Introduction The author Imam al-Nawawi, whose Riyad al-Salihin and commentary on Sahih Muslim are read wherever Sunni Islam is taught.
How it came about Building on earlier collections of forty hadith, he selected reports that each carry a major principle of the religion.
Method and structure Forty-two short narrations, nearly all from Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, given with their sources and no commentary.
Standing in the school The most widely memorised hadith collection in the Muslim world and the entry point to the science of hadith for most students.
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Chapters Hadith 1 — Deeds are by intentionsالحديث الأول: إنما الأعمال بالنيات Hadith 2 — Islam, Iman and Ihsanالحديث الثاني: حديث جبريل Hadith 3 — Islam is built upon fiveالحديث الثالث: بني الإسلام على خمس Hadith 11 — Leave what makes you doubtالحديث الحادي عشر: دع ما يريبك About this work Each hadith in this collection is authentic and encapsulates a foundational principle. It is the standard entry text for adult study circles and is memorised before any larger hadith corpus.
Imam Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i · 767 – 820 CE (150 – 204 AH)
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Hadith 1 — Deeds are by intentions الحديث الأول: إنما الأعمال بالنيات
إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ.
Deeds are only by intentions, and every person shall have only what he intended. So whoever migrated for Allah and His Messenger, his migration is for Allah and His Messenger.
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