Part of Al-Arba'un An-Nawawiyyah — Imam Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadith
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The Forty Nuclear | Hadith No. (9)
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The Forty Hadiths of al-Nawawi
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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say:
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"Whatever I have forbidden you, avoid it, and whatever I have commanded you, perform of it as much as you are able."
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For those who came before you were only destroyed by their excessive questioning and their disagreement with their prophets.
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Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
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This hadith establishes a great principle in the Sharia.
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It is that abandoning prohibited matters is an absolute obligation.
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As for fulfilling commands, it is according to a person’s capacity and ability.
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This is because Islam is a religion of ease and mercy, and it does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear.
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The hadith also clarifies that excessive questioning and rigidity can be a cause of hardship.
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Therefore, a Muslim should adhere to what the Sharia has brought without extremism or complication.
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And one should act in obedience as much as one is able, while being diligent in avoiding sins.