Part of Al-Arba'un An-Nawawiyyah — Imam Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadith
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The Forty Nuclear | Hadith No. (6)
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An-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths
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On the authority of Abu 'Abdullah,
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al-Nu'man Ibn Bashir (may Allah be pleased with them both), 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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"Truly, what is lawful is clear,
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and what is unlawful is clear,
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and between them are ambiguous matters
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which many people do not know.
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So whoever guards against doubtful matters
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clears himself in regard to his religion and his honor,
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and whoever falls into doubtful matters
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falls into what is unlawful—
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like a shepherd grazing his flock around a sanctuary,
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all but grazing inside it.
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Truly, every king possesses a sanctuary,
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and truly, the sanctuary of Allah the Exalted is His prohibitions.
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Truly, within the body there is a morsel of flesh:
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if it is sound, the entire body is sound,
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but if it is corrupt, the entire body is corrupt.
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Truly, it is the heart."
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Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
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This hadith guides the Muslim toward a clear methodology
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in dealing with legal rulings:
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for the lawful is manifest and the unlawful is evident,
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yet between them lie matters whose ruling may remain obscure to some people.
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For this reason, it is recommended for a Muslim to leave doubtful matters,
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in order to safeguard their religion and their honor.
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The hadith also emphasizes that the soundness of the heart is the foundation for the soundness of deeds;
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for if the heart is sound, the entire body will be sound.
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This demonstrates the critical importance of being conscious of Allah,
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purifying one's intention,
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and staying far away from anything that leads to what is unlawful.