Buruja

Hadith

The 40 Hadith of Imam an-Nawawi

The most widely taught hadith primer in the ummah: forty-two foundational hadith on faith, sincerity, and character, one a day.

One a day, in your calendar
  1. 1Actions are by intentionsThe hadith of sincerity · 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (ra)
  2. 2Islam, Iman, and IhsanThe hadith of Jibril · 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (ra)
  3. 3Islam is built on fiveThe foundations of the deen · Ibn 'Umar (ra)
  4. 4Your creation and your decreeThe hadith of qadar · Ibn Mas'ud (ra)
  5. 5Whoever invents in our affairWorship as it was taught · 'A'ishah (ra)
  6. 6The clear and the doubtfulGuarding the heart · an-Nu'man ibn Bashir (ra)
  7. 7The religion is sincerityNaseehah to all · Tamim ad-Dari (ra)
  8. 8The testimony that protectsThe weight of the shahada · Ibn 'Umar (ra)
  9. 9What I command, do what you canA merciful religion · Abu Hurayrah (ra)
  10. 10Allah is Good and accepts only goodPure to the Pure · Abu Hurayrah (ra)
  11. 11Leave what makes you doubtThe peace of certainty · al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (ra)
  12. 12Leaving what does not concern youThe beauty of a person's Islam · Abu Hurayrah (ra)
  13. 13Love for your brotherThe test of true faith · Anas ibn Malik (ra)
  14. 14The sanctity of a believer's lifeHow heavy a soul is · Ibn Mas'ud (ra)
  15. 15Speak good, or be silentFaith and the tongue · Abu Hurayrah (ra)
  16. 16Do not get angryThe strength of restraint · Abu Hurayrah (ra)
  17. 17Allah has prescribed excellenceIhsan in everything · Abu Ya'la Shaddad ibn Aws (ra)
  18. 18Fear Allah wherever you areTaqwa and good character · Abu Dharr and Mu'adh (ra)
  19. 19Be mindful of AllahHe will be before you · Ibn 'Abbas (ra)
  20. 20If you feel no shameThe mark of haya · Abu Mas'ud al-Badri (ra)
  21. 21Say 'I believe,' then be steadfastIstiqamah · Sufyan ibn 'Abdullah (ra)
  22. 22The road to ParadiseEnough to be saved · Jabir (ra)
  23. 23Purity is half of faithThe scales of the believer · Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (ra)
  24. 24O My servantsThe hadith of mercy (qudsi) · Abu Dharr (ra)
  25. 25The wealthy took the rewardsCharity within everyone's reach · Abu Dharr (ra)
  26. 26Every joint owes a charityA body in gratitude · Abu Hurayrah (ra)
  27. 27Righteousness and sinWhat the heart already knows · an-Nawwas ibn Sam'an and Wabisah (ra)
  28. 28Hold fast to the SunnahA farewell counsel · al-'Irbad ibn Sariyah (ra)
  29. 29The deed that leads to ParadiseAnd the rein over it all · Mu'adh ibn Jabal (ra)
  30. 30The limits of AllahA mercy in every boundary · Abu Tha'labah al-Khushani (ra)
  31. 31Renounce, and be lovedThe freedom of zuhd · Sahl ibn Sa'd (ra)
  32. 32No harm, and no harming backThe rule of mercy between people · Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (ra)
  33. 33The claim and the proofOn truthfulness and justice · Ibn 'Abbas (ra)
  34. 34Changing what is wrongAnd the weakest faith · Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (ra)
  35. 35Be servants of Allah, as brothersThe sacredness of a Muslim · Abu Hurayrah (ra)
  36. 36Whoever relieves a believerThe gatherings of mercy · Abu Hurayrah (ra)
  37. 37How Allah records deedsThe arithmetic of mercy · Ibn 'Abbas (ra)
  38. 38The friends of AllahDrawing near (qudsi) · Abu Hurayrah (ra)
  39. 39Pardoned: error and forgetfulnessThe mercy that lifts blame · Ibn 'Abbas (ra)
  40. 40Be a stranger in this worldA traveller's heart · Ibn 'Umar (ra)
  41. 41Until desire follows what was revealedThe surrender of the self · 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (ra)
  42. 42The vastness of forgivenessO son of Adam (qudsi) · Anas ibn Malik (ra)