Part of Al-Arba'un An-Nawawiyyah — Imam Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadith
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The Forty Nuclear | Hadith No. (21)
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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.