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The Forty Hadiths of al-Nawawi

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On the authority of Abu Muhammad

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al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib

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the grandson of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and his beloved flower

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may Allah be pleased with them both

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who said:

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I memorized from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him:

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"Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt."

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It was recorded by al-Tirmidhi and al-Nasa'i

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and al-Tirmidhi said it is a hasan sahih hadith.

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This hadith guides the Muslim toward a magnificent principle of conduct and faith,

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which is to abandon that which causes doubt and anxiety,

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and to turn toward that which brings tranquility to the soul.

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For the sincere believer

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distances himself from ambiguities and suspicious matters

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in order to preserve his religion and the peace of his heart.

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The hadith teaches

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that the purity of the heart and the excellence of piety

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are manifested in choosing what is clearly lawful

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and abandoning everything that might lead a person into the unlawful

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or cause him to fall into ambiguity.