Easy Stepwise And Phrase By Phrase Translation Of The Forty Hadeeth Of Imam Nawawi

By Dr. Muddassir Khan

Imam Nawawi's collection of forty hadeeth is one of the most important collections of hadeeth. These forty hadeeth should be memorized by any student of knowledge because they are chosen out of many ahadeeth. The forty hadeeth selected by an-Nawawi (rahimahullah) cover different topics of Islam. Every Muslim should know them especially the new Muslims should make an effort to read them.

This translation is phrase by phrase and this makes reading and memorizing the Hadeeth easier. Also, you will pick up the Arabic vocabulary and learn Arabic when reading the Hadeeth in Arabic.

May Allah bless all of us! Ameen!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dr. Muddassir Khan
• Release date: Feb 18, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005467531

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Hadeeth 1: Actions are but by Intentions

Actions are but by intentions,

and every man shall have only that which he intended.

Thus he whose migration (Hijrah to Madeenah from Makkah) was for Allah

and His Messenger,

his migration was for Allah and His Messenger,

and he whose migration was to achieve some worldly benefit,

or to take some woman in marriage,

his migration was for that for which he migrated.

Hadeeth 2: An explanation of Islaam, Eemaan, and Ihsaan

Also on the authority of Umar (radiallaahu anhu), who said:

One day while we were sitting with the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

there appeared before us a man

whose clothes were exceedingly white

and whose hair was exceedingly black;

no signs of the journey were to be seen on him

and none of us knew him.

He walked up and sat down in front of the Prophet (saw),

with his knees touching against the Prophet's (saw)

and placing the palms of his hands on his thighs

he said: "O Muhammad,

tell me about Islaam."

The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

"Islaam is to testify that

there is no deity worthy of worship but Allaah and

Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah,

to perform prayers,

to give zakaah,

to fast in Ramadaan,

and to make the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to