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The Forty Hadiths of al-Nawawi

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On the authority of the Mother of the Believers, Umm 'Abdullah 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"Whoever introduces into this matter of ours that which is not part of it, it is rejected."

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Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

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And in a narration by Muslim:

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"Whoever performs an act that is not in accordance with our matter,"

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"it is rejected."

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This hadith clarifies a fundamental principle among the foundations of Islam,

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which is the obligation to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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and to abandon innovations in the religion.

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For every act of worship or deed by which one seeks to draw near to Allah,

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if it is not in accordance with the Qur'an and the Sunnah,

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it is rejected by the one who performed it,

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no matter how sincere his intention may be.

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The hadith teaches the Muslim that valid worship

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is established upon sincerity to Allah

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and following the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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Thus, the rectitude of a deed is not achieved by intention alone,

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but by its conformity to the guidance of the Prophet, peace be upon him.