Introduction (cont.)

606 "0 YOUNG MAN" •.•..........•....••.•••••••••••••••.•.........•••.••••••••••••••........•••.••••••••••••••••.......••••• 607 "I SHALL TEACH YOU SOME WORDS [OF ADVICE]" ..........••••••••.•................••••••••••••............•.• 608 "BE MINDFUL OF ALLAH" •......••...••••••••••••••••.••........•...•••••••••••••••.............•••••••••••.••......... 609 "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." .•••••••..............••.•••••••.............•.. 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 "AND 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-ANSAARI 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 OFAL-HAYAA' (਽4:JI) ............................................................................. 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' ... 11 ................................................................... 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 ... " .................................................. 709 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 710 TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... 710 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH ...................................................................... 711 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: AL-HAARITH IBN AASIM AL-ASHARI ................................................ 711 "PURIFICATION IS HALF OF THE FAITH." ............................................................................ 712 "THE PHRASE AL-HAMDUL/LLAH ('ALL PRAISE BE TO ALLAH') FILLS THE SCALE." ........................ 716 "THE PHRASES SUBHAANALLAAH ('HIGH IS ALLAH ABOVE EVERY IMPERFECTION AND NEED; HE IS PURE AND PERFECT') AND AL-HAMDULILLAH ('ALL PRAISE BE TO ALLAH') TOGETHER FILL-OR EACH FILL-WHAT IS BETWEEN THE HEAVENS AND EARTH." ........................................................ 721 "PRAYER IS A LIGHT." ................................................................................................... 725 "CHARITY IS A PROOF." ................................................................................................. 728 "PATIENCE IS A BRIGHTNESS." ........................................................................................ 732 "THE QURAN IS EITHER AN ARGUMENT FOR OR AGAINST YOU." ............................................ 734 "AND EVERYONE GOES OUT IN THE MORNING AND SELLS HIMSELF, EITHER FREEING OR DESTROYING HIMSELF." .................................................................................................................. 736 OTHER POINTS RELATED TO THIS HADITH ......................................................................... 738 ix Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 739 HADITH #24: "O MY SERVANTS, I HAVE FORBIDDEN WRONGDOING FOR MYSELF ... " ............................................................................................................................... 741 SELECTED VOCABULARY .................................... ......... ................................................... 743 TAKHREEJ ................................................................................................................... 744 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS HADITH ...................................................................... 745 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU DHARR AL-GHIFAARI ............................................................. 745 FROM AMONG THE SAYINGS HE RELATES FROM HIS LORD (MAY HE BE GLORIFIED) .................... 745 "0 MY SERVANTS" ...................................................................................................... 751 "I HAVE FORBIDDEN WRONGDOING (zulm) FOR MYSELF" ................................................. 751 "AND I HAVE MADE IT FORBIDDEN FOR YOU" ..................................................................... 757 ''THEREFORE, DO NOT WRONG ONE ANOTHER." ................................................................. 767 "Q MY SERVANTS, ALL OF YOU ARE LOST EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHOM I HAVE GUIDED." .............. 768 "THEREFORE, SEEK GUIDANCE FROM ME AND I WILL GUIDE YOU." ........................................ 773 "0 MY SERVANTS, ALL OF YOU ARE HUNGRY EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHOM I HAVE FED. THEREFORE, SEEK FOOD FROM ME AND I WILL FEED YOU." ....... ............................................................. 775 "Q MY SERVANTS, ALL OF YOU ARE NAKED EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHOM I HAVE CLOTHED. THEREFORE, SEEK CLOTHING FROM ME AND I WILL CLOTHE YOU." .......................................................... 777 "0 MY SERVANTS, YOU SIN BY NIGHT AND BY DAY, AND I FORGIVE ALL SINS. THEREFORE, SEEK FORGIVENESS FROM ME AND I WILL FORGIVE YOU." ...........................................................