Part of Al-Arba'un An-Nawawiyyah — Imam Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadith
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The Forty Nuclear | Hadith No. (23)
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The Forty Hadiths of al-Nawawi
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On the authority of Abu Malik al-Harith ibn 'Asim al-Ash'ari, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
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"Purity is half of faith;
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and 'al-hamdu lillah' (praise be to Allah) fills the scales;
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and 'subhan Allah' (glory be to Allah) and 'al-hamdu lillah'
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fill—or fill up—what is between the heavens and the earth;
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and prayer is a light;
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and charity is a proof;
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and patience is a radiance;
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and the Qur'an is an argument for you or against you.
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Every person goes out in the morning,
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selling their soul,
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either setting it free or bringing about its ruin."
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Narrated by Muslim.
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This hadith demonstrates the greatness of acts of worship involving the heart and the body,
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and that Islam unites the purity of the outward and the inward.
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Purity is the foundation of worship,
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and the remembrance of Allah weighs down the scales of good deeds,
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and prayer is a light that guides its practitioner,
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and charity is a proof of the sincerity of one's faith,
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and the Qur'an is an argument for a person or against them.
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Thus, the hadith trains the Muslim to constantly remember Allah,
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and to maintain the acts of obedience that purify the soul and illuminate the heart,
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and it clarifies that human happiness
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is found in drawing near to Allah and performing righteous deeds.