42 hadith · Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi
The sunnah book
Where faith begins
5 hadith
What the religion rests on — belief, the five pillars, and Allah’s decree.
Also on the authority of `Umar (ra) who said: While we were one day sitting with the Messenger of Allah…
3On the authority of Abdullah, the son of Umar ibn al-Khattab (ra), who said: I heard the Messenger of…
4On the authority of Abdullah ibn Masood (ra), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he is the…
19On the authority of Abu Abbas Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: One day I…
21On the authority of Abu `Amr — and he is also called Abu `Amrah — Sufyan bin Abdullah ath- Thaqafee…
Intention and the heart
4 hadith
Every action is weighed by what was behind it.
It is narrated on the authority of Amirul Mu'minin, Abu Hafs 'Umar bin al-Khattab (ra) who said: I…
7On the authority of Tameem ibn Aus ad-Daree (ra): The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The deen (religion) is…
27On the authority of an-Nawas bin Sam’an (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and…
37On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Messenger of Allah (peace and…
The lawful and the forbidden
6 hadith
What is permitted, what is not, and the doubtful ground in between.
On the authority of an-Nu’man ibn Basheer (ra), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, “That…
9On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (ra): I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, “What I have forbidden…
10On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (ra): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Allah the Almighty is Good and…
11On the authority of Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abee Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), the…
22On the authority of Abu Abdullah Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansaree (may Allah be pleased with him) that: A…
30On the authority of Abu Tha’labah al-Kushanee — Jurthoom bin Nashir (may Allah be pleased with him) —…
Keeping to the Prophet’s ﷺ way
3 hadith
The religion as it was given, with nothing added to it.
On the authority of the mother of the faithful, Aisha (ra), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said…
28On the authority of Abu Najeeh al-’Irbaad ibn Saariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The…
41On the authority of Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin ’Amr bin al-’Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) who…
Character and self-restraint
5 hadith
Anger, modesty, excellence — the slow work of becoming a better person.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah…
16On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): A man said to the Prophet (peace and…
17On the authority of Abu Ya’la Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of…
18On the authority of Abu Dharr Jundub ibn Junadah, and Abu Abdur-Rahman Muadh bin Jabal (may Allah be…
20On the authority of Abu Masood Uqbah bin ’Amr al-Ansaree al-Badree (may Allah be pleased with him) who…
Dealing with people
9 hadith
What we owe one another: safety, fairness, kindness, and no harm.
On the authority of Abdullah ibn Umar (ra): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "I have been ordered to…
13On the authority of Abu Hamzah Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) — the servant of the…
14On the authority of Ibn Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace…
15On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace…
32On the authority of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah…
33On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and…
34On the authority of Abu Sa`eed al-Khudree (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I heard the…
35On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah…
36On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings…
Worship and drawing near
5 hadith
Prayer, remembrance and charity — the acts that bring a servant close.
On the authority of Abu Malik al-Harith bin Asim al-Asharee (may Allah be pleased with him) who said…
25Also on the authority of Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): Some people from amongst the…
26On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah…
29On the authority of Muadh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I said, “O Messenger of…
38On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah…
Holding this world lightly
2 hadith
Keeping a light grip on what was never ours to keep.
On the authority of Abu al-’Abbas Sahl bin Sa’ad as-Sa’idee (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: A…
40On the authority of Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah…
Allah’s mercy and forgiveness
3 hadith
The door that stays open, however far you have gone.
On the authority of Abu Dharr al-Ghifaree (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and…
39On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and…
42On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah…
Known as “the Forty”, an-Nawawi’s collection runs to forty-two. The themes above are ours, to help you find your way — the numbering is the collection’s own, and each hadith is shown in full, in Arabic and English, exactly as the source publishes it.