The 40 Hadith of Nawawi

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The collection of the 40 hadiths of Imam Abu Zakariya an-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) gathers the most essential statements of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): faith, intentions, worship, character and daily conduct. It is the most studied hadith compilation in the world, memorized by students of knowledge for centuries.

The collection

Imam an-Nawawi (631-676 H) selected these hadiths as the foundations of Islam: each one covers a pillar of the religion, from the intention behind deeds to the prohibition of harm. Two hadiths were added to the famous forty, so the collection counts forty-two narrations, all authentic and recorded by Bukhari, Muslim and the other collectors.

The hadiths of the collection

1. 1. On the authority of the Commander of the Faithful, Abu Hafs Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be…
2. 2. On the authority of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: One day…
3. 3. On the authority of Abu Abd ar-Rahman Abdallah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased…
4. 4. On the authority of Abdallah ibn Mas'oud (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The…
5. 5. On the authority of the Mother of the Believers, Umm Abdallah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with…
6. 6. On the authority of Abu Abdallah an-Nouman ibn Bashir (may Allah be pleased with them both),…
7. 7. On the authority of Abu Rouqayya Tamim ibn Aws ad-Dari (may Allah be pleased with him), that…
8. 8. On the authority of Abdallah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the…
9. 9. On the authority of Abu Hourayra Abd ar-Rahman ibn Sakhr (may Allah be pleased with him), who…
10. 10. On the authority of Abu Hourayra (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of…
11. 11. On the authority of Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with…
12. 12. On the authority of Abu Hourayra (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and…
13. 13. On the authority of Abu Hamza Anas ibn Malik, the servant of the Messenger of Allah (peace and…
14. 14. On the authority of Abdallah ibn Mas'oud (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The…
15. 15. On the authority of Abu Hourayra (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah…
16. 16. On the authority of Abu Hourayra (may Allah be pleased with him), that a man said to the…
17. 17. On the authority of Abu Ya'la Shaddad ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him), that the…
18. 18. On the authority of Abu Dharr Joundoub ibn Jounada and Abu Abd ar-Rahman Muadh ibn Jabal (may…
19. 19. On the authority of Abu al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who…
20. 20. On the authority of Abu Mas'oud Oqba ibn Amr al-Ansari al-Badri (may Allah be pleased with…
21. 21. On the authority of Abu Amr , said to be Abu Amra , Soufyan ibn Abdallah (may Allah be pleased…
22. 22. On the authority of Abu Abdallah Jabir ibn Abdallah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with them…
23. 23. On the authority of Abu Malik al-Harith ibn Asim al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him),…
24. 24. On the authority of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet…
25. 25. On the authority of Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): Some people among the…
26. 26. On the authority of Abu Hourayra (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah…
27. 27. On the authority of an-Nawwas ibn Sam'an (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet…
28. 28. On the authority of Abu Najih al-Irbad ibn Sariya (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:…
29. 29. On the authority of Muadh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I said: « O…
30. 30. On the authority of Abu Tha'laba al-Khushani Jurthoum ibn Nashir (may Allah be pleased with…
31. 31. On the authority of Abu al-Abbas Sahl ibn Sa'd as-Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him), who…
32. 32. On the authority of Abu Sa'd Sa'd ibn Malik ibn Sinan al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with…
33. 33. On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the Messenger of…
34. 34. On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the…
35. 35. On the authority of Abu Hourayra (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah…
36. 36. On the authority of Abu Hourayra (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and…
37. 37. On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the Messenger of…
38. 38. On the authority of Abu Hourayra (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of…
39. 39. On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the Messenger of…
40. 40. On the authority of Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: The Messenger of…
41. 41. On the authority of Abu Muhammad Abdallah ibn Amr ibn al-As (may Allah be pleased with them…
42. 42. On the authority of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the…

Arabic version with the commentary of Ibn Rajab

Every page of this collection presents the hadith in English, followed by the complete commentary of Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (Jami al-Ulum wal-Hikam) translated in its entirety. The Arabic original of the texts, with the same commentary, is available on the Arabic version of the collection.

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