A student of knowledge must pay attention to not only the teachings of Quran but to the teachings of Hadiths as well.

In this course we will be teaching 40 Nawawi Hadiths that a Muslim must know by heart.

Nawawi’s Forty (sc. “Forty Hadith”, in Arabic: al-arbaʿīn al-nawawiyyah) is a compilation of forty hadiths by Imam al-Nawawi,[1] most of which are from Sahih Muslim and Sahih al-Bukhari. This collection of hadith has been particularly valued over the centuries because it is a distillation, by one of the most eminent and revered authorities in Islamic jurisprudence, of the foundations of Islamic sacred law or Sharīʿah. In putting together this collection, it was the author’s explicit aim that “each hadith is a great fundament (qāʿida ʿaẓīma) of the religion, described by the religious scholars as being ‘the axis of Islam’ or ‘the half of Islam’ or ‘the third of it’ or the like, and to make it a rule that these forty hadith be classified as sound (ṣaḥīḥ).”[2] This work is the most representative of the arbaʿīniyyāt genre of hadith.

The following are the most important prophetic traditions in Islam:

• Hadith 1: Deeds are by intentions إنما الأعمال بالنيات
• Hadith 2: Islam, faith, and excellence الإسلام والإيمان والإحسان
• Hadith 3: Pillars of Islam أركان الإسلام
• Hadith 4: Providence القضاء والقدر
• Hadith 5: Religious innovation البدعة
• Hadith 6: Lawful and unlawful are clear الحلال بين والحرام بين
• Hadith 7: Religion is Good Will الدين النصيحة
• Hadith 8: Jihad in the way of Allah الجهاد في سبيل الله
• Hadith 9: Responsibility within one’s capacity التكليف بما يستطاع
• Hadith 10: Restriction to what is lawful and wholesome الاقتصار على الحلال الطيب
• Hadith 11: Refrain from doubts التورع عن الشبهات
• Hadith 12: Leaving what does not concern the Muslim ترك ما لا يعني المسلم
• Hadith 13: Perfection of faith كمال الإيمان
• Hadith 14: Sanctity of Muslim life and causes of its nullification حرمة دم المسلم وأسباب إهداره
• Hadith 15: Islamic Manners آداب إسلامية
• Hadith 16: Prohibition of anger النهي عن الغضب
• Hadith 17: Command to slaughter in the best manner الأمر بإحسان الذبح
• Hadith 18: Good character حسن الخلق
• Hadith 19: Be mindful of Allah and he will protect you احفظ الله يحفظك
• Hadith 20: Modesty is part of faith الحياء من الإيمان
• Hadith 21: Say, ‘I have faith in Allah,’ and remain steadfast قل آمنت بالله ثم استقم
• Hadith 22: Adhering only to obligations الاقتصار على الفرائض
• Hadith 23: Hasten to good deeds الإسراع في الخير
• Hadith 24: Prohibition of injustice تحريم الظلم
• Hadith 25: Types of good deeds أنواع الأعمال الخيرية
• Hadith 26: Reconciliation between people الإصلاح بين الناس
• Hadith 27: Righteousness is good character البر حسن الخلق
• Hadith 28: Duty to uphold the Sunnah وجوب لزوم السنة
• Hadith 29: What admits one into Paradise ما يدخل الجنة
• Hadith 30: Rights of Allah Almighty حقوق الله تعالى
• Hadith 31: True meaning of asceticism الزهد الحقيقي
• Hadith 32: No harming yourself or others لا ضرر ولا ضرار
• Hadith 33: Burden of proof is on the claimant البينة على المدعي
• Hadith 34: Enjoining good and forbidding evil الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر
• Hadith 35: Brotherhood of Islam أخوة الإسلام
• Hadith 36: Gathering to remember Allah الاجتماع على الذكر
• Hadith 37: Favor of Allah Almighty فضل الله تعالى
• Hadith 38: Means of nearness to Allah وسيلة القرب
• Hadith 39: Overlooking mistakes التجاوز عن المخطئ
• Hadith 40: Cultivating the Hereafter مزرعة للآخرة