(An-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths)
(Takhreej of An-Nawawi’s Forty Hadiths)
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Hadith No.23
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَبَّانُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى أَنَّ زَيْدًا حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَّامٍ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الطُّهُورُ شَطْرُ الْإِيمَانِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلَأُ الْمِيزَانَ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ تَمْلَآَنِ أَوْ تَمْلَأُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالصَّلَاةُ نُورٌ وَالصَّدَقَةُ بُرْهَانٌ وَالصَّبْرُ ضِيَاءٌ وَالْقُرْآنُ حُجَّةٌ لَكَ أَوْ عَلَيْكَ كُلُّ النَّاسِ يَغْدُو فَبَايِعٌ نَفْسَهُ فَمُعْتِقُهَا أَوْ مُوبِقُهَا
On the authority of Abu Malik Al-Harith bin Asim Al-Ashari said that the messenger of Allah said:
"Purity is half of faith. alhamdu-lillah [Praise be to Allah] fills the scales, and subhana-Allah [How far is Allah from every imperfection] and alhamdu-lillah [Praise be to Allah] fill that which is between heaven and earth. Prayer is light; charity is a proof; patience is illumination; and the Quran is an argument for or against you. Everyone starts his day and is a vendor of his soul, either freeing it or bringing about its ruin."
related by Muslim.
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Sahih Muslim, vol. 2, Book: Al- Taharah, Chp no 1, hadeeth no.223, pg. 101.
Sahih Sunan-Ath-Thirmdee, vol. 3, Book: Kitab- Al-Da'wat, Chp no. 86, hadeeth no.3517, pg. 446.
Sahih Sunan-Ibn-Majah, vol. 3, Book: Kitab at-Taharah, Chp no. 5, hadeeth no.229, pg. 106.
Darimi CD: 651, Ahmad CD: 21828.
HADEETH TWENTY THREE: EFFECTS OF GOOD DEEDS
1- A true believer should be attentive to purity of his inward as much as his outward.
2- Doing the minor good deeds is desirable.
3- Prayers should leave an effect upon the Muslim's character.
4- The Glorious Qur'an becomes an intercessor in the Day of Judgment for those who abide with it.
5- Patience bears all goodness.