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The Forty Hadiths of al-Nawawi

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On the authority of Abu Tha'labah al-Khushani

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Jurthum ibn Nashir, may Allah be pleased with him,

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who reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"Allah the Almighty has ordained religious obligations, so do not neglect them;

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He has set boundaries, so do not transgress them;

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He has forbidden certain things, so do not violate them;

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and He has remained silent concerning other things—out of mercy for you, not out of forgetfulness—

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so do not go searching for them."

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A hasan hadith narrated by al-Daraqutni and others.

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This hadith clarifies that the religion is established upon four principles:

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the fulfillment of obligatory duties and the avoidance of prohibited matters,

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stopping at the boundaries set by Allah without transgression,

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and refraining from over-complicating matters by searching for things about which Allah has remained silent.

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Thus, it contains an invitation to balance and ease,

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and to distance oneself from extremism and excess.