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The Forty Hadiths of al-Nawawi

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On the authority of Abu 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, narrated to us,

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and he is the truthful, the believed:

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"Indeed, the creation of each one of you is brought together in his mother's womb for forty days as a drop,

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then he becomes a clinging clot for a like period,

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then he becomes a lump of flesh for a like period,

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then an angel is sent to him,

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and he breathes the soul into him,

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and he is commanded with four words:

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to record his provision, his lifespan, his deeds,

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and whether he will be wretched or happy.

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By Allah, other than Whom there is no deity,

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indeed, one of you may perform the deeds of the people of Paradise,

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until there is but a cubit between him and it,

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then the decree overtakes him,

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so he performs the deeds of the people of the Fire and enters it.

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And indeed, one of you may perform the deeds of the people of the Fire,

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until there is but a cubit between him and it,

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then the decree overtakes him,

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so he performs the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it."

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Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

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This hadith demonstrates

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the greatness of the power of Allah the Exalted in the creation of man,

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and that human life is ordained by the knowledge of Allah before birth,

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which establishes faith in the divine decree and destiny.

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Likewise, the Muslim learns that the final outcomes are in the hand of Allah,

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therefore, he should remain steadfast in obedience and sincere in his deeds,

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and not be deceived by outward actions,

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but rather always ask Allah for a good ending.