Imam an-Nawawi

The Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi

42 hadith: the forty and the two that Imam an-Nawawi added. Most are in Sahih al-Bukhari or Sahih Muslim; for the others he gives or quotes a grading, shown with each one.

  1. Hadith 1: IntentionsSahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
  2. Hadith 2: Islam, Iman, and IhsanSahih Muslim
  3. Hadith 3: Pillars of IslamSahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
  4. Hadith 4: Stages of CreationSahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
  5. Hadith 5: Rejecting InnovationSahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
  6. Hadith 6: Halal and HaramSahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
  7. Hadith 7: Sincerity in ReligionSahih Muslim
  8. Hadith 8: Sanctity of LifeSahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
  9. Hadith 9: Avoiding What's ForbiddenSahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
  10. Hadith 10: Pure SustenanceSahih Muslim
  11. Hadith 11: Leaving DoubtJami' at-Tirmidhi and Sunan an-Nasa'iAt-Tirmidhi said: hasan sahih.
  12. Hadith 12: Leaving What Doesn't Concern YouJami' at-Tirmidhi and Sunan Ibn MajahAn-Nawawi: hasan.
  13. Hadith 13: Loving for OthersSahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
  14. Hadith 14: Sanctity of a MuslimSahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
  15. Hadith 15: Good SpeechSahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
  16. Hadith 16: Don't Be AngrySahih al-Bukhari
  17. Hadith 17: Excellence in EverythingSahih Muslim
  18. Hadith 18: Taqwa (God-Consciousness)Jami' at-TirmidhiAt-Tirmidhi said: hasan; in some copies: hasan sahih.
  19. Hadith 19: Trusting AllahJami' at-TirmidhiAt-Tirmidhi said: hasan sahih.
  20. Hadith 20: ModestySahih al-Bukhari
  21. Hadith 21: SteadfastnessSahih Muslim
  22. Hadith 22: Path to ParadiseSahih Muslim
  23. Hadith 23: Purification and PrayerSahih Muslim
  24. Hadith 24: Forbidding OppressionSahih Muslim
  25. Hadith 25: CharitySahih Muslim
  26. Hadith 26: Daily CharitySahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
  27. Hadith 27: Righteousness and SinSahih Muslim; Musnad Ahmad and Sunan ad-DarimiAn-Nawawi: hasan, with a hasan chain.
  28. Hadith 28: Following the SunnahSunan Abi Dawud and Jami' at-TirmidhiAt-Tirmidhi said: hasan sahih.
  29. Hadith 29: Doors of GoodJami' at-TirmidhiAt-Tirmidhi said: hasan sahih.
  30. Hadith 30: Rights of AllahSunan ad-DaraqutniAn-Nawawi: hasan. Al-Albani graded it weak.
  31. Hadith 31: True AsceticismSunan Ibn MajahAn-Nawawi: hasan, with hasan chains.
  32. Hadith 32: No HarmSunan Ibn Majah and Sunan ad-Daraqutni; al-Muwatta of Malik (mursal)An-Nawawi: hasan; its chains strengthen one another.
  33. Hadith 33: Burden of ProofSunan al-Bayhaqi (part of it is in al-Bukhari and Muslim)An-Nawawi: hasan.
  34. Hadith 34: Changing WrongSahih Muslim
  35. Hadith 35: BrotherhoodSahih Muslim
  36. Hadith 36: Relieving HardshipSahih Muslim
  37. Hadith 37: Allah's MercySahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
  38. Hadith 38: Closeness to AllahSahih al-Bukhari
  39. Hadith 39: Forgiveness of MistakesSunan Ibn Majah and Sunan al-BayhaqiAn-Nawawi: hasan.
  40. Hadith 40: Being a StrangerSahih al-Bukhari
  41. Hadith 41: Following the ProphetKitab al-HujjahAn-Nawawi: hasan sahih, with a sahih chain. Ibn Rajab and al-Albani graded its chain weak; its meaning is sound.
  42. Hadith 42: Allah's ForgivenessJami' at-TirmidhiJami' at-Tirmidhi 3540: at-Tirmidhi said hasan gharib (an-Nawawi quoted it as hasan sahih).