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The Forty Hadiths of al-Nawawi

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On the authority of Abu 'Amr

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And it is said, Abu 'Amrah

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Sufyan Ibn 'Abdullah al-Thaqafi, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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I said, "O Messenger of Allah,

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tell me something about Islam that I need not ask anyone else about after you."

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He said:

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"Say: 'I believe in Allah,'

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then remain steadfast."

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Narrated by Muslim.

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This hadith encapsulates the reality of the religion in two magnificent phrases:

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Sincere faith in Allah,

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and then constancy in His obedience and uprightness upon His law.

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For faith is not merely a statement of the tongue;

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rather, it is a practical commitment

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that manifests in worship, character, and daily conduct.

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Uprightness means the persistence in obedience and the abandonment of disobedience,

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along with sincerity toward Allah.

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It is the path to salvation and happiness in this world and the Hereafter,

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because the greatest need of the believer after knowing the truth

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is to remain steadfast upon it.