Introduction (cont.)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1125 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1126 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH .......................................................................................... 1128 HADITH #38 "WHOEVER SHOWS ENMITY TO ... " ................................................... 1130 SELECTED VOCABULARY .............................................................................................. 1130 TAKHREEJ . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .... .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . 1131 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1132 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA .......................................................................... 1133 "ALLAH THE ALMIGHTY HAS SAID" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1133 "WHOEVER HAS MUTUAL ANIMOSITY WITH A FRIEND (AR., WAL/) OF MINE." . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1133 "I DECLARE WAR UPON HIM.11 . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1139 "MY SERVANT DOES NOT DRAW NEAR TO ME WITH ANYTHING MORE LOVED BY ME THAN THE RELIGIOUS DUTIES I HAVE IMPOSED UPON HIM." . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 1146 xv Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi "MY SERVANT CONTINUES TO DRAW NEAR TO ME WITH SUPEREROGATORY WORKS SO THAT I SHALL LOVE HIM." ............................................................................................................... 1150 "WHEN I LOVE HIM, I AM HIS HEARING WITH WHICH HE HEARS, HIS SEEING WITH WHICH HE SEES, HIS HAND WITH WHICH HE STRIKES, AND HIS FOOT WITH WHICH HE WALKS." .. . . . . . . . . ..... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 1156 "WERE HE TO ASK [SOMETHING) OF ME, I WOULD SURELY GIVE ITTO HIM; AND WERE HE TO ASK ME FOR REFUGE, I WOULD SURELY GRANT HIM IT." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1170 "AND I DO NOT HESITATE TO DO ANYTHING AS I HESITATE TO TAKE THE SOUL OF THE BELIEVER, FOR HE HATES DEATH AND I HATE TO HARM HIM.11 .................................................................. 1172 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ....................................................................... 1178 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH .......................................................................................... 1182 HADITH #39 "ALLAH HAS PARDONED ... " ............................................................... 1184 SELECTED VOCABULARY .............................................................................................. 1184 TAKHREEJ .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .