40 HADITH OF

THE PROPHET
Hadith 1

■ Hadith 1: Deeds are by intentions ‫إنما األعمال بالنيات‬

■ Umar ibn Al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and
blessings be upon him, said:
‫َأْل‬
■ ‫ َف َمْن َكاَنْت‬،‫ َو ِإَّنَم ا ِلُكِّل اْم ِر ٍئ َم ا َنَو ى‬، ‫إَّنَم ا ا ْعَم اُل ِبالِّنَّياِت‬
‫ َو َمْن َكاَنْت‬،‫ِهْج َر ُتُه إَلى الَّلِه َوَر ُس وِلِه َف ِه ْج َر ُتُه إَلى الَّلِه َوَر ُس وِلِه‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫"ِهْج َر ُتُه ِلُدْنَيا ُيِص يُبَه ا ْو اْم َر ٍة َيْنِكُح َه ا َف ِه ْج َر ُتُه إَلى َم ا َه اَج َر إَلْيِه‬.
■ Verily, deeds are only with intentions. Verily, every person will
have only what they intended. Whoever emigrated to Allah and
His Messenger, then his emigration is for Allah and His
Messenger. Whoever emigrated to get something in the world or
to marry a woman, then his emigration is for whatever he
emigrated for.
■ Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5
Hadith 2 - Islam, faith, and
excellence ‫اإلسالم واإليمان واإلحسان‬
While we were one day sitting believe in Allah and His angels
with the Messenger of Allah and His Books and His
(‫ )ﷺ‬there appeared before us Messengers and in the Last
a man dressed in extremely Day, and in fate (qadar), both
white clothes and with very in its good and in its evil
black hair. No traces of aspects." He said, "You have
journeying were visible on spoken the truth." Then he
him, and none of us knew (the man) said, "Inform me
him. He sat down close by the about Ihsan." He (the Prophet)
Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬rested his knees answered, "It is that you
against the knees of the should serve Allah as though
Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬and placed his you could see Him, for though
palms over his thighs, and you cannot see Him yet He
said: "O Muhammad! Inform sees you." He said, "Inform
me about Islam." The me about the Hour." He (the
Messenger of Allah (‫)ﷺ‬ Prophet) said, "About that the
replied: "Islam is that you one questioned knows no
should testify that there is no more than the questioner." So
deity worthy of worship he said, "Well, inform me
except Allah and that about its signs." He said,
Muhammad is His Messenger "They are that the slave-girl
(‫)ﷺ‬, that you should perform will give birth to her mistress
 Hadith 3
Pillars of Islam ‫أركان اإلسالم‬
Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and
blessings be upon him, said:
،‫ َش َهاَدِة َأْن اَل إَلَه إاَّل الَّلُه َوَأَّن ُمَح َّمًدا َر ُس وُل الَّلِه‬: ‫ُبِنَي اِإْلْس اَل ُم َعَلى َخ ْمٍس‬
‫ َوَصْوِم َر َمَضاَن‬، ‫ َوَحِّج اْلَبْيِت‬،‫ َوِإيَتاِء الَّز َكاِة‬،‫"َوِإَقاِم الَّصاَل ِة‬.
Islam is built upon five: to worship Allah and to disbelieve in
what is worshiped besides him, to establish prayer, to give
charity, to perform Hajj pilgrimage to the House, and to
fast the month of Ramadan.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī
 Hadith Four – State of a
Human
On the authority of Abee Abdir Rahmaan Abdillaah ibn Mas’ood (ra) who said:
“the Messenger of Allaah (saw) who is the truthful one and the one to be
believed in narrated to us:
Verily the creation of each one of you is brought together in his mother’s womb
for forty days in the form of a nutfah (a drop), then he becomes an ‘alaqah (clot
of blood) for a like period, then a mudghah (morsel of flesh) for a like period,
then there is sent to him the angel who blows his soul into him and who is
commanded with four matters: to write down his rizq (sustenance), his life span,
his actions, and whether he will be happy or unhappy (i.e. whether or not he will
enter Paradise).By the One, other than Whom there is no deity, verily one of you
performs the actions of the people of Paradise until there is but an arms length
between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him, and so he
acts with the actions of the people of the Hellfire and thus enters it; and verily
one of you performs the actions of the people of the Hellfire, until there is but an
arms length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him
and so he acts with the actions of the people of Paradise and thus he enters it.
Related by Bukhari and Muslim
Hadith 5

■ Narrated/Authority of Aisha
■ that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi
wasallam, said: "Whosoever introduces into this
affair of ours (i.e. into Islam) something that does
not belong to it, it is to be rejected." [Al-Bukhari
and Muslim]
Hadith 6

■ On the authority of Tameem ibn Aus ad-Daree

(ra):
■ The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said, “The deen (religion) is
naseehah (advice, sincerity).” We said, “To whom?”
He (‫ )ﷺ‬said, “To Allah, His Book, His Messenger,
and to the leaders of the Muslims and their
common folk.” [Muslim]
Hadith 7

■ On the authority of Abdullah ibn Umar (ra):

■ The Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬said, "I have been
ordered to fight against the people until they testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allah
and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and
until they establish the salah and pay the zakat.
And if they do that then they will have gained
protection from me for their lives and property,
unless [they commit acts that are punishable] in
Islam, and their reckoning will be with Allah." [
Bukhari & Muslim]
Hadith 8

■ On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (ra):

■ I heard the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬say, “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 the excessive questioning and their
disagreeing with their Prophets that destroyed [the
nations] who were before you.” [Bukhari & Muslim]
Hadith 9
■ On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (ra):
■ The Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬said, “Allah the Almighty is
Good and accepts only that which is good.
■ And verily Allah has commanded the believers to do that
which He has commanded the Messengers.
■ So the Almighty has said: “O (you) Messengers! Eat of
the tayyibat [all kinds of halal (legal) foods], and perform
righteous deeds.” [23:51] and the Almighty has said: “O
you who believe! Eat of the lawful things that We have
provided you.” [2:172]” Then he (‫ )ﷺ‬mentioned [the
case] of a man who, having journeyed far, is disheveled
and dusty, and who spreads out his hands to the sky
saying “O Lord! O Lord!,” while his food is haram
(unlawful), his drink is haram, his clothing is haram, and
he has been nourished with haram, so how can [his
supplication] be answered? [Muslim]
Hadith 10

■ On the authority of Abu Muhammad al-Hasan

ibn Ali ibn Abee Talib (may Allah be pleased
with him), the grandson of the Messenger of
Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him), and the one much loved by him, who
said:
■ I memorised from the Messenger of Allah (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him): “Leave that which
makes you doubt for that which does not make you
doubt.” [At-Tirmidhi] [An-Nasai]
■ At-Tirmidhi said that it was a good and sound (hasan
saheeh) hadeeth.
Hadith 11

■ On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah

be pleased with him) who said:
■ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said, “Part of the perfection of
one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not
concern him.”
A hasan (good) hadeeth which was related by at-
Tirmidhi and others in this fashion.
Hadith 12

■ On the authority of Abu Hamzah Anas bin Malik

(may Allah be pleased with him) — the servant of
the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) — that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
■ None of you [truly] believes until he loves for his
brother that which he loves for himself.
■ It was related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Hadith 13

■ On the authority of Ibn Masood (may Allah be

pleased with him) who said:
■ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said, “It is not permissible to
spill the blood of a Muslim except in three
[instances]: the married person who commits
adultery, a life for a life, and the one who forsakes
his religion and separates from the community.”
■ It was related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
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■ On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be

pleased with him) who said:
■ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) said, “Every joint of a person must
perform a charity each day that the sun rises: to
judge justly between two people is a charity. To help
a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting
up his belongings onto it, is a charity. And the good
word is a charity. And every step that you take
towards the prayer is a charity, and removing a
harmful object from the road is a charity.”
■ It was related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
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■ On the authority of an-Nawas bin Sam’an (may

Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
■ Righteousness is in good character, and
wrongdoing is that which wavers in your soul, and
which you dislike people finding out about.
■ Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2553, Grade: Sahih
Hadith 27

■ Al-Irbad ibn Sariya reported: One day the Messenger of Allah,

peace and blessings be upon him, stood up among us and he
admonished us so eloquently that it moved our hearts and
made tears come to our eyes. It was said, “O Messenger of
Allah, you have given us a farewell sermon, so what do you
commit us to?” The Prophet said:
■ You must fear Allah, listen to and obey your leaders even if an
Abyssinian slave is put in charge over you. Whoever lives
among you will see many differences, so beware of newly
invented matters for they are misguidance. Whoever sees them
must adhere to my tradition (sunnah) and the tradition of the
upright, guided successors. Bite onto it with your back teeth.
■ It was related by Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi, who said that it
was a good and sound hadeeth.
Hadith 28

■ On the authority of Abu Tha’labah al-Kushanee —

Jurthoom bin Nashir (may Allah be pleased with him)
— that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him) said:
■ Verily Allah ta’ala has laid down religious obligations
(fara’id), so do not neglect them; and He has set
limits, so do not overstep them; and He has forbidden
some things, so do not violate them; and He has
remained silent about some things, out of
compassion for you, not forgetfulness — so do not
seek after them.
■ Source: Sunan Al-Daraquṭni 4316, Grade: Sahih
Hadith 29

■ Sahl ibn Sa’d al-Sa’idi reported: A man said, “O

Messenger of Allah, tell me of a deed which will
make Allah and people love me.” The Messenger of
Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
■ Renounce the world and Allah will love you.
Renounce what people possess and people will love
you.
■ Source: Sunan Ibn Majah 4102, Grade: Sahih
Hadith 30

■ Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported: The Messenger of

Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
■ There should be neither harming (darar ) nor
reciprocating harm (dirar ).
Hadith 31

■ On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be

pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
■ Were people to be given everything that they
claimed, men would [unjustly] claim the wealth and
lives of [other] people. But, the responsibility of
proof is upon the claimant, and the taking of an
oath is upon him who denies.
■ Source: Al-Sunan Al-Kubra 20604 Grade: Hasan
Hadith 32

■ Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah,

peace and blessings be upon him, said:
■ Whoever among you sees evil should change it with his
hand. If he is unable to do so, then with his tongue. If he
is unable to do so, then with his heart, and that is the
weakest level of faith.
■ Sufyan al-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
■ None may enjoin good and forbid evil unless he has three
qualities: gentleness in what he enjoins and forbids,
justice in what he enjoins and forbids, and knowledge of
what he enjoins and forbids.
■ Source: Jami’ al-‘Ulum wal-Ḥikam 2/256
Hadith 33

■ On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with

him) who said:
■ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) said, “Do not envy one another, and do not inflate prices
for one another, and do not hate one another, and do not
turn away from one another, and do not undercut one
another in trade, but (rather) be slaves of Allah and brothers
(amongst yourselves). A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim: he
does not oppress him, nor does he fail him, nor does he lie to
him, nor does he hold him in contempt. Taqwa (piety) is right
here [and he pointed to his chest three times]. It is evil
enough for a man to hold his brother Muslim in contempt.
The whole of a Muslim is inviolable for another Muslim: his
blood, his property, and his honour.”
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■ On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him),
that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
■ Whoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove
from him one of the griefs of the Day of Resurrection. And whoever
alleviates the need of a needy person, Allah will alleviate his needs
in this world and the Hereafter. Whoever shields [or hides the
misdeeds of] a Muslim, Allah will shield him in this world and the
Hereafter. And Allah will aid His slave so long as he aids his brother.
And whoever follows a path to seek knowledge therein, Allah will
make easy for him a path to Paradise. No people gather together in
one of the Houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it
among themselves, except that sakeenah (tranquility) descends
upon them, and mercy envelops them, and the angels surround
them, and Allah mentions them amongst those who are with Him.
And whoever is slowed down by his actions, will not be hastened
forward by his lineage.
■ It was related by Muslim in these words.
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■ On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), from
the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),
from what he has related from his Lord:
■ Verily Allah ta’ala has written down the good deeds and the evil
deeds, and then explained it [by saying]: “Whosoever intended to
perform a good deed, but did not do it, then Allah writes it down
with Himself as a complete good deed. And if he intended to
perform it and then did perform it, then Allah writes it down with
Himself as from ten good deeds up to seven hundred times, up to
many times multiplied. And if he intended to perform an evil deed,
but did not do it, then Allah writes it down with Himself as a
complete good deed. And if he intended it [i.e., the evil deed] and
then performed it, then Allah writes it down as one evil deed.”
■ It was related by al-Bukhari and Muslim in their two Saheehs in
these words.
Hadith 36

■ On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)

who said:
■ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) said, “Verily Allah ta’ala has said: ‘Whosoever shows enmity
to a wali (friend) of Mine, then I have declared war against him.
And My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more
loved to Me than the religious duties I have obligated upon him.
And My servant continues to draw near to me with nafil
(supererogatory) deeds until I Love him. When I Love him, I am his
hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and
his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. If
he was to ask (something) of Me, I would surely give it to him; and
were he to seek refuge with Me, I would surely grant him refuge.”
■ Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6137, Grade: Sahih
Hadith 37

■ The 39 Hadith in this compilation by Imam Nawawi

is by Abu Dharr who reported: The Messenger of
Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
■ Verily, Allah has pardoned my nation for their
mistakes, their forgetfulness, and what they are
forced into doing.
■ Source: Sunan Ibn Majah 2043, Grade: Sahih
Hadith 38

■ Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah,

peace and blessings be upon him, took hold of my
shoulder and said:
■ Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler
along a path.
■ Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, would say:
■ If you make it to the evening, then do not wait for the
morning. If you make it to the morning, then do not
wait for the evening. Take from your health for your
sickness, and from your life for your death.
■ It was related by al-Bukhari.
Hadith 39

■ On the authority of Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin

’Amr bin al-’Aas (may Allah be pleased with him)
who said:
■ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said, “None of you (truly)
believes until his desires are subservient to that
which I have brought.”
■ Imam an-Nawawi says: We have related it in Kitab
al-Hujjah with a saheeh chain of narrators.
Hadith 40

■ The last hadith of Nawawi is by Anas ibn Malik reported: The

Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
■ I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) say, “Allah the Almighty has said: ‘O Son of
Adam, as long as you invoke Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive
you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O Son of
Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and you
then asked forgiveness from Me, I would forgive you. O Son of
Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as
the Earth, and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner
to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it
(too).’ ” It was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said that it was a
hasan hadeeth.
■ Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3540, Grade: Sahih