(An-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths)
(Takhreej of An-Nawawi’s Forty Hadiths)
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Hadith No.6
On the authority of Al-Numan bin Basheer, who said : I heared the messenger of Allah say :
"That which is lawful is plain and that which is unlawful is plain and between the two of them are doubtful matters about which not many people know. Thus he who avoids doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and his honor, but he who falls into doubtful matters falls into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Truly every king has a sanctuary, and truly Allah's sanctuary is His prohibitions. Truly in the body there is a morsel of flesh which, if it be whole, all the body is whole and which, if it be diseased, all of it is diseased. Truly it is the heart."
narrated by Bukhari and Muslim
Muslim: Vol.6, The Book: “Kitaab al Masaaqaah”, Ch. 20, Hadeeth no. 107, pg. 31
Bukhaaree: Vol. 1, The Book: “Kitaab al Imaan”, Ch. 39, Hadeeth no. 52, pg. 249
At-Tirmidhee: Vol. 2, The Book: “Kitaab al Buyu’”, Ch. 1, Hadeeth no. 12, pg. 5
An-Nisaaee: Vol. 3, The Book: “Kitaab al Buyu’”, Ch. 2, Hadeeth no. 4464, pg. 200
Abu Dawood: Vol. 2, The Book: “Kitaab al Buyu’”, Ch. 3, Hadeeth no. 3329, pg. 334
Ibn Maajah: Vol. 3, The Book: “Kitaab al Fitn”, Ch. 14, Hadeeth no. 3234, pg. 305
Musnad Ahmad: CD no. 17624, The Book: “Awal Musnad Al Kufiyeen”, Hadeeth An Nu’maan
ibn Basheer
HADEETH SIX: SOUNDNESS OF RELIGION
1- We Must be distantly away from matters leading to prohibited things.
2- A good Muslim must avoid doubtful things that their religious status is not clear.
3- To be good Muslim, one must avoid minor sins for they may lead to major ones.
4- Well-gains fill one's heart with divine light and direct him to well-doing.
5- Ill-gains darken one's heart and direct him to wrong-doing.