Hadith 40

by Yahya ibn Sharaf Al-Nawawi, Mustafa 'Abdul Rahman (Translator)

فإن من توفيق الله-وله الحمد والشكر-أن يسر لفضيلة شيخنا محمد بن صالح العثيمين - رحمه الله تعالى - شرح (الأربعين النووية) للحافظ محيي الدين أبي زكريا يحيي بن شرف النووي المتوفى عام 676هجرية - تغمده الله بواسع رحمته ورضوانه, وأسكنه فسيح جناته, وجزاه الله عن الأسلام والمسلمين خيراً-, وذلك في الدورة العلمية التي عقدها-رحمه الله تعالى-في جامهِهِ بمدينة عنيزة في صيف العام الهجري 1421ه.

Genres: Islam, Religion, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Theology, Faith, Reference

441 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2008

About the author

Abū Zakariyyā Yahya ibn Sharaf Al-Nawawi (Arabic: يحيى بن شرف النووي ‎;‎ 1233–1277), popularly known as al-Nawawī or Imam Nawawī (631–676 A.H./1234–1277), was a Sunni Shafi'ite jurist and hadith scholar. He authored numerous and lengthy works ranging from hadith, to theology, biography, and jurisprudence. Al-Nawawi never married.

Reviews

[Huda Aweys · Rating 4 out of 5]

اربعون حديث طيبة من السنة المعطرة
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جازى الله الإمام النووي عن نقلها .. كل خير ، و اثابه ان شاء الله

[Sahar · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection of ahadith by Imam an-Nawai was first brought to my attention six years ago at our weekly halaqah, my teacher held aloft the forest green and gold cover and told us this was our next study. I vaguely recall analysing a select handful of these ahadith in class (In fact, I certainly remember the first few - whether we examined all forty I cannot recall, however I will interrogate my old notebooks to soon find out the extent to which my memory has failed me). Half a decade later I finally got around to reading it cover to cover myself - a feat that most likely would not have been possible if not for the global lockdown this Ramadan.

Imam an-Nawawi is a renowned hadith scholar and shafi’i faqih, and has been praised over the centuries for his unwavering devotion to knowledge-seeking and academia, so much so that he never married in his lifetime, conscious that his dedication to ‘ilm would disavow his wife her rights. This compilation of forty(two) ahadith intend to comprise all the essentials of the religion and shariah (islamic law). Each hadith is selected specifically for its high classification and foundation in the Islamic tradition. The ahadith mentioned in this work are primarily sourced from Sahih Muslim and Bukhari.

I found this edition very useful - not only was it translated into english, it also had the original arabic preceding the text (helpful for someone studying arabic). I valued the commentary of each hadith (most hadith are straightforward in message, but further clarity is never a bad thing). The footnotes were also beneficial, particularly for contextualisation, and giving details on the narrators of each hadith (sahaba). It gave details of their life, relationship to the Prophet ﷺ and how many ahadith they narrated in their lifetime. I had no idea Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated 5,000+ ahadith.

Of the ahadith that comprise this work, the ones that I particularly valued included:
* The Hadith of Jibreel (Islam, Iman & Ihsan)
* Istiqamah (going straight)
* Easing Someone’s Distress
* Be Mindful of Allah and He will be Mindful of You

In addition to being easy to read and understand, the majority of ahadith in this work are also easy to memorise, and will serve as great reminders.

[Adibah(whatdibsread) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thank Allah for the time when I had to hafal all the hadith during high school, and now I’m able to revisit it again with such pleasure

[Ayesha Mashiat · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 200th review

All the hadith were concise and insightful and I got to learn a lot from them. I'll include my favorites here:

Hadith 9:
What I have forbidden for you, avoid. What I have ordered you [to do], do as much of it as you can. For verily, it was only their excessive questioning and disagreeing with their Prophets that destroyed [the nations] who were before you

Hadith 11:
Leave what makes you doubtful for what does not

Hadith 12:
Part of the perfection of one's Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him

Hadith 13:
None of you will believe until you love for your brother what you love for yourself

Hadith 20:
Among the early prophetic teachings that have reached people is this: if you do not feel shame, do what you wish

Hadith 24:
On the authority of Abu Dharr Al-Ghafari, of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is that among the sayings he relates from his Lord is that He said:

"O My servants! I have forbidden oppression for Myself, and I have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of you are astray except those whom I have guided, so seek guidance from Me and I shall guide you. O My servants, all of you are hungry except those whom I have fed, so seek food from Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked except those whom I have clothed, so seek clothing from Me and I shall clothe you. O My servants, you commit sins by day and by night, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness from Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and you will not attain benefitting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, and the humans of you and the jinn of you, were all as pious as the most pious heart of any individual amongst you, then this would not increase My Kingdom an iota. O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, and the humans of you and the jinn of you, were all as wicked as the most wicked heart of any individual amongst you, then this would not decrease My Kingdom an iota. O My servants, if the first of you and the last of you, and the humans of you and the jinn of you, were all to stand together in one place and ask of Me, and I were to give everyone what he requested, then that would not decrease what I Possess, except what is decreased of the ocean when a needle is dipped into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I account for you, and then recompense you for. So he who finds good, let him praise Allah, and he who finds other than that, let him blame no one but himself."

Hadith 25:
On the authority of Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him):

"Some people from amongst the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to the Prophet (peace be upon him), 'O Messenger of Allah, the affluent have made off with the rewards; they pray as we pray, they fast as we fast, and they give [much] in charity by virtue of their wealth.' He (peace be upon him) said, 'Has not Allah made things for you to give in charity? Truly every tasbeehah [saying subhan-Allah] is a charity, and every takbeerah [saying Allahu akbar] is a charity, and every tahmeedah [saying alhamdulillah] is a charity, and every tahleelah [saying la ilaha illAllah] is a charity. And commanding the good is a charity, and forbidding an evil is a charity, and in the sexual act of each one of you there is a charity.' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, when one of us fulfills his sexual desire, will he have some reward for that?' He (peace be upon him) said: 'Do you not see that if he were to act upon it [his desire] in an unlawful manner, then he would be deserving of punishment? Likewise, if he were to act upon it in a lawful manner, then he will be deserving of a reward.'"

Hadith 31:
A man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, direct me to an act which, if I do it, [will cause] Allah to love me and the people to love me." So he (peace be upon him) said, "Renounce the world and Allah will love you, and renounce what people possess and the people will love you."

Hadith 39:
Verily Allah has pardoned for me my ummah: their mistakes, their forgetfulness, and that which they have been forced to do under duress.

All in all, every Muslim should read this (Non Muslims can too, but Muslims MOST DEFINITELY SHOULD)

[Najla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very clear explanation of some of the most important sayings of the prophet Muhammed. Gives a great idea of what Islam is really about

[Abu Kamdar · Rating 5 out of 5]

These 42 hadith should be read, studied, memorized, and followed by every believer.

[Mohammed Jawad Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (may the blessing, and peace of Allah be upon him), from among the things he reports from his Lord (mighty and sublime be He), is that he said:

A servant [of Allah's] committed a sin and said: O Allah, forgive me my sin. And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them. Then he sinned again and said: O Lord, forgive me my sin. And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them. Then he sinned again and said: O Lord, forgive me my sin. And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for sins. Do what you wish, for I have forgiven you.

It was related by Muslim (also by al-Bukhari).


(This book Forty Hadith Qudsi was a breath of fresh air. It gave me a good boost to be steady on my path and helped in opening the meaning of Allah's countless blessings on humankind. A must read!)

[Afifah · Rating 5 out of 5]

setiap hadis ditampilkan dengan gambar dan pemandangan yang indah (very2 amazing photography)yang berkaitan dengan hadis yang diulas.huraian hadis memang agak ringkas, tapi berbaloi juga untuk starter yang macam aku ni...first hadis book yang aku baca...lepas ni boleh cuba yang lebih tebal dan panjang lebar keterangannya...buku ini insyaallah dapat dihabiskan dalam masa satu hari atau dua hari saja...

[_x0xo.rr ౨ৎ · Rating 5 out of 5]

as a revert, this book was really helpful! i am teaching myself everything about the deen and this book helped to not overwhelm me while making sure i get the most important things! was really easy to understand and i'd recommend this to anyone (especially reverts tho <3)

[Syed Shahrom Wafa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buku tafsir hadis dari ulama yang tidak perlu diperkenalkan lagi. Kitab asalnya bernama Matan Arba'in.

Himpunan 42 hadis sahih huraian Imam Nawawi ini telah diterjemah & diringkaskan oleh 2 penterjemah. Seperti yang dinyatakan oleh mereka, sanad asal dalam Bahasa Arabnya tidak diterjemah sepenuhnya & disertakan, cuma diringkaskan saja. Sekiranya ingin dikaji & didalami lebih lanjut, kitab huraian yang berkaitan perlulah dirujuk. Ini kerana tujuan utama penerbitan versi ini adalah untuk dijadikan rujukan mudah buat semua golongan, dari muda ke tua, golongan profesional & biasa.

Sebagai buku hadis terjemahan pertama yang saya baca, buku ini sememangnya bagus buat mereka yang baru ingin bermula untuk mendalami ilmu hadis. Buku ini juga sesuai untuk golongan bukan Islam yang ingin mengetahui secara ringkas apakah yang dimaksudkan dengan hadis Nabi. Sesuai dijadikan sebagai hadiah & rujukan awal buat golongan-golongan ini.

Seperti yang diperkatakan oleh ramai ulama dan ilmuwan lain, sememangnya seleksi hadis yang dipilih & dihuraikan oleh Imam Nawawi ini adalah hadis-hadis Rasulullah yang telah menjadi tunjang dalam pelbagai bidang ilmu, yang kemudiannya dirujuk & digunapakai para ulama dalam menetapkan hukum & sempadan syarak, selepas rujukan Al-Quran tentunya.

Antara bidang ilmu yang dibahaskan dari hadis-hadis ini seperti dari bidang akidah (rukun Islam, Iman & Ihsan, hal bidaah), tauhid, akhlak, hal halal & haram beserta syubhah, hukum hudud, sains penciptaan, hubungan sesama manusia dan pelbagai lagi.

Saya bukanlah sesiapa untuk mengulas lanjut kitab agung dari Imam terkenal ini. Saya bukannya orang berilmu serta alim ulama untuk membahaskannya. Apa yang boleh saya katakan untuk kita golongan biasa, cubalah kita dekati kitab sebegini. Kerana semua sudah sedia maklum, mendalami ilmu agama itu wajib. Apatah lagi buat kita yang beraliran Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamaah ini. Yang mana hadis-hadis sahih Rasulullah juga adalah rujukan utama kita selain Al-Quran yang utamanya.

Cari buku ini untuk pemula. Selepas itu bolehlah dicari pelbagai video kuliah huraian oleh pelbagai ustaz tempatan di media sosial pula.

Boleh dirujuk di laman web ini untuk senarai penuh 42 hadis yang dibahaskan Imam Nawawi: http://afuad.blogspot.com/2010/10/had...

[Doyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Les paroles essentielles du Prophète saws concernant l'iman et l'ihsan ont été regroupées par an-Nawawi (ra) dans son Arba'oun pour être lu, mémorisé et intégré à notre quotidien. Cette édition simple sans masse de notes ni sharh d'autres muhaddithin mais avec le texte original en face à face en est un très agréable véhicule.

[Cavanşir Gadimov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Forty Hadith and everything you need to know about hadith. Look at the detailed review: https://bookimov.blogspot.com/2025/02...

[Shannen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this book for another class I took and we covered about half of the hadiths. I still use this as a reference, it is a great collection.

I don't have the version with the commentary though, so I can't comment on that.

[Isa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let’s be honest, this is a must read for every Muslim. These 40 ahadith have been chosen very carefully by Imam Nawawi rahimullah and we should all do our best to memorise them, to reflect on and apply in everyday life.

[Myles Zakariyya Vine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some of the most essential hadith that every Muslim should own a copy of, also works as a great starter for those wanting to learn more about hadith/read hadith that isn't going through one of the huge collections which can be intimidating.

[Syed Waqas Saghir · Rating 5 out of 5]

So that's how I started my 2020🥳🎉🤩, the first book I picked is Forty Hadith (translated by Ezzeddin Ibrahim) , indeed a great content to read.
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[Arsh Yusuf · Rating 5 out of 5]

may allah have mercy upon this man 🤍

[Suzane D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice hadith book with detailed commentary.

[Nur Rashidah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book long ago during secondary school. Hadith 40 gathered Muttafaq 'alaih hadith (cited by Bukhori and Muslim). I will read this one again with my husband.

[Izziewizzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kecil tapi padat. Boleh dibawa ke mana-mana. Ini adalah buku 40 hadis aku yang pertama.

[Burhaida Ilyas · Rating 5 out of 5]

inshaaAllah buku ini akan memudahkan untuk memahami langsung dan menerapkan hadits-hadits Rasulullah Saw dalam kehidupan sehari-hari,,,,

[Dewi Wardani · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome ...

[ｱﾑﾒ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have memorized them a few years ago, the greatest & the most important hadith in its benefit, & around which Islam revolves is still "All actions are by intentions".

[Dave · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is more an explanation of the 40 Hadiths than the 40 Hadiths themselves.

[AJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

These 40 hadith understood well is comprehensive in understanding the religion of islam.

[Abidah · Rating 4 out of 5]

One should invest in this one… though I would have preferred it was in hardpack

[nas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a good reminder and beneficial read.

The writing was very easy to digest and I appreciated the extra commentary/discussion on each hadeeth.

[Spartacus7 · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you're of a religious frame of mind, it's clear that this collection of hadith has meaning and value. I don't think that value is limited to a single religion (in this case Islam) but to anyone of a religious mind following the monotheistic religions. These are mantra and there are gems to found in them.

To anyone else, the repetition - an essential part of mantra - can quickly become tiresome and pointless, and the contradictions between hadith - especially around peace versus frank notions of violence - offsets much, if not all, of the pearls of wisdom.

For the philosophically and/or intellectually minded, it's these weaknesses that probably provide the most interest: What draws people to repetition ad nauseum? Why are obvious contradictions not seen, ignored, or finessed? How is it possible to keep a religion intact when interpretation, re-interpretation, and re-re-interpretation, together with the inevitable nuances of translation, are going to lead to different empahases, views, and rules for life?...followed by, just as inevitably it seems, schisms, the formation of sects, and intersectarian disquiet running the gamut from distrust, to disgust, and more.

[Arefin Hossain · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it's important to take help from the traditional scholars in order to get the proper understanding of these hadiths. These are the most important hadiths in Islam outlying the entire religion with its foundation. So, you have to take their proper understanding if you really want to learn Islam.

[Loukaraba]

j'ai lu d'une traite, mais évidemment, je pense qu'un musluman les lirait doucement, un par jour peut-être, y reviendrait, pour méditer etc. je pense que pour le croyant, un hadith se médite, fait sa place dans le corps et l'esprit, attend, le croyant croit l'avoir oublié et le hadith revient, mais chargé de sens, parce que quelque chose dans la vie su croyant à suscité la compréhension.