[{"num": 1, "day": 1, "slug": "mercy-prevails", "name": "My mercy prevails over My wrath", "epithet": "Mercy above all", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah"], "theme": "Before creating, Allah wrote and pledged to Himself that His mercy outstrips His wrath.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 2, "day": 2, "slug": "he-denied-and-reviled-me", "name": "He denied Me and reviled Me", "epithet": "The Lord who can recreate", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tawhid"], "theme": "The son of Adam denies the resurrection and ascribes a son to Allah; He answers with His power and oneness.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 3, "day": 3, "slug": "my-servant-believes-in-me", "name": "My servant believes in Me", "epithet": "Who sent the rain?", "narrator": "Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhaniyy (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah"], "theme": "After rain, hearts divide: the one who thanks Allah believes, the one who credits the stars denies.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 4, "day": 4, "slug": "do-not-curse-time", "name": "Do not curse time", "epithet": "I turn the night and the day", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah"], "theme": "To curse fate and time is to wrong the One who alone turns the night and the day.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 5, "day": 5, "slug": "free-of-partners", "name": "Free of all need of partners", "epithet": "On sincerity and showing off", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Allah is so self-sufficient that He leaves the one who associates others in worship to his shirk.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 6, "day": 6, "slug": "the-first-to-be-judged", "name": "The first to be judged", "epithet": "When good is done to be seen", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "The reciter, the giver, the one who fought, if they acted to be praised, their deeds are ashes.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 7, "day": 7, "slug": "the-shepherd-on-the-peak", "name": "The shepherd on the peak", "epithet": "The delight of your Lord", "narrator": "Uqbah ibn Amir (ra)", "source": "an-Nasa'i", "grade": "", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Allah delights at the lone shepherd who answers the call to prayer in the empty wild.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 8, "day": 8, "slug": "the-prayer-i-divided", "name": "The prayer I have divided", "epithet": "The dialogue of al-Fatiha", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Allah divided the prayer between Himself and His servant; to each line of al-Fatiha, He responds.", "fiqh_sensitive": true, "handling": "Frame as the living dialogue of al-Fatiha between the servant and Allah, not the fiqh of recitation."}, {"num": 9, "day": 9, "slug": "the-first-deed-judged", "name": "The first deed to be judged", "epithet": "The prayer first", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "at-Tirmidhi", "grade": "", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "The first of a servant's deeds to be reckoned is the prayer; if it is sound, the rest follows.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 10, "day": 10, "slug": "fasting-is-mine", "name": "Fasting is Mine", "epithet": "The reward only He knows", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Fasting is for Allah alone, hidden from people, and He Himself is its reward.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 11, "day": 11, "slug": "spend-and-i-will-spend", "name": "Spend, and I will spend on you", "epithet": "The hand of Allah is full", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Give, son of Adam, and Allah's giving in return never diminishes.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 12, "day": 12, "slug": "be-easy-and-be-forgiven", "name": "Be easy, and be forgiven", "epithet": "He pardoned his debtors", "narrator": "Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah", "akhlaq"], "theme": "A man whose only good was leniency to those who owed him; Allah, more entitled to pardon, forgave him.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 13, "day": 13, "slug": "wealth-will-overflow", "name": "A time of overflowing provision", "epithet": "Trust the promise", "narrator": "Adiyy ibn Hatim (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "The Prophet foretells a day of such abundance and safety that no one will accept charity.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 14, "day": 14, "slug": "angels-seeking-gatherings", "name": "The angels who seek the gatherings", "epithet": "Where Allah is remembered", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Roving angels find the circles of remembrance, and Allah forgives all who sat there, even the passerby.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 15, "day": 15, "slug": "as-my-servant-thinks", "name": "I am as My servant thinks I am", "epithet": "Nearness in remembrance", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Allah meets the servant's expectation of Him, and draws near as the servant draws near.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 16, "day": 16, "slug": "how-deeds-are-recorded", "name": "How the deeds are recorded", "epithet": "The arithmetic of mercy", "narrator": "Ibn 'Abbas (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari and Muslim", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "An intended good is written, a done good multiplied, an intended evil left undone still a good.", "fiqh_sensitive": false, "related": [{"to": "arbain/hadith-37-good-and-bad-deeds", "label": "How Allah Records Deeds", "note": "the same accounting, in the 40 of an-Nawawi"}]}, {"num": 17, "day": 17, "slug": "forbidden-oppression", "name": "I have forbidden oppression", "epithet": "O My servants", "narrator": "Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tawhid"], "theme": "Allah forbade injustice to Himself; all of us depend on Him; our deeds are returned to us in full.", "fiqh_sensitive": false, "related": [{"to": "arbain/hadith-24-prohibition-of-oppression", "label": "O My Servants", "note": "this very hadith, in the 40 of an-Nawawi"}]}, {"num": 18, "day": 18, "slug": "i-fell-ill-you-did-not-visit", "name": "I fell ill and you did not visit Me", "epithet": "Allah at the bedside", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah", "akhlaq"], "theme": "In the sick, the hungry, and the thirsty you would have found Allah waiting.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 19, "day": 19, "slug": "pride-is-my-cloak", "name": "Pride is My cloak", "epithet": "The one robe we may not wear", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "Abu Dawud", "grade": "", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Greatness belongs to Allah alone; whoever contends with Him for it, He casts down.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 20, "day": 20, "slug": "gates-opened-except-the-quarreling", "name": "The gates opened, except for two at odds", "epithet": "Reconcile first", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["akhlaq", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Forgiveness is offered to all twice a week, except those between whom there is rancour.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 21, "day": 21, "slug": "three-whose-adversary-i-shall-be", "name": "Three whose adversary I shall be", "epithet": "A fearful warning", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["akhlaq", "aqeedah"], "theme": "The one who betrays a covenant in Allah's name, sells a free person, or withholds a worker's wage.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 22, "day": 22, "slug": "do-not-belittle-yourself", "name": "Do not belittle yourself", "epithet": "Courage for the truth", "narrator": "Abu Sa'id (ra)", "source": "Ibn Majah", "grade": "", "focus": ["akhlaq", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "None should hold back from speaking a truth he should speak, out of fear of people.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 23, "day": 23, "slug": "those-who-love-through-my-glory", "name": "Those who love one another for My glory", "epithet": "Under His shade", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["akhlaq", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "On the Day of Resurrection: where are those who loved one another for Allah's sake? In His shade.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 24, "day": 24, "slug": "when-allah-loves-a-servant", "name": "When Allah loves a servant", "epithet": "Loved in the heavens and the earth", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Allah loves him, tells Gabriel, the heavens love him, and acceptance is laid for him on earth.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 25, "day": 25, "slug": "enmity-to-my-friend", "name": "Enmity to a friend of Mine", "epithet": "Drawing near", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Whoever opposes a devoted servant, Allah declares war; nearness comes through the obligations, then the voluntary.", "fiqh_sensitive": false, "related": [{"to": "arbain/hadith-38-the-friends-of-allah", "label": "The Friends of Allah", "note": "the same hadith, in the 40 of an-Nawawi"}]}, {"num": 26, "day": 26, "slug": "the-best-of-my-devoted", "name": "The servant I most favour", "epithet": "Light of provision, rich in worship", "narrator": "Abu Umamah (ra)", "source": "at-Tirmidhi", "grade": "", "focus": ["tazkiyah"], "theme": "A believer of little wealth and much prayer, obscure among people, content with his Lord.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 27, "day": 27, "slug": "the-souls-of-the-martyrs", "name": "The souls of the martyrs", "epithet": "Green birds by the Throne", "narrator": "Masruq (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah"], "theme": "The slain in Allah's path live on; their souls roam Paradise, asking only to return and give all again.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 28, "day": 28, "slug": "the-man-with-the-wound", "name": "Despair, and a door closed", "epithet": "The gravity of losing hope", "narrator": "Jundub ibn Abdullah (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "A man could not bear his wound and took his own life; a solemn warning against despairing of Allah.", "fiqh_sensitive": false, "handling": "Handle with great gentleness; centre on the gravity of despairing of Allah's mercy and trusting Him in pain, not on the act. Point any struggling reader toward hope and help."}, {"num": 29, "day": 29, "slug": "reward-of-the-bereaved", "name": "The reward of My faithful servant", "epithet": "When I take a beloved", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "For the believer who loses someone dear and meets it with patience seeking Allah, the reward is Paradise.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 30, "day": 30, "slug": "love-to-meet-allah", "name": "Whoever loves to meet Allah", "epithet": "And He loves to meet him", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari and Malik", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Allah meets the servant as the servant longs, or dreads, to meet Him.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 31, "day": 31, "slug": "who-swore-i-would-not-forgive", "name": "Who swore I would not forgive?", "epithet": "Never despair of another", "narrator": "Jundub (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "A man declared Allah would not forgive someone; Allah forgave that someone and undid the swearer's deeds.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 32, "day": 32, "slug": "the-one-who-feared", "name": "The man who feared, and was forgiven", "epithet": "Fear that saves", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "A great sinner asked to be burnt and scattered out of awe of Allah; Allah forgave him for that fear.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 33, "day": 33, "slug": "my-servant-knew-he-has-a-lord", "name": "He knew he has a Lord who forgives", "epithet": "Sin, return, repeat, forgiven", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "However often the servant sins and turns back knowing his Lord forgives, Allah keeps forgiving him.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 34, "day": 34, "slug": "mercy-greater-than-sins", "name": "However great your sins", "epithet": "Forgiveness to the clouds and beyond", "narrator": "Anas (ra)", "source": "at-Tirmidhi", "grade": "", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Call on Me with hope and I forgive whatever; meet Me without shirk and I meet you with pardon as vast.", "fiqh_sensitive": false, "related": [{"to": "arbain/hadith-42-the-vastness-of-forgiveness", "label": "The Vastness of Forgiveness", "note": "the same hadith, in the 40 of an-Nawawi"}]}, {"num": 35, "day": 35, "slug": "our-lord-descends", "name": "Our Lord descends each night", "epithet": "Who will call on Me?", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "In the last third of the night Allah calls: who asks, that I may give; who repents, that I may forgive.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 36, "day": 36, "slug": "the-believers-intercede", "name": "The believers seek intercession", "epithet": "The Day of the great gathering", "narrator": "Anas (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah"], "theme": "The long Day of Resurrection, the seeking of intercession, and the mercy that follows.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 37, "day": 37, "slug": "what-no-eye-has-seen", "name": "What no eye has seen", "epithet": "The reward He has prepared", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari, Muslim, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Allah has prepared for His righteous servants what no eye has seen, no ear heard, no heart imagined.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 38, "day": 38, "slug": "paradise-and-the-fire-shown", "name": "Paradise and the Fire, shown to Gabriel", "epithet": "Wrapped in what the soul resists or craves", "narrator": "Abu Hurayrah (ra)", "source": "at-Tirmidhi", "grade": "", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "Paradise is ringed with hardships, the Fire with desires; the test lies on the way to each.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 39, "day": 39, "slug": "paradise-and-hell-disputed", "name": "Paradise and Hell-fire disputed", "epithet": "Mercy and justice, each filled", "narrator": "Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (ra)", "source": "Muslim", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah"], "theme": "Allah's mercy and His justice each find their people, and to each He says: you are Mine.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}, {"num": 40, "day": 40, "slug": "the-greatest-gift", "name": "O inhabitants of Paradise", "epithet": "His pleasure, and the sight of Him", "narrator": "Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (ra)", "source": "al-Bukhari", "grade": "sahih (agreed upon)", "focus": ["aqeedah", "tazkiyah"], "theme": "After every delight, Allah grants the people of Paradise His good pleasure, never to be angry again.", "fiqh_sensitive": false}]