Introduction (cont.)

.••••••••••••• 454 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA ....... .......•••••••••••••..................•. ..•••••••••••.•••............ 454 "VERILY ALLAH, THE EXALTED, IS PURE" ......••••••••••••••..••...............••.••••••.•••••••...............•••• 455 "AND ACCEPTS ONLY THAT WHICH IS PURE" •••••..•..•...............•••••••••••••••.•.............•.••.•.•••••••• 455 "ALLAH HAS COMMANDED THE BELIEVERS TO DO THAT WHICH HE HAS COMMANDED THE MESSENGERS." ....••.•••••.••••••••••..........•••••••••••••••••••........•..••••••••••••••••••.•••...•.... ...•.••••••••• 457 1110 MESSENGERS! EAT OF THE GOOD THINGS AND DO RIGHT."' .•••••••.•••••••••.......•.......•...•••••• 457 "'0 BELIEVERS! EAT OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED FOR YOU."' •••••••••••••••••... 458 "THEN HE (THE PROPHET (PEACE BE UPON HIM)] MENTIONED A MAN ... " ......•••••••••••••...••••.•.•. 459 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH .••••••••••••••••••..•..........••••••••••••••••.••....•..........•..•••. 462 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH •••••••..........•••••••••••••••.......•...•.••••••••••••••.•••••...•.•..•..•.•••••••••••••• 464 v Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi HADITH #11 "LEAVE THAT WHICH MAKES YOU DOUBT ... " ...................................... 467 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 467 TAKHREEJ ..••••...•....•.•••.........••••........•••••........••••••......•••••......••••••••....••••••......•••.••......••• 468 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ...•.••.........•••.•.......•••••......••••••.......••••••.......•••.•• 468 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: AL-HASAN ••......•••••••......••••••.......•••••.......••••.•......•••••........••••...... 469 "LEAVE THAT WHICH MAKES YOU DOUBT ••• " ....•.•••••.•.•..••••••.......••••..•.....•••••......•••••••.......•• 469 "VERILY, TRUTH IS TRANQUILLITY AND FALSEHOOD IS DOUBT." ....••••••••...••.••••••...••••••••....•••••. 471 "RECORDED BY AL-TIRMIDHI AND AL-NASAAI. AL-TIRMIDHI SAID, 'IT IS A HASAN SAHIH HADITH."' ................................................................................................................................ 472 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ••••......•.••••..•..•••••••..•...•••••••.•....•••.••.......•••••.......• 47S SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ••.........•••••.......••••••...•...•••••......••••••.....•••••••.....•••••••.....•••••••... 478 HADITH #12 "PART OF THE PERFECTION OF A PERSON'S ISLAM IS ••• " ...••.•••••••••••••.• 479 SELECTED VOCABULARY •••.....•••••••......•••••••.....•••••••......••••........•••••........••••.......••.•••.......• 479 TAKHREEJ ......•••...•..... : •••..........•••••...•...••••••.......•••••.......•••••.......•••.•.......••••.......•••••...... 479 GENERAL STATEMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH .....•••••......••••••......••••••......••••••....•.•••.••.....••••••• 486 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA ......••••.........•••..........••••........••••.........•••.........••.•... 487 "PART OF THE PERFECTION OF THE PERSON'S ISLAM" ..••••••••.•..•••••••......•••••••.....••••••••....••••••. 487 "HIS LEAVING THAT WHICH IS OF NO CONCERN TO HIM" ...•••••......••••••......•••.••.....••••••......••••• 489 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ....•••........•••••.......•••••••.....••••••.•......••••••......•••..... 491 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH •..•...•••••••....•.•••••••.....•.•••••.......••••........••••••.....••••••.......•.••...... 492 HADITH #13 "NONE OF YOU [TRULY] BELIEVES UNTIL. .. " ........................................ 493 SELECTED VOCABULARY ••....•.•..•••..........•••••...•....••••.......••••••......•••••••.....••••••.......••••••..... 493 TAKHREEJ ....•••••........••••.•.......•••••.......••••••.......•••••••.......••••••.....•.•••••.....•••••••.....•.••.••..•. 493 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ••••..•.....••••........•••..........••••.......••••........••••....... 494 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ANAS IBN MAALIK .....••••••••.....••••••.....•••••••....•••••••....•.•••••....••.•••... 494 "NONE OF YOU [TRULY] BELIEVES UNTIL" ........•••......•.•••••......••.••••....••••••.•....••••••.....•••••••... 49S "HE LOVES FOR HIS BROTHER WHAT HE LOVES FOR HIMSELF." .••••.......•••••.•....•••••••.....••.•••.....• 496 OTHER POINTS DERIVED FROM THIS HADITH ••••.....•••••••.....•••••••.....••••••......••••••.....•••••....... S03 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ...•••••......•••••.......•••••....•..•••••.......••••••.....••••.•......•••.•......•••••... SOS HADITH #14 THE SANCTITY OF A MUSLIM'S BLOOD ................................................ 507 SELECTED VOCABULARY ........•••••........••••••...•...•••••........•••........•••...•....•••••.......•••••......•••. S07 TAKHREEJ •••..••••••••••.....•••••••••....••••••••.......•••••.•....••••••••......••••.......••••........•••.......•••••.... S08 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ••••••......•••••.••....••••••......•••••......••••••.....•••••••....•• S08 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABDULLAH IBN MASOOD .••••••.•.....•••••.......•••••......••••••....•••••••...••••• S08 "IT IS NOT LEGAL [TO SPILL] THE BLOOD OF A MUSLIM EXCEPT IN ONE OF THREE CASES" ...••••••... S08 "THE FORNICATOR WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED LEGAL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE" •••....•••••.. S09 "A LIFE FOR A LIFE" •.....•....•••••.........••••••••..•.•••••••••......••••••••.....••••••••....••••••......•••••......••• S13 "ONE WHO FORSAKES HIS RELIGION AND SEPARATES FROM THE COMMUNITY" •••.•••....••••.••...•••• SlS OTHER CASES THAT CALL FOR THE DEATH PENALTY •........•••••........••••••.......•••••........•••.......•• Sl6 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH •••••.....••••••••........•••••.......••••••......•.•••••....••••••.....• S20 vi j Table of Contents SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ S22 HADITH #15 "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ALLAH SHOULD ... " ........................................ 523 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ S23 TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... S24 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ....................................................................... S24 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA ............................................................................ S24 "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ALLAH AND THE LAST DAY" ........................................................... S24 "SHOULD SPEAK GOOD THINGS OR KEEP SILENT" ....•.•••••••••.•.......•••••••••.•........••••••••••••........ S2S "SHOULD BE COURTEOUS AND GENEROUS TO HIS NEIGHBOR" ...•.••••••••••••••.....•.••••••••••••••••••... S30 "SHOULD BE COURTEOUS AND GENEROUS TO HIS [TRAVELING] VISITOR" ......•...••••••••••••..........• S3S OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ••••••••......•...•••••••••...........••••••••••...........••.••••••••••. S39 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ••••••. .......••••••••••.......•••••••••••..•....•••••••••••...•.•....•••••••••.........•. S40 HADITH #16 "DO NOT BECOME ANGRY" ................................................................ 541 SELECTED VOCABULARY .................................................................. .............................. S41 TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... S41 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ....................................................................... S42 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU HURAIRA ............................................................................ S42 "ADVISE ME" .............................................................................................................. S42 "DO NOT BECOME ANGRY" ............................................................................................ S43 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ......................................................................... SSl SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ SS4 HADITH #17 ''VERILY, ALLAH HAS PRESCRIBED EXCELLENCE ... " ............................... 555 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ SSS TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... SS6 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH ...................................................................... SS6 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: SHADDAAD IBN Aus .................................................................... SS6 "VERILY, ALLAH HAS PRESCRIBED EXCELLENCE IN ALL THINGS" •••••••.•...•.•.••••••••••.•......•••••••••• SS6 "THUS, IF YOU KILL, KILL IN A GOOD MANNER" ••••••••.......••••••••••••..•.•..•••••••••••••.......••••••••••••• SS9 "IF YOU SLAUGHTER, SLAUGHTER IN A GOOD MANNER .•. " .................................................... S61 RELATED TOPICS .......................................................................................................... S64 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ......................................................................... S68 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ S70 HADITH #18 "FEAR ALLAH WHEREVER YOU ARE ... " ................................................ 571 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ S71 TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... S72 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ....................................................................... S73 ABOUTTHE NARRATOR {I): ABU DHARR ........................................................................... S73 ABOUT THE NARRATOR {II): MUAADH IBN JABAL. .............................................................. 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 "AND BEHAVE TOWARD THE PEOPLE WITH A GOOD BEHAVIOR" ............................................. 593 "AND IN SOME OF THE COPIES [OF SUNAN AL-TIRM/DHI, IT SAYS IT IS] HASAN SAHIH." .•.••••••••••• 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 ABBAAS .......••••••...................•.••.••••••.•............•...•••••••••.••...... 606 "ONE DAY I WAS RIDING BEHIND THE PROPHET (PEACE AND BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BE UPON HIM)" ................................................................................................................................