Explanation of the Forty Hadith of Imam Al-Nawawi

Lesson 01 – Introduction The introduction of al-Nawawi to his book. Lesson Date: 01/05/2023

Lesson 2 – Hadith #1 (Part 1) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘Actions are according to their intentions …’ Lesson Date: 08/05/2023  

Lesson 3 – Hadith #1 (Part 2) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘Actions are according to their intentions …’ Lesson Date: 15/05/2023

Lesson 4 – Hadith #1 (Part 3) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘Actions are according to their intentions …’ Lesson Date: 22/05/2023

Lesson 5 – Hadith #1 (Part 4) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘Actions are according to their intentions …’ Lesson Date: 29/05/2023

Lesson 6 – Hadith #2 (Part 1) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 7 – Hadith #2 (Part 2) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 8 – Hadith #2 (Part 3) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 9 – Hadith #2 (Part 4) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 10 – Hadith #2 (Part 5) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 11 – Hadith #2 (Part 6) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 12 – Hadith #2 (Part 7) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 13 – Hadith #2 (Part 8) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 14 – Hadith #2 (Part 9) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 15 – Hadith #2 (Part 10) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 16 – Hadith #2 (Part 11) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 17 – Hadith #2 (Part 12) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 18 – Hadith #2 (Part 13) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 19 – Hadith #2 (Part 14) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 20 – Hadith #2 (Part 15) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 21 – Hadith #2 (Part 16) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 22 – Hadith #2 (Part 17) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 23 – Hadith #2 (Part 18) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 24 – Hadith #2 (Part 19) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 25 – Hadith #2 (Part 20) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 26 – Hadith #2 (Part 21) The hadith of Umar Ibnul Khataab: ‘One day, while we were sitting with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ, a man approached us with very white clothes and very dark hair…

Lesson 27 – Hadith #3 (Part 1) The hadith of Abdullah Ibn Umar: ‘Islam is built upon five pillars …’ Lesson Date: 01/01/2024

Lesson 28 – Hadith #3 (Part 2) The hadith of Abdullah Ibn Umar: ‘Islam is built upon five pillars …’ Lesson Date: 08/01/2024

Lesson 29 – Hadith #3 (Part 3) The hadith of Abdullah Ibn Umar: ‘Islam is built upon five pillars …’ Lesson Date: 22/01/2024

Lesson 30 – Hadith #4 (Part 1) The hadith of Abdullah ibn Masood: ‘Verily the creation of each one of you is brought together in his mother’s womb for forty days …’ Lesson Date: 29/01/2024

Lesson 31 – Hadith #4 (Part 2) The hadith of Abdullah ibn Masood: ‘Verily the creation of each one of you is brought together in his mother’s womb for forty days …’ Lesson Date: 05/02/2024

Lesson 32 – Hadith #5 The hadith of Aisha: ‘Whoever innovates something in this matter of ours (i.e. Islam) that is not of it, will have it rejected (by Allah).’ Lesson Date: 12/02/2024

Lesson 33 – Hadith #6 (Part 1) The hadith of al-Nu’man ibn Basheer: ‘That which is lawful is clear and that which is unlawful is clear, and between the two of them are doubtful matters…

Lesson 34 – Hadith #6 (Part 2) The hadith of al-Nu’man ibn Basheer: ‘That which is lawful is clear and that which is unlawful is clear, and between the two of them are doubtful matters…

Lesson 35 – Hadith #6 (Part 3) The hadith of al-Nu’man ibn Basheer: ‘That which is lawful is clear and that which is unlawful is clear, and between the two of them are doubtful matters…

Lesson 36 – Hadith #7 (Part 1) The hadith of Tamim Ibn Aws al-Daari: ‘The Religion is al-naseeha (sincerity in conduct) …’ Lesson Date: 13/05/2024

Lesson 37 – Hadith #7 (Part 2) The hadith of Tamim Ibn Aws al-Daari: ‘The Religion is al-naseeha (sincerity in conduct) …’ Lesson Date: 20/05/2024

Lesson 38 – Hadith #7 (Part 3) The hadith of Tamim Ibn Aws al-Daari: ‘The Religion is al-naseeha (sincerity in conduct) …’ Lesson Date: 27/05/2024

Lesson 39 – Hadith #8 (Part 1) The hadith of Abdullah Ibn Umar: ‘ I have been ordered to fight against the people until they testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah…

Lesson 40 – Hadith #8 (Part 2) The hadith of Abdullah Ibn Umar: ‘ I have been ordered to fight against the people until they testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah…

Lesson 41 – Hadith #8 (Part 3) The hadith of Abdullah Ibn Umar: ‘ I have been ordered to fight against the people until they testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah…

Lesson 42 – Hadith #9 The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ‘ What I have forbidden for you, avoid. What I have ordered you to do, do as much of it as you can. For verily,…

Lesson 43 – Hadith #10 (Part 1) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ‘ Allah is Good and accepts only that which is good. And verily Allah has commanded the believers to do that which He…

Lesson 44 – Hadith #10 (Part 2) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ‘ Allah is Good and accepts only that which is good. And verily Allah has commanded the believers to do that which He…

Lesson 45 – Hadith #11 The hadith of al-Hasan Ibn Ali Ibn Abu Talib: ‘ Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.’ Lesson Date: 22/07/2024

Lesson 46 – Hadith #12 The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ‘ Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him.’ Lesson Date: 29/07/2024

Lesson 47 – Hadith #13 The hadith of Anas bin Malik: ”None of you [truly] believes until he loves for his brother that which he loves for himself.’ Lesson Date: 05/08/2024

Lesson 48 – Hadith #14 The hadith of Ibn Mas’ood: ”It is not permissible to spill the blood of a Muslim except in three instances …’ Lesson Date: 12/08/2024

Lesson 49 – Hadith #15 (Part 1) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ”Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should say what is good or remain silent …’ Lesson Date: 26/08/2024

Lesson 50 – Hadith #15 (Part 2) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ”Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should say what is good or remain silent …’ Lesson Date: 02/09/2024

Lesson 51 – Hadith #16 The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ‘That a man said to the Prophet : ‘Advise me.’  The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Do not become angry.’ The man repeated his request for advice…

Lesson 52 – Hadith #17 The hadith of Abu Ya’la Shaddad bin Aws: ”Verily Allah has prescribed ihsaan (proficiency, perfection) in all things …’ Lesson Date: 23/09/2024

Lesson 53 – Hadith #18 The hadith of Abu Dharr and Mu’adh Ibn Jabal: ‘Have taqwa (fear) of Allah wherever you may be, and follow up a bad deed with a good deed and it…

Lesson 54 – Hadith #19 (Part 1) The hadith of Ibn Abbas: ‘O boy! I will teach you some words: Preserve Allah, and He will preserve you; preserve Allah, and you will find Him before…

Lesson 55 – Hadith #19 (Part 2) The hadith of Ibn Abbas: ‘O boy! I will teach you some words: Preserve Allah, and He will preserve you; preserve Allah, and you will find Him before…

Lesson 56 – Hadith #19 (Part 3) The hadith of Ibn Abbas: ‘O boy! I will teach you some words: Preserve Allah, and He will preserve you; preserve Allah, and you will find Him before…

Lesson 57 – Hadith #20 The hadith of Uqbah bin ’Amr al-Ansari: ‘One of the teachings from the earlier prophets that has reached people is: ‘If you do not feel shame, then do as you…

Lesson 58 – Hadith #21 The hadith of Sufyan bin Abdullah: ‘Say I believe in Allah — and then be steadfast.’ Lesson Date: 11/11/2024

Lesson 59 – Hadith #22 The hadith of Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansaree that a man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ : ‘Do you think that if I perform the obligatory prayers, fast in Ramadan,…

Lesson 60 – Hadith #23 (Part 1) The hadith of al-Harith bin Asim al-Asharee: ‘Purity is half of Imaan, Alhamdulillah fills the scales, and Subhanallah and Alhamdulillah together fill what is between the heavens and…

Lesson 61 – Hadith #23 (Part 2) The hadith of al-Harith bin Asim al-Asharee: ‘Purity is half of Imaan, Alhamdulillah fills the scales, and Subhanallah and Alhamdulillah together fill what is between the heavens and…

Lesson 62 – Hadith #23 (Part 3) The hadith of al-Harith bin Asim al-Asharee: ‘Purity is half of Imaan, Alhamdulillah fills the scales, and Subhanallah and Alhamdulillah together fill what is between the heavens and…

Lesson 63 – Hadith #24 (Part 1) The hadith qudsi of Abu Dharr al-Ghifaree : ‘O My servants! I have forbidden oppression for Myself, and I have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not…

Lesson 64 – Hadith #24 (Part 2) The hadith qudsi of Abu Dharr al-Ghifaree : ‘O My servants! I have forbidden oppression for Myself, and I have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not…

Lesson 65 – Hadith #24 (Part 3) The hadith qudsi of Abu Dharr al-Ghifaree : ‘O My servants! I have forbidden oppression for Myself, and I have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not…

Lesson 66 – Hadith #24 (Part 4) The hadith qudsi of Abu Dharr al-Ghifaree : ‘O My servants! I have forbidden oppression for Myself, and I have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not…

Lesson 67 – Hadith #24 (Part 5) The hadith qudsi of Abu Dharr al-Ghifaree : ‘O My servants! I have forbidden oppression for Myself, and I have made it forbidden amongst you, so do not…

Lesson 68 – Hadith #25 (Part 1) Thehadithof Abu Dharr al-Ghifaree :That some of the companions of the Messenger of Allahﷺ said to the Prophetﷺ: ‘O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy have taken all the…

Lesson 69 – Hadith #25 (Part 2) The hadith of Abu Dharr al-Ghifaree: That some of the companions of the Messenger of Allahﷺ said to the Prophetﷺ: ‘O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy have taken…

Lesson 70 – Hadith #26 (Part 1) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ‘Every joint of a person must perform a charity each day that the sun rises …’ Lesson Date: 17/02/2025

Lesson 71 – Hadith #26 (Part 2) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ‘Every joint of a person must perform a charity each day that the sun rises …’ Lesson Date: 24/02/2025

Lesson 72 – Hadith #27 (Part 1) The hadith of an-Nawas bin Sam’an: ‘Righteousness (al-birr) is good character, and sin (al-ithm) is what causes uneasiness in your soul, and you dislike that people become aware…

Lesson 73 – Hadith #27 (Part 2) The hadith of an-Nawas bin Sam’an: ‘Righteousness (al-birr) is good character, and sin (al-ithm) is what causes uneasiness in your soul, and you dislike that people become aware…

Lesson 74 – Hadith #28 (Part 1) The hadith of al-’Irbaad ibn Saariyah: The Messenger ofAllah ﷺ gave us a sermon by which our hearts were filled with fear and tears came to our eyes….

Lesson 75 – Hadith #28 (Part 2) The hadith of al-’Irbaad ibn Saariyah: The Messenger ofAllah ﷺ gave us a sermon by which our hearts were filled with fear and tears came to our eyes….

Lesson 76 – Hadith #28 (Part 3) The hadith of al-’Irbaad ibn Saariyah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave us a sermon by which our hearts were filled with fear and tears came to our…

Lesson 77 – Hadith #29 (Part 1) The hadith of Mu’adh ibn Jabal who said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, tell me of an act which will take me into Paradise and keep me away from…

Lesson 78 – Hadith #29 (Part 2) The hadith of Mu’adh ibn Jabal who said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, tell me of an act which will take me into Paradise and keep me away from…

Lesson 79 – Hadith #29 (Part 3) The hadith of Mu’adh ibn Jabal who said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, tell me of an act which will take me into Paradise and keep me away from…

Lesson 80 – Hadith #30 The hadith of Abu Tha’labah al-Khushanee: ‘Verily Allah has laid down religious obligations (fara’idh), so do not neglect them. He has set limits (hudood), so do not overstep them. He…

Lesson 81 – Hadith #31 The hadith of Sahl bin Sa’ad as-Saa’idee: ‘Detach yourself from the world, and Allah will love you. Detach yourself from what people possess, and people will love you.’ Lesson Date: 23/06/2025

Lesson 82 – Hadith #32 The hadith of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree: ‘There should be neither harming (darar) nor returning harm (diraar). ‘ Lesson Date: 30/06/2025

Lesson 83 – Hadith #33 The hadith of Ibn Abbas: ‘If people were given (or judged in their favour) just by their claims, then some would claim the wealth and lives of others. But the…

Lesson 84 – Hadith #34 (Part 1) The hadith of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree: ‘Whoever among you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so,…

Lesson 85 – Hadith #34 (Part 2) The hadith of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudree: ‘Whoever among you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so,…

Lesson 86 – Hadith #35 (Part 1) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ‘Do not envy one another, do not inflate prices for one another, do not hate one another, do not turn away from on…

Lesson 87 – Hadith #35 (Part 2) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ‘Do not envy one another, do not inflate prices for one another, do not hate one another, do not turn away from on…

Lesson 88 – Hadith #35 (Part 3) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ‘Do not envy one another, do not inflate prices for one another, do not hate one another, do not turn away from on…

Lesson 89 – Hadith #36 (Part 1) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ”Whoever relieves a believer from one of the difficulties of this world, Allah will relieve him from one of the difficulties of the…

Lesson 90 – Hadith #36 (Part 2) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ”Whoever relieves a believer from one of the difficulties of this world, Allah will relieve him from one of the difficulties of the…

Lesson 91 – Hadith #37 The hadith of Ibn Abbas: ‘Indeed, Allah has written down the good deeds and the bad deeds, then He explained that [by saying] …’ Lesson Date: 01/09/2025

Lesson 92 – Hadith #38 (Part 1) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ‘Allah the Almighty said: Whoever shows hostility to a wali (or an ally) of Mine, then I have declared war against him …’…

Lesson 93 – Hadith #38 (Part 2) The hadith of Abu Hurayrah: ‘Allah the Almighty said: Whoever shows hostility to a wali (or an ally) of Mine, then I have declared war against him …’…

Lesson 94 – Hadith #39 The hadith of Ibn Abbas : ‘Indeed, Allah has pardoned for my Ummah mistakes, forgetfulness, and what they are forced to do.’ Lesson Date: 22/09/2025

Lesson 95 – Hadith #40 The hadith of Abdullah Ibn Umar: ‘Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a wayfarer.’ Lesson Date: 29/09/2025

Lesson 96 – Hadith #41 The hadith of Abdullah Ibn ’Amr bin al-’Aas: ‘None of you truly believes until his desires follow what I have brought.’ Lesson Date: 06/10/2025

Lesson 97 – Hadith #42 The hadith of Anas Ibn Malik: ‘Allah the Almighty has said: ‘O Son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you…