Introduction (cont.)

• • • • • . •..............................•......................•..............•.• • • • .•....•... • • • • • 1286 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH •..........•...•......•.•..........•.•.•......................... • •.. 1292 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABDULLAH IBN AMR IBN AL-AS .....•......•.•....•.......•.•..•• •...•.....•.• • • •. • 1296 "WE HAVE NARRATED IT IN THE BOOK, AL-HUJJAH ..• " ..........................•........ • • •. • . •...•...•• • ••• 1297 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ...... • ••...........•. • • • •• • . •...•.•.• • • • • • • • • • •.... • • •. • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 1298 HADITH #42 "O SON OF ADAM, AS LONG AS YOU CALL ON ME ... " ........................ 1300 SELECTED VOCABULARY .•..•...................•...••......•.... • • • • • . • •..••..... • .. • • • • • • ........... • . • • • • •• • • • •.... 1300 TAKHREEJ • • • • • • • • • • . • ........... • •..............•.........•.•......•..•................•.••.......... • • • • • • .......... • • • • • 1301 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH .....•...• • • • • • .•........•.•.•..•..........• ..............•.•.•...... 1304 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR: ANAS IBN MAALIK . • • .•• • • .• • • • • • • • •...•.• .• • • • • • •.........•.• •••.......•...•..•....... 1305 "ALLAH, BLESSED AND MOST HIGH, SAID" ....•...............•.•............•...............••............•••. 1305 "0 SON OF ADAM" ......•.......••• • • • • • ••.•....• • • • • •. • • •. • • • • • • •••..• • . • • . • • •••.......•.•.• ••••......•.•..•••• ••.... 1305 "As LONG AS YOU CALL UPON ME" • • • • • •• • • •...•...... • • ..•.................•....................... • . •...•...•.• 1306 "AND PUT YOUR HOPE IN ME" • • • • • • • • • • • ..... • • • • . • • • • • • • • .••.• • • • . • • • •• • • • • • • ••..• • • • • • • • • • • • •. • .... • • • • • • • • • • •...• 1308 "I HAVE FORGIVEN YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND I DO NOT MIND." .•.. • • • . •. • • •••• • • • • • • • •. • • 1312 "IF YOUR SINS WERE TO REACH THE CLOUDS" ................................•............ • .....• .........• • • •. 1312 "THEN YOU WOULD SEEK MY FORGIVENESS, I WOULD FORGIVE YOU." •... • .• • • • • . • ......... • • • • • • •..... 1312 "IF YOU WERE TO COME TO ME WITH ... AND YOU WOULD THEN MEET ME WITHOUT ASCRIBING ANY PARTNERS WITH ME •.. " ...•.• ................................•.................................. • • ••• •...........••.• 1318 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •.••... • • • • • • • • .•........•.•.• • • • .......•.• • • • • • • . ••.. 1320 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH • • • •........ • • . . • . • •..........•..........•.•.....................•..............•.•.•..... 1323 EPILOGUE ............................................................................................................. 1324 BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ........................................................................................... 1328 GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................ 1350 BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................... 1364 REFERENCES IN ENGLISH .............................................................................................. 1364 REFERENCES IN ARABIC ............................................................................................... 1366 LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................... 1392 QURANIC VERSES CITED ....................................................................................... 1394 GENERAL INDEX .................................................................................................... 1404 xvii Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi xviii Hadith #21 : Say, "I believe in Allah and Remain Steadfast" Hadith #2 1 : Say, "I believe in Allah and then Stand Firm and Steadfast to that" .... oi o J ,,, ,,, ,,,, ,,,. J ,.,. ,,, ଧ ஷ::· .. li ଩ପ ஸ!4T Ji Jli ନNj 1வi  Jஶi On the authority of Abu Amrand it also said Abu Amrah--- Sufyaan ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I said, "0 Messenger of Allah, tell me a statement about Islam such that I will not have to ask anyone other than you." He answered, "Say, 'I believe in Allah,' and then stand firm and steadfast to that." (Recorded by Muslim.) 'iL - "a statement, words" JLI - "I ask" " , .Y' J • [Sufyaan then said,] "O Messenger of Allah, what is the thing that you fear most for me?" He [the Prophet (peace be upon him)] took hold of his own tongue and said, "This." (The meaning of Abdullah ibn Sufyaan's narration is virtually the same.) General Comments About This Hadith This hadith is another instance in which a few words of the Prophet (peace be upon him) have expressed the entirety of Islam: Imaan and istiqaamah. Islam is based on tauheed and obedience to Allah. Tauheed is captured in the belief in Allah and obedience is captured in istiqaamah.