••••• ..••••••• • • • • • • .•• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••......• •.•..••...•..•..•........•... 507
TAKHREEJ........................•.....•..•... ••.• • • • • • • •.••••••.•.•••.•.• • • • • • •. . • . • • • • •..•..•.••..••..•..•................ 508
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ..•..••....•...... •.....•...•..•.•.. • • • . . • • . • ..• •..•. • • . • • •..•..•.. • • • . 508
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABDULLAH IBN MASOOD• . • . • . • • • • •.•...• •. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • . • • • • • • • • • •..• • • • • • • 508
"IT IS NOT LEGAL [TOSPILL] THE BLOOD OF A MUSLIM EXCEPT IN ONE OF THREE CASES" ............ 508
"THE FORNICATOR WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED LEGAL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE".............. 509
"A LIFE FOR A LIFE"• • • • .. • . •....... •..••.............. •...• ..........•........•......... • • .. • ...•.....•.. • • .•.......•...•. 513
"ONE WHO FORSAKES HIS RELIGION AND SEPARATES FROM THE COMMUNITY"...•..................... 515
OTHER CASES THAT CALL FOR THE DEATH PENALTY.........................................•.................. 516
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH •............ . • • ....••....••....•.• • • • • .• • • • • • • • • • •• ••.• • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • 520
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SUMMARY OF THE HADITH .............•..............................................•............................... S22
HADITH #15 "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ALLAH SHOULD..." ........................................ 523
SELECTED VOCABULARY ......................• ..............................• . •...................................•.... S23
TAKHREEJ..................• • • . . • ..• • • • •....•.• • •.....• • • • • ..... • . • • •...... • • . • ....... • • .......• • .........•......•.......... S24
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUTTHE HADITH . • • • • •...• • • • • • • ...•.• • • • •..... • • • •....... • • • ........•................. S24
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA•..•... • • • •....... • • •..... • • • •..... • • • • •.... • • • • • • •. • . • • • • • • .• • • • • • • • •... • • • S24
"WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ALLAH AND THE LAST DAY".............................•................•.•.......•.• S24
"SHOULD SPEAK GOOD THINGS OR KEEP SILENT" • • • • •.... • • • • • •.....• • •...... • • • • •....• • • • . • ...• • • • • •. • • • • • • • • • • S2S
"SHOULD BE COURTEOUS AND GENEROUS TO HIS NEIGHBOR" ..• • • • •..• • • • • • •.....• • • ....... • • • ....... • • • • •. S30
"SHOULD BE COURTEOUS AND GENEROUS TO HIS [TRAVELING] VISITOR" • . • . •. • • • • • .......• . • • .• . •. • • • • • . S3S
OTHER POINTS RELATEDTO THIS HADITH ....................................................•.....• .............. S39
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ...................•......•..............•............•............•.....•........•.....•... S40
HADITH #16 "DO NOT BECOME ANGRY" ................................................................ 541
SELECTEDVOCABULARY • . • .........••.........• .........•.....................•......................•..•.....•.•...•.. S41
TAKHREEJ• • • . • • • . • • .• • • • • •....• • • • • ..... • • • •..•.. • • • • • •....• • • • • •.. • • • • • • •...• . • • • • ..••.• • • • • • • •. • • • • • •.•...• • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • S41
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ........................................•........•...•...•.•........... S42
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA•.......• • • • .....• • • • • ...• • • • • •... • • • • • • •.... • • • • •...• • • • • • • • •..••• • • • .....• S42
"ADVISE ME" • • • • • • • •.. • • .• • • • ..• • • • • • • • • • • • • •..• • • • • • • • • • • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •..• • • • • • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • S42
"DO NOT BECOME ANGRY" . • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • •. • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •... • • • • • •...•. • • • •..... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •... • • • • • •....•• S43
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH •..•.•.•...••....... • • •..•....•• ....•.... • • • •••..... • • • • •..... • . • • •...•.. SS1
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . • • • • • • • . • .• • • • • • • • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SS4
HADITH #17 ''VERILY, ALLAH HAS PRESCRIBED EXCELLENCE..."............................... 555
SELECTED VOCABULARY .•.........•.........• .......•• .........•.........• .......•....... •.......... • • •....... • . • . • . • . • SSS
TAKHREEJ • • •.... • • • • • .•.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .• • • • .• • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • •..• • • • •.•... • • . • ......• • • • . • .... • • • • • • ....• • • • •. SS6
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUTTHIS HADITH • • • •.• • • • • •..•.• • • • • • . . • .• • • • • •.•.• • • • • ..... • • • • .......•..•.....• . . • • . SS6
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: SHADDAAD IBN Aus ..............•....... ...............•......•.......• •. • •.....• •.... SS6
"VERILY, ALLAH HAS PRESCRIBED EXCELLENCE IN ALL THINGS" ..........•...•........•...................... SS6
''THUS, IF YOU KILL, KILL IN A GOOD MANNER"....................................•........•..................... SS9
"IF YOU SLAUGHTER, SLAUGHTER IN A GOOD MANNER•.•"...... • • • ........ •.•..........•.•.....•............. S61
RELATED TOPICS .....................................................•............•....................• .................. S64
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH •........•...•.... • • . • ......• • • •...... • • • • • • .• • • • • • • • • •..• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • S68
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH • • ..•... • . • • ......• • • .......•..................•..• ............... • • •........•• •..... • • • • • • • S70
HADITH #18 "FEAR ALLAH WHEREVER YOU ARE..." ................................................ 571
SELECTEDVOCABULARY • • •... • . • • • •..... • • • • • ...... • • • • .....• •..... . • . • • . • .....• • • • •.....• • • • •..... • • • • •....• • • • • • • •. • • S71
TAKHREEJ....• • . • • • • .• • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • •.• • • • •. • . •. • • • •.•..•. • • • • •. • • . • • • • •.....••.......... •......• • • • •..... • • • • • • •. • • • • . • • • S72
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH •..... • • • ....... • • • ....•.. • • • • ...... • • • •.....• • •.• .....• • • •.•...• • • . • • . S73
ABOUT THE NARRATOR (I): ABU DHARR.......................•.• • .• • • • . • • • • •.•..• • • • • • • •.. • • • • • • • • . • .• • • • •..• • • • • S73
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR {II): MUAADH IBN JABAL.• • • •. • •....• • • • • •...• • • • • • • •.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • S74
"FEAR ALLAH WHEREVER YOU ARE"• • • • • • • • . • • • • • • ••...• . • • • •.....•..........•..•.....•. • • .........•........•....... S74
"AND FOLLOW UP A BAD DEED WITH A GOOD DEED AND IT WILL WIPE IT our''......................... S8S
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"ANO BEHAVETOWARD THE PEOPLE WITH A GOOD BEHAVIOR"......•.........•........•...•....•.......... 593
"AND IN SOME OF THE COPIES (OF SUNAN AL-TIRMIDHI, ITSAYS IT IS) HASAN SAHIH.11 ••• • • • • • • • • • • • 597
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH....••••••.••••••••• •.•..................................••..••...•...... 598
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ••• • . • . • • • • • • ••••••••• •..••••••.••••••••••.• •.•••• • • • • • • • •.•....••..•..••. • • . • • • . • • •.••.••.. 600
HADITH #19 "YOUNG MAN, I SHALL TEACH YOU SOME WORDS..." ........................ 601
SELECTED VOCABULARY • • •••.•••.••••.••••••••• . • • • . • • • . • • ..•••.•.•• ••••.•• • • ••.• • • • .•••...••.••..• • . • • . • • . .• • • .• • • • • • • 602
TAKHREEJ•..••••..•....••••...........................•••••••.•• ••••..............•......................................... 603
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • ••..•.....................••••.•••••..•• ••••• 605
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: IBN ABBMS•.•••••••••..••.....•.....•..•••••••• • • • • • •••.•••••• •••••.•••••••.••••• •••••••• 606
"ONE DAY I WAS RIDING BEHIND THE PROPHET (PEACE AND BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BE UPON HIM)"
................................................................................................................................ 606
"0 YOUNG MAN"......................................................................................................... 607
"I SHALL TEACH YOU SOME WORDS (OF ADVICE]"··················_:_:;·········································· 608
"BE MINDFUL OF ALLAH" .............................................................................................. 609
IIAND ALLAH WILL PROTECTYOU" ................................................................................... 610
"BE MINDFUL OF ALLAH, AND YOU WILL FIND HIM IN FRONT OF YOU".................................... 614
"IF YOU ASK, ASK OF ALLAH."......................•.....•.•...............................••..•................•..•.• 616
"IF YOU SEEK HELP, SEEK HELP IN ALLAH" ....•.••..•....• •..........•.............•.......................•....... 624
"KNOW THAT IF THE NATION WERE TO GATHER TOGETHER TO BENEFIT YOU..•" ........................ 628
''THE PENS HAVE BEEN LIFTED AND THE PAGES HAVE DRIED.11................................................ 631
THE SECOND NARRATION......................................................•...••.•.•••••••.••............••..•.••. 632
"BECOME BELOVED TO ALLAH DURING TIMES OF PROSPERITY AND HE WILL KNOW YOU IN TIMES OF
ADVERSITY." ••••••••.•••••••• • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • ••••• • • • . • .•.......•..•.•.••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••• • • • • • ••.••.••.••••.• • . 632
"REALIZETHATTHERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF GOOD IN HAVING PATIENCE OVER THOSE THINGS YOU
DISLIKE." .................................................................................................................... 635
"(REALIZE ALSO] THAT VICTORY COMES WITH PERSEVERANCE" ............................................. 640
"RELIEF ACCOMPANIES DIFFICULTIES" ........•...................................•..•..••••..•.............•..•..•• 646
"ANO EASE ACCOMPANIES HARDSHIP." ••••..••.•••• ••••.• • • • • • ••.•••...•........................• ................. 651
HADITH #20 "IF YOU FEEL NO SHAME, THEN..." ...................................................... 659
SELECTED VOCABULARY ...•.••.•.•••••.•.•••.••••..•....•.••.•.....•••••••••••.••••.••••.•• . • • • • • • • • • • • • . • •.••.•••.••.. 659
TAKHREEJ..................................................................................................................• 659
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH .......................................................................660
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU MASOOD ABDULLAH IBN UQBAH AL-ANSMRI AL-BADRI ............. 660
"FROM THE WORDS OF THE EARLIER PROPHETS THAT THE PEOPLE STILL FIND ARE"............•..•• . • • 660
"IF YOU FEEL NO SHAME, THEN DO AS YOU WISH." .•.•.•.•......•.•...•.•••••• ••••.••.••••....•••••••.•••.•.•.. 661
THE CONCEPT OF AL-HAYAA' (��I) ....•...•.................................•..••...••.•.••••.•......•.••..•... 665
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HADITH #21: SAY, "I BELIEVE IN ALLAH AND THEN STAND FIRM AND STEADFAST TO
THAT"..................................................................................................................... 679
TAKHREEJ................................................................................................................... 679
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH ...................................................................... 680
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: SUFYAAN IBN ABDULLAH.............................................................. 681
"0 MESSENGER OF ALLAH, TELL ME A STATEMENT ABOUT ISLAM SUCH THAT I WILL NOT HAVE TO ASK
ANYONE OTHER THAN YOU." .......................................................................................... 681
HE ANSWERED, "SAY, 'I BELIEVE IN ALLAH'..."................................................................... 681
"AND THEN STAND FIRM AND STEADFASTTO THAT." ........................................................... 682
THE MEANING OF /STIQAAMAH...................................................................................... 683
HADITH #22: "TELL ME IF I WERE TO PERFORM..." .................................................. 697
TAKHREEJ......................................................... .......................................................... 698
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: JAABIR IBN ABDULLAH AL-ANSAARI ................................................ 699
"TELL ME IF I WERE TO PERFORM THE OBLIGATORY [PRAYERS), FAST RAMADHAAN..."............... 699
"TREATTHE LAWFUL AS PERMISSIBLE AND TREAT THE FORBIDDEN AS PROHIBITED" ................... 700
"AND I DO NOT ADD ANYTHING TO THAT"......................................................................... 702
"WOULD I ENTER PARADISE?" HE [THE PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM)] ANSWERED, "YES." .... 703
HADITH #23: "PURIFICATION IS HALF OF FAITH..." .................................................. 709
SELECTEDVOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 710
TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... 710
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH .......................:.............................................. 711
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: AL-HAARITH IBN AASIM AL-AsHARI................................................ 711
"PURIFICATION IS HALF OF THE FAITH." ............................................................................ 712
"THE PHRASE AL-HAMDULILLAH ('ALL PRAISE BE TO ALLAH') FILLS THE SCALE."........................ 716
"THE PHRASES SUBHAANALLAAH ('HIGH IS ALLAH ABOVE EVERY IMPERFECTION AND NEED; HE IS
PURE AND PERFECT') ANDAL-HAMDULILLAH ('ALL PRAISE BE TO ALLAH') TOGETHER FILL-OR EACH
FILL-WHAT IS BETWEEN THE HEAVENS AND EARTH." ........................................................ 721
"PRAYER IS A LIGHT." ................................................................................................... 725
"CHARITY IS A PROOF."................................................................................................. 728
"PATIENCE IS A BRIGHTNESS." ........................................................................................ 732
"THE QURAN IS EITHER AN ARGUMENT FOR OR AGAINST YOU." ............................................ 734
"AND EVERYONE GOES OUT IN THE MORNING AND SELLS HIMSELF, EITHER FREEING OR DESTROYING
HIMSELF." .................................................................................................................. 736
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HADITH #24: "O MY SERVANTS, I HAVE FORBIDDEN WRONGDOING FOR MYSELF..."
. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 741
TAKHREEJ................................................................................................................... 744
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU DHARR AL-GHIFAARI............................................................. 745
FROM AMONG THE SAYINGS HE RELATES FROM HIS LORD (MAY HE BE GLORIFIED) .................... 745
"0 MY SERVANTS" ...................................................................................................... 751
"I HAVE FORBIDDEN WRONGDOING (DHULM) FOR MYSELF" ................................................. 751
"AND I HAVE MADE IT FORBIDDEN FOR YOU" ..................................................................... 757
"THEREFORE, DO NOT WRONG ONE ANOTHER."................................................................. 767
"0 MY SERVANTS, ALL OF YOU ARE LOST EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHOM I HAVE GUIDED." .............. 768
"THEREFORE, SEEK GUIDANCE FROM ME AND I WILL GUIDE YOU." ........................................ 773
"Q MY SERVANTS, ALL OF YOU ARE HUNGRY EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHOM I HAVE FED. THEREFORE,
SEEK FOOD FROM ME AND I WILL FEED YOU.11.................................................................... 775
"0 MY SERVANTS, ALL OF YOU ARE NAKED EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHOM I HAVE CLOTHED. THEREFORE,
SEEKCLOTHING FROM ME AND I WILLCLOTHEYOU.".......................................................... 777
"0 MY SERVANTS, YOU SIN BY NIGHTAND BY DAY, AND I FORGIVE ALL SINS. THEREFORE, SEEK
FORGIVENESS FROM ME AND I WILL FORGIVE YOU." ........................................................... 778
"0 MY SERVANTS, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HARM ME SO AS BRING TO ME ANY HARM, AND YOU
WILL NOT ABLE TO BENEFIT ME SO AS TO BRING ME ANY BENEFIT." ....................................... 782
"0 MY SERVANTS, IF THE FIRST AND LASTOF YOU AND THE HUMAN AND JINN OF YOU WERE AS PIOUS
AS THE MOST PIOUS HEART OF ANYONE AMONG YOU, THAT WOULD NOTADD ANYTHING TO MY
DOMINION. 0 MY SERVANTS...THAT WOULD NOT DECREASE ANYTHING FROM MY DOMINION.". 783
"0 MY SERVANTS, IF THE FIRST AND LAST OF YOU AND THE HUMAN AND JINN OF YOU WERE TO
GATHER TOGETHER ON A PIECE OF LAND AND ALL ASK OF ME...ANY MORE THAN A NEEDLE DECREASES
WHAT IS IN THE OCEAN WHEN IT IS PUT INTO IT." ............................................................... 784
"0 MY SERVANTS, IT IS BUT YOUR DEEDS THAT I RECKON FOR YOU. THEN I RECOMPENSE YOU FOR
THEM."...................................................................................................................... 785
"THE ONE WHO FINDS GOOD SHOULD GIVE PRAISES TO ALLAH." ........................................... 786
''THE ONE WHO FINDS OTHER THAN THAT SHOULD NOT BLAME ANYONE BUT HIMSELF." ............ 787
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH................. ........................................................ 790
HADITH #25 ACTS OF CHARITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795
TAKHREEJ................................................................................................................... 796
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ..................................... .................................. 797
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU DHARR............................................................................... 797
"SOME OF THE COMPANIONS OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PEACE AND BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BE
UPON HIM) SAID..."...................................................................................................... 798
"THEY ALSO GIVE IN CHARITY FROM THEIR EXTRAWEALTH." ................................................. 800
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"HAS NOTALLAH MADE THINGS FOR YOU TO DO IN CHARITY?"........................................... . . 801
" VERILY, EVERY TASBEEHAH IS A CHARITABLEACT, EVERY TAKBEERAH IS A CHARITABLEACT, EVERY
TAHMEEDAH IS A CHARITABLE ACT,,EVERY TAHLEELAH IS A CHARITABLE ACT." .....• • • • .• • • • • . • • •... • • • • 804
"ORDERING GOOD IS A CHARITABLE ACT, FORBIDDING EVIL IS A CHARITABLE ACT"•...• ............. •.. 805
"HAVING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH YOUR WIFE IS A CHARITABLE ACT." • • • • • . • • • ...................... 806
"THEYSAID, '0 MESSENGER OF ALLAH, WHEN ONE OF US FULFILLS HIS DESIRE, HE WILL HAVE A
REWARD FOR THAT?'• • •" ............................................................................................... 808
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ... ............................ ............. ............................. 809
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ....... . . . ............. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... . . . . ................. . . ...... ..... .. . ..... .. ... . . 812
HADITH #26 A CHARITABLE ACT UPON EVERY BONE ....... . . . ........ ..... . ...................... 813
SELECTEDVOCABULARY......................................................••.....•.... • •....• • ................•..... 813
TAKHREEJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH •. •.....• .................•..........................•....•• .•......•.. 815
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA.............................................•.....•........................ 816
"EVERY JOINT OF EVERYONE HAS UPON IT A [RECOMMENDED] CHARITY FOR EVERY DAY UPON WHICH
THE SUN RISES." ....................• •.. • • • • • • • • • .• • • • •. • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •..• • • • . . • . • • ..•••..•... • • ••.. • • • • • • • • • • • • 816
"BRINGING ABOUTJUSTICE BETWEEN TWO IS AN ACT OF CHARITY."..........................•............ 822
"HELPING A MAN GET ON HIS MOUNT... IS A CHARITABLE ACT." •...........•......•......................•. 823
"A GOOD WORD IS A CHARITABLE ACT" ......... .. ..... . ... ... .. ...... . . ................. . . . . ..... . ....... .. . . . . ... 823
"EVERY STEP YOU TAKE TOWARD THE PRAYER IS A CHARITABLE ACT."• • • • . • • • • • • • •. • ........•...•.•...•... 824
"AND REMOVING A HARMFULTHING FROM THE PATH IS A CHARITABLE ACT".....• • • .......... •.......• 824
THE DHUHA PRAYER..................................................................................................... 825
HADITH #27 "RIGHTEOUSNESS IS GOOD CHARACTER..."......................................... 831
TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... 832
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUTTHE HADITH • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • •.......• •.•.•.. • • . • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 834
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR (I): AL-NAWWAAS IBN SAMAAN ..................................................... 834
ABOUT THE NARRATOR (II): WAABISAH IBN MABAD .......................................................... 834
"RIGHTEOUSNESS IS GOOD CHARACTER." ......................................................................... 834
"SIN ISTHATWHICH WAVERS IN YOUR SOUL AND WHICH YOU DISLIKE THE PEOPLE FINDING OUT
ABOUT." ...................................................................:• • • • • • • • • • • •.•..••......• • •• • • • •..••.•..• • • . • • • • 844
HE SAID, "You HAVE COME TO ASK ABOUT RIGHTEOUSNESS AND SINFULNESS?" ...................... 845
"CONSULTYOUR HEART."•. • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 846
"RIGHTEOUSNESS IS... AND SIN IS..." ............................................................................... 846
"EVEN IF THE PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN YOU [THEIR] VERDICT ON IT AND [CONTINUE] TO GIVE YOU [THEIR]
VERDICT." .......... ............. .......... . . . . ... . . . . ............ . . ..... .. . . . . .................. . . . . . ... . .. . . . . .. . ......... 847
"THIS IS A HASAN HADITH. WE HAVETRANSMITIED IT IN THETWO MUSNADS OF THETWO IMAMS
AHMAD IBN HANBALAND AL-DAARIMI WITH A GOOD (HASAN) CHAIN." • • • • •... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 852
OTHER POINTS RELATEDTOTHIS HADITH......................................................................... 855
SUMMARYOF THE HADITH ... • • . • • • • .• • • • • • • • .• • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ........... •.......• • • • • • • • • .• • • • • • • . • • • • 856
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HADITH #28 "I ADVISE YOU TO HAVE TAQWA..." .................................................... 857
SELECTED VOCABULARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857
TAKHREEJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . .. .. .. . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. . .. .... ... ... 858
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 859
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: AL-IRBAAD IBN SAARIYAH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 859
THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PEACE BE UPON HIM) DELIVERED AN ADMONITION... .................... 860
"IT IS AS IF IT WERE A FAREWELL ADMONITION, so ADVISE us." ............................................ 863
"I ADVISE YOU TO HAVE TAQWA OF ALLAH" ...................................................................... 863
"To LISTEN AND OBEY". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864
"EVEN IF A SLAVE IS A LEADER OVER YOU." .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... ... . . . ... 870
"CERTAINLY, THE ONE WHO WILL LIVES AMONG YOU WILL SEE LOTS OF DIFFERENCES." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 872
"So STICK TO MY SUNNAH". .. .. .. .. ..... . . .. .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 873
"AND THE SUNNAH OF THE RIGHT-PRINCIPLED AND RIGHTLY-GUIDED SUCCESSORS." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 874
"BITE ONTO THAT WITH YOUR MOLAR TEETH." .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .... . .. ....... .. .. . .. . . ... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 881
"AND AVOID NEWLY-INTRODUCED MATTERS." .................................................................. 882
"AND EVERY HERESY IS A GOING ASTRAY (DHALAALAH)." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 887
"I LEFT YOU ALL ON A CLEAR MATTER, WHOSE NIGHT IS LIKE ITS DAY [WITH RESPECTTO CLARITY). NO
ONE STRAYS FROM ITAFTER ME BUTTHE DESTROYED ONE." . .. .. . . . .... .. ... .. .. ... . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. ... ... . . . 888
RECORDED BY ABU DAAWOOD... .................................................................................... 889
HADITH #29: ''TELL ME AN ACT WHICH...''............................................................... 893
TAKHREEJ................................................................................................................... 895
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ....................................................................... 896
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: MUAADH IBN JABAL .................................................................... 896
"INFORM ME OF AN ACT WHICH WILL ENTER ME INTO PARADISE AND KEEP ME AWAY FROM THE
FIRE.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 896
"You HAVE ASKED ABOUTA GREAT MATTER" .. .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 897
"BUT IT IS EASY FOR WHOMEVER ALLAH, EXALTED BE HE, MAKES IT EASY" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898
"[You SHOULD] WORSHIP ALLAH... THE HOUSE." . .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . .... . . . . . . 899
"SHALL I NOT INFORM YOU OF THE GATES TO GOODNESS?". . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 899
"FASTING [WHICH) IS A SHIELD" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900
"CHARITY [WHICH] EXTINGUISHES THE SINS LIKE WATER EXTINGUISHES A FIRE" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 901
"THE PRAYER OF A MAN IN THE DEPTHS OF THE NIGHT. • • THEY USED TO DO." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 902
"SHALL I NOT INFORM YOU OF THE HEAD OF THE MATTER. . ."................................................ 906
"THE HEAD OF THE MATTER IS SUBMISSION [TO ALLAH)." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. . . . .. . . ... ... .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . 906
"ITS PILLAR IS THE PRAYER."........................................................................................... 906
"ITS APEX IS JIHAD." . . ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. ... .. . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .... . . . .. .. . .. . . . .... . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . 907
"SHALL I NOT INFORM YOU OF WHAT CONTROLS THAT?. . ." .................................................. 912
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ... .. . . .. ... . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915
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HADITH #30 "ALLAH HAS PRESCRIBED THE OBLIGATORY DEEDS..." ........................ 917
SELECTEDVOCABULARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917
TAKHREEJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... . . . . . . . . . . 921
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU THALABA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . ... . ..... .. .. . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922
RECORDED BY AL-DAARAQUTNI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924
HADITH #31 "BE ALOOF FROM THE WORLD..." ....................................................... 925
SELECTED VOCABULARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925
TAKHREEJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 925
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: SAHL IBN SAAD AL-SAA'IDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930
RECORDED BY IBN MAAJAH . . . . . . . . . . ..... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. 931
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 931
HADITH #32 ''THERE IS NOT TO BE ANY CAUSING OF HARM..." ..............................933
SELECTED VOCABULARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933
TAKHREEJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 934
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... . . . . . . . . . . ..... 934
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU SAEED AL-KHUDRI . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935
"THERE IS NOT TO BE ANY CAUSING OF HARM NOR IS THERE TO BE ANY RECIPROCATING OF HARM."
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935
THE CONCEPT OF A FIQH MAXIM (QAAIDAH FIQHIYA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946
"MALIK ALSO RECORDED IT... "........................................................................................ 951
OTHER POINTS DERIVED FROM THIS HADITH .................................................................... 952
HADITH #33 "WERE PEOPLE TO BE GIVEN..." .......................................................... 956
TAKHREEJ . . . . . . .. . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 957
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ....................................................................... 957
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: IBN ABBAAS............................................................................... 958
"WERE PEOPLE TO BE GIVEN ACCORDING TO THEIR CLAIMS, MEN WOULD CLAIM THE PEOPLE'S
WEALTH AND BLOOD.".................................................................................................. 958
"BUTTHE BURDEN OF PROOF IS UPON THE PLAINTIFF" . ... . . ... . . . ... . . . . .. . . ..... . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 959
"THETAKING OF AN OATH IS UPON THE ONE WHO DENIES (THE ALLEGATION]." . . . . . . . . ... . . . ... . . . . . . . 970
RECORDED BY AL-BAIHAQI ............................................................................................. 977
OTHER POINTS DERIVED FROM THIS HADITH .................................................................... 978
HADITH #34 "WHOEVER OF YOU SEES AN EVIL..." .................................................. 982
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GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 983
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU SAEED AL-KHUDRI . .. . . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 983
"WHOEVER OF YOU SEES AN EVIL" . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 984
"THEN HE MUST CHANGE IT WITH HIS HAND" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . 989
"IF HE IS NOT ABLE TO DO so" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 992
"THEN [HE MUST CHANGE IT] WITH HIS TONGUE". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . 1001
"AND IF HE IS NOT ABLE TO DO SO, THEN [HE MUST CHANGE IT] WITH HIS HEART." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1006
"AND THAT IS THE SLIGHTEST [EFFECT OF] FAITH." . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1011
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . 1018
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023
HADITH #35 "DO NOT BE ENVIOUS OF ONE ANOTHER..." ..................................... 1024
SELECTED VOCABULARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1024
TAKHREEJ .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . .. . 1025
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . . 1026
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 1026
"Do NOT BE ENVIOUS OF ONE ANOTHER" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1026
"DO NOT ARTIFICIALLY RAISE PRICES AGAINST ONE ANOTHER" . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1037
"DO NOT HATE ONE ANOTHER" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1039
"DO NOT TURN ONE'S BACK ON EACH OTHER" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1042
"Do NOT UNDERCUT ONE ANOTHER IN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS.". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1046
"AND BE, [OJ SERVANTS OF ALLAH, BRETHREN." . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 1050
"A MUSLIM IS THE BROTHER OF A MUSLIM." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1051
"HE DOES NOT WRONG HIM." . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1052
"HE DOES NOT FAIL HIM [WHEN HE NEEDS HIM]." . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1053
"HE DOES NOT LIE TO HIM.11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 1056
"AND HE DOES NOT SHOW CONTEMPT FOR HIM." . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1057
"PIETY IS HERE"-AND HE POINTED TO HIS CHEST THREE TIMES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1058
"IT IS ENOUGH OF EVIL FOR A PERSON TO HOLD HIS BROTHER MUSLIM IN CONTEMPT." . . . . . . . . . . . 1060
"ALL OF A MUSLIM IS INVIOLABLE TO ANOTHER MUSLIM: HIS BLOOD, HIS WEALTH AND HIS HONOR."
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1061
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH....................................................................... 1069
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1072
HADITH #36 "WHOEVER RELIEVES A BELIEVER..." ................................................. 1074
SELECTED VOCABULARY .............................................................................................. 1075
TAKHREEJ . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 1076
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ..................................................................... 1076
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA.......................................................................... 1077
"WHOEVER RELIEVES A BELIEVER'S DISTRESS OF THE DISTRESSFUL ASPECTS OF THIS WORLD, ALLAH
WILL RESCUE HIM FROM A DIFFICULTY OF THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE HEREAFTER." .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . 1077
"WHOEVER ALLEVIATES [THE SITUATION OF) ONE IN DIRE STRAITS WHO CANNOT REPAY HIS DEBT,
ALLAH WILL ALLEVIATE HIS LOT IN BOTH THIS WORLD AND THE HEREAFTER." ......................... 1080
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"WHOEVER CONCEALS [THE FAULTS OF) A MUSLIM, ALLAH WILL CONCEAL [HIS FAULTS) IN THIS LIFE
AND THE HEREAFTER."................................................................................................ 1082
"ALLAH IS HELPING THE SERVANT AS LONG AS THE SERVANT IS HELPING HIS BROTHER." . . . . . . . . . . . 1087
"WHOEVER FOLLOWSA PATH IN ORDER TO SEEK KNOWLEDGE THEREBY, ALLAH WILL MAKE EASY FOR
HIM, DUE TO IT, A PATH TO PARADISE.". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1089
"No PEOPLE GATHER TOGETHER IN A HOUSE OF THE HOUSES OF ALLAH, RECITING THE BOOK OF
ALLAH AND STUDYING IT AMONG THEMSELVES.. ." ............................................................ 1093
"WHOEVER IS SLOWED BY HIS DEEDS WILL NOT BE HASTENED FORWARD BY HIS LINEAGE."....... 1098
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 1100
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1103
HADITH #37 "ALLAH RECORDED THE GOOD DEEDS..." .......................................... 1104
SELECTED VOCABULARY . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. 1105
T
AKHREEJ . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1106
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1106
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: IBN ABBAAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1106
ON THE AUTHORITY OF IBN ABBAAS: ON THE AUTHORITY OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (MAY
ALLAH'S BLESSING AND PEACE BE UPON HIM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1107
FROM AMONG THE SAYINGS THAT HE RELATED FROM HIS LORD (GLORIFIED AND EXALTED BE HE)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1108
"VERILY, ALLAH RECORDED THE GOOD DEEDS AND THE EVIL DEEDS." . . . . . . .. . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 1108
"THEN HE CLARIFIED HOW [THAT RECORDING SHOULD OCCUR:) WHOEVER DECIDED TO DO A GOOD
DEED BUT HE DID NOT DO IT, ALLAH RECORDS ITWITH HIM AS A COMPLETE GOOD DEED" . . . . . . . . 1109
"AND IF HE DECIDED TO DO IT AND ACTUALLY DID IT, ALLAH RECORDS IT WITH HIM AS TEN GOOD
DEEDS UPTOSEVEN HUNDRED TIMES UP TO MANYTIMES OVER.". . . . . .. . . .. .. .. . . ... . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 1118
"IF HE DECIDED TO DO AN EVIL DEED BUT HE DID NOT DO IT, ALLAH RECORDS IT WITH HIM AS ONE
COMPLETE GOOD DEED." . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1120
"IF HE DECIDED TO DO IT AND HE ACTUALLY DID IT, ALLAH RECORDS IT AS ONE EVIL DEED." . . . . . . 1122
"ALLAH OBLITERATES [THAT EVIL). AND ALLAH DOES NOT PUT ANYONE TO DESTRUCTION EXCEPT FOR
ONE WHO ISTO BE DESTROYED.". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1125
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 1126
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ..........................................................................................1128
HADITH #38 "WHOEVER SHOWS ENMITY TO..." ................................................... 1130
SELECTEDVOCABULARY .............................................................................................. 1130
TAKHREEJ .. . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 1131
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1132
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA.......................................................................... 1133
"ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY HAS SAID" .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 1133
"WHOEVER HAS MUTUAL ANIMOSITY WITH A FRIEND (AR., WAL/) OF MINE." . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1133
"I DECLARE WAR UPON HIM.11. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1139
"MY SERVANT DOES NOT DRAW NEAR TO ME WITH ANYTHING MORE LOVED BY ME THAN THE
RELIGIOUS DUTIES I HAVE IMPOSED UPON HIM." . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 1146
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"MY SERVANT CONTINUES TO DRAW NEAR TO ME WITH SUPEREROGATORY WORKS SO THAT I SHALL
LOVE HIM."............................................................................................................... 1150
"WHEN I LOVE HIM, I AM HIS HEARING WITH WHICH HE HEARS, HIS SEEING WITH WHICH HE SEES, HIS
HANDWITH WHICH HE STRIKES, AND HIS FOOTWITH WHICH HE WALKS."... . . . . . . . . ..... ... . . . . . . . . . . . 1156
"WERE HE TO ASK [SOMETHING) OF ME, I WOULD SURELY GIVE ITTO HIM; AND WERE HE TO ASK ME
FOR REFUGE, I WOULD SURELY GRANT HIM IT." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 1170
"AND I DO NOT HESITATE TO DO ANYTHING AS I HESITATE TO TAKE THE SOUL OF THE BELIEVER, FOR
HE HATESDEATH AND I HATETO HARM HIM.11.................................................................. 1172
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH .......................................................................................... 1182
HADITH #39 "ALLAH HAS PARDONED..."............................................................... 1184
TAKHREEJ ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1184
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: IBN ABBAAS............................................................................. 1204
"ALLAH HAS PARDONED"............................................................................................. 1204
"FOR MY NATION" ..................................................................................................... 1217
"[WHAT IS DONE) MISTAKENLY".................................................................................... 1220
"[WHAT IS DONE) OUT OF FORGETFULNESS".................................................................... 1225
"[WHAT IS DONE) UNDER DURESS"................................................................................ 1230
RELATED FIQH ISSUES................................................................................................. 1241
SOME CONCLUSIONS.................................................................................................. 1253
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH .......................................................................................... 1254
HADITH #40 "BE IN THE WORLD LIKE A STRANGER..." .......................................... 1256
TAKHREEJ . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . 1257
ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABDULLAH IBN UMAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 1258
"TOOK HOLD OF MY SHOULDER"................................................................................... 1258
"BE IN THE WORLD. . ."................................................................................................ 1260
"LIKE A STRANGER". .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1269
"OR" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1270
"A TRAVELER ALONG A PATH"....................................................................................... 1271
"COUNT YOURSELF AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE GRAVE.". . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . 1273
IBN UMAR WOULD SAY, "IF YOU SURVIVE TILL THE LATE AFTERNOON..." ............................... 1274
"TAKE FROM YOUR HEALTH FOR YOUR SICKNESS... " .......................................................... 1276
"FOR CERTAINLY, YOU DO NOT KNOW, 0 SERVANT OF ALLAH, WHAT YOUR NAME WILL BE
TOMORROW."........................................................................................................... 1284
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1285
HADITH #41 "NONE OF YOU TRULY BELIEVES UNTIL..." ........................................ 1286
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Table of Contents
SELECTED VOCABULARY .....•..•............... • • • • • • • • • ••.••••••....•.••• • • • • • • ..•.....•.• • • •• •.........•.•••••....• 1286
TAKHREEJ •...... • • • • . . • • . . • • • • • . •..............................•......................•..............•.• • • • .•....•... • • • • • 1286
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUTTHE HADITH •..........•...•......•.•..........•.•.•......................... • •.. 1292
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ABDULLAH IBN AMR IBN AL-AS.....•......•.•....•.......•.•..•• •...•.....•.• • • •. • 1296
"WE HAVE NARRATED IT IN THE BOOK, AL-HUJJAH..•"..........................•........ • • •. • . •...•...•• • ••• 1297
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ...... • ••...........•. • • • •• • . •...•.•.• • • • • • • • • • •.... • • •. • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 1298
HADITH #42 "O SON OF ADAM, AS LONG AS YOU CALL ON ME..."........................ 1300
SELECTED VOCABULARY .•..•...................•...••......•.... • • • • • . • •..••..... • .. • • • • • • ........... • . • • • • •• • • • •.... 1300
TAKHREEJ • • • • • • • • • • . • ........... • •..............•.........•.•......•..•................•.••.......... • • • • • • .......... • • • • • 1301
GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH .....•...• • • • • • .•........•.•.•..•..........• ..............•.•.•...... 1304
ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ANAS IBN MAALIK. • • .•• • • .• • • • • • • • •...•.• .• • • • • • •.........•.• •••.......•...•..•....... 1305
"ALLAH, BLESSED AND MOST HIGH, SAID" ....•...............•.•............•...............••............•••. 1305
"0 SON OF ADAM" ......•.......••• • • • • • ••.•....• • • • • •. • • •. • • • • • • •••..• • . • • . • • •••.......•.•.• ••••......•.•..•••• ••.... 1305
"As LONG AS YOU CALL UPON ME" • • • • • •• • • •...•...... • • ..•.................•....................... • . •...•...•.• 1306
"AND PUT YOUR HOPE IN ME"• • • • • • • • • • • ..... • • • • . • • • • • • • • .••.• • • • . • • • •• • • • • • • ••..• • • • • • • • • • • •. • .... • • • • • • • • • • •...• 1308
"I HAVE FORGIVEN YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND I DO NOT MIND.".•.. • • • . •. • • •••• • • • • • • • •. • • 1312
"IF YOUR SINS WERE TO REACH THE CLOUDS" ................................•............ • .....• .........• • • •. 1312
"THEN YOU WOULD SEEK MY FORGIVENESS, I WOULD FORGIVE YOU."•... • .• • • • • . • ......... • • • • • • •..... 1312
"IF YOU WERE TO COME TO ME WITH... AND YOU WOULD THEN MEET ME WITHOUT ASCRIBING ANY
PARTNERSWITH ME•.." ...•.• ................................•.................................. • • ••• •...........••.• 1318
OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •.••... • • • • • • • • .•........•.•.• • • • .......•.• • • • • • • . ••.. 1320
SUMMARY OF THE HADITH • • • •........ • • . . • . • •..........•..........•.•.....................•..............•.•.•..... 1323
EPILOGUE ............................................................................................................. 1324
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ........................................................................................... 1328
GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................ 1350
BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................... 1364
REFERENCES IN ENGLISH.............................................................................................. 1364
REFERENCES IN ARABIC ............................................................................................... 1366
LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................... 1392
QURANIC VERSES CITED ....................................................................................... 1394
GENERAL INDEX.................................................................................................... 1404
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Hadith #21 : Say, "I believe in Allah and Remain Steadfast"
Hadith #2 1 :
Say, "I believe in Allah and then Stand Firm and
Steadfast to that"
.... oi o J ,,, ,,, ,,,, ,,,.. J ,.,. ,,,
��::·..li �� !4T Ji Jli �� 1�i � J�i
On the authority of Abu Amr- and it also said Abu
Amrah--- Sufyaan ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased
with him) who said: I said, "0 Messenger of Allah, tell me
a statement about Islam such that I will not have to ask
anyone other than you." He answered, "Say, 'I believe in
Allah,' and then stand firm and steadfast to that."
(Recorded by Muslim.)
'i� - "a statement, words"
JLI - "I ask"
<..ic - "about it"
�Ji:. - "other than you"
w;..l - "I have believed"
Selected Vocabulary
�I - "being steadfast, upright," see below for complete definition
Takhree
j
This is an authentic hadith. It was recorded through a number of chains
from Sufyaan ibn Abdullah. Muslim, Ahmad, ibn Mandah in al-Imaan, ibn
Hibbaan, al-Baihaqi and others recorded it on the authority of Urwah ibn al
Zubair from Sufyaan. Muslim recorded this hadith and noted that the wording
from Abu Usaamah is, "ask anyone after you," rather than, "ask anyone other
than you."1 Furthermore, the wording in some of the published editions of
1 See al-Nawawi, Sharh Saheeh, vol. 1 , p. 64. This is another example of how careful Imam
Muslim was when it came to recording the exact words ofthe different narrators.
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