Introduction (cont.)

• •....• • • • • •...• • • • • • • •.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • S74 "FEAR ALLAH WHEREVER YOU ARE" • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • ••...• . • • • •.....•..........•..•.....•. • • .........•........•....... S74 "AND FOLLOW UP A BAD DEED WITH A GOOD DEED AND IT WILL WIPE IT our'' ......................... S8S vii Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi "ANO BEHAVE TOWARD THE PEOPLE WITH A GOOD BEHAVIOR" ......•.........•........•...•....•.......... 593 "AND IN SOME OF THE COPIES (OF SUNAN AL-TIRMIDHI, IT SAYS IT IS) HASAN SAHIH.11 ••• • • • • • • • • • • • 597 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ....••••••.••••••••• •.•..................................••..••...•...... 598 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ••• • . • . • • • • • • ••••••••• •..••••••.••••••••••.• •.•••• • • • • • • • •.•....••..•..••. • • . • • • . • • •.••.••.. 600 HADITH #19 "YOUNG MAN, I SHALL TEACH YOU SOME WORDS ... " ........................ 601 SELECTED VOCABULARY • • •••.•••.••••.••••••••• . • • • . • • • . • • ..•••.•.•• ••••.•• • • ••.• • • • .•••...••.••..• • . • • . • • . .• • • .• • • • • • • 602 TAKHREEJ •..••••..•....••••...........................•••••••.•• ••••..............•......................................... 603 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • ••..•.....................••••.•••••..•• ••••• 605 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: IBN ABBMS •.•••••••••..••.....•.....•..•••••••• • • • • • •••.•••••• •••••.•••••••.••••• •••••••• 606 "ONE DAY I WAS RIDING BEHIND THE PROPHET (PEACE AND BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BE UPON HIM)" ................................................................................................................................ 606 "0 YOUNG MAN" ......................................................................................................... 607 "I SHALL TEACH YOU SOME WORDS (OF ADVICE]"··················_:_:;·········································· 608 "BE MINDFUL OF ALLAH" .............................................................................................. 609 II AND ALLAH WILL PROTECT YOU" ................................................................................... 610 "BE MINDFUL OF ALLAH, AND YOU WILL FIND HIM IN FRONT OF YOU" .................................... 614 "IF YOU ASK, ASK OF ALLAH." ......................•.....•.•...............................••..•................•..•.• 616 "IF YOU SEEK HELP, SEEK HELP IN ALLAH" ....•.••..•....• •..........•.............•.......................•....... 624 "KNOW THAT IF THE NATION WERE TO GATHER TOGETHER TO BENEFIT YOU ..• " ........................ 628 ''THE PENS HAVE BEEN LIFTED AND THE PAGES HAVE DRIED.11 ................................................ 631 THE SECOND NARRATION ......................................................•...••.•.•••••••.••............••..•.••. 632 "BECOME BELOVED TO ALLAH DURING TIMES OF PROSPERITY AND HE WILL KNOW YOU IN TIMES OF ADVERSITY." ••••••••.•••••••• • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • ••••• • • • . • .•.......•..•.•.••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••• • • • • • ••.••.••.••••.• • . 632 "REALIZE THAT THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF GOOD IN HAVING PATIENCE OVER THOSE THINGS YOU DISLIKE." .................................................................................................................... 635 "(REALIZE ALSO] THAT VICTORY COMES WITH PERSEVERANCE" ............................................. 640 "RELIEF ACCOMPANIES DIFFICULTIES" ........•...................................•..•..••••..•.............•..•..•• 646 "ANO EASE ACCOMPANIES HARDSHIP." ••••..••.•••• ••••.• • • • • • ••.•••...•........................• ................. 651 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ......................................................................... 654 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 657 HADITH #20 "IF YOU FEEL NO SHAME, THEN ... " ...................................................... 659 SELECTED VOCABULARY ...•.••.•.•••••.•.•••.••••..•....•.••.•.....•••••••••••.••••.••••.•• . • • • • • • • • • • • • . • •.••.•••.••.. 659 TAKHREEJ ..................................................................................................................• 659 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ....................................................................... 660 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU MASOOD ABDULLAH IBN UQBAH AL-ANSMRI AL-BADRI ............. 660 "FROM THE WORDS OF THE EARLIER PROPHETS THAT THE PEOPLE STILL FIND ARE" ............•..•• . • • 660 "IF YOU FEEL NO SHAME, THEN DO AS YOU WISH." .•.•.•.•......•.•...•.•••••• ••••.••.••••....•••••••.•••.•.•.. 661 THE CONCEPT OF AL-HAYAA' (്ൎI) ....•...•.................................•..••...••.•.••••.•......•.••..•... 665 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ......................................................................... 676 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 678 viii Table of Contents HADITH #21: SAY, "I BELIEVE IN ALLAH AND THEN STAND FIRM AND STEADFAST TO THAT" ..................................................................................................................... 679 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 679 TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... 679 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH ...................................................................... 680 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: SUFYAAN IBN ABDULLAH .............................................................. 681 "0 MESSENGER OF ALLAH, TELL ME A STATEMENT ABOUT ISLAM SUCH THAT I WILL NOT HAVE TO ASK ANYONE OTHER THAN YOU." .......................................................................................... 681 HE ANSWERED, "SAY, 'I BELIEVE IN ALLAH' ... " ................................................................... 681 "AND THEN STAND FIRM AND STEADFAST TO THAT." ........................................................... 682 THE MEANING OF /STIQAAMAH ...................................................................................... 683 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ......................................................................... 695 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 696 HADITH #22: "TELL ME IF I WERE TO PERFORM ... " .................................................. 697 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 698 TAKHREEJ ........................................................ ........................................................... 698 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH ...................................................................... 698 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: JAABIR IBN ABDULLAH AL-ANSAARI ................................................ 699 "TELL ME IF I WERE TO PERFORM THE OBLIGATORY [PRAYERS), FAST RAMADHAAN ... " ............... 699 "TREAT THE LAWFUL AS PERMISSIBLE AND TREAT THE FORBIDDEN AS PROHIBITED" ................... 700 "AND I DO NOT ADD ANYTHING TO THAT" ......................................................................... 702 "WOULD I ENTER PARADISE?" HE [THE PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM)] ANSWERED, "YES." .... 703 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ......................................................................... 707 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 708 HADITH #23: "PURIFICATION IS HALF OF FAITH ...