Part of Al-Arba'un An-Nawawiyyah — Imam Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadith
· Lesson 10 of 43
The Forty Nuclear | Hadith No. (7)
0:000:00
Transcript
Machine translation — may contain errors
0:00
The Forty Hadiths of al-Nawawi
0:04
On the authority of Abu Ruqayyah
0:07
Tamim ibn Aws al-Dari, may Allah be pleased with him,
0:11
that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
0:15
"The religion is sincerity."
0:17
We asked, "To whom?"
0:19
He replied,
0:21
"To Allah, to His Book, and to His Messenger,
0:24
and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk."
0:28
Narrated by Muslim.
0:30
This hadith clarifies
0:34
that sincerity is the foundation upon which the religion stands,
0:37
as well as the well-being of society.
0:39
It consists of purity of heart and action for Allah the Exalted,
0:42
following His Book,
0:44
emulating His Messenger, peace be upon him,
0:48
and offering sincere counsel to those in authority and the general body of Muslims.
0:52
The hadith teaches
0:54
that a true Muslim desires goodness for others
0:57
just as he desires it for himself.
0:59
Thus, he enjoins what is right with gentleness and wisdom,
1:02
and keeps away from deceit and treachery,
1:05
whereby the bonds of brotherhood and faith are strengthened among people.