An-Nawawi’s 40 Hadith: All 42 Hadith Explained

The 40 Hadith of Imam Nawawi are 42 short hadith gathered by Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH). Together they cover the foundations of Islam: faith, worship, character and how we treat one another. Below is every hadith in his collection, in order, with its main source. Each title links to our full explanation, with the Arabic text, its meaning and how to put it into practice.

42 of 42 explained so far. New explanations are added in order; titles marked “coming soon” are on the way.

40 Hadith of Imam Nawawi: Hadith 1–10

• 1. Actions Are Judged by Intentions: Hadith 1 of an-Nawawi · Sahih al-Bukhari 6689
• 2. Hadith of Jibril on Islam, Iman and Ihsan: Hadith 2 · Sahih Muslim 8a
• 3. The Bedouin Who Asked About the Five Pillars of Islam · Sahih Muslim 12a
• 4. Creation in the Womb and the Four Things Written: Hadith 4 · Sahih al-Bukhari 3208
• 5. The Hadith on Bid’ah: Hadith 5 of an-Nawawi · Sahih al-Bukhari 2697
• 6. Halal Is Clear and Haram Is Clear: Hadith 6 of an-Nawawi · Sahih al-Bukhari 52
• 7. The Religion Is Sincerity (Nasihah): Hadith 7 of an-Nawawi · Sahih Muslim 55a
• 8. Their Reckoning Is With Allah: Hadith 8 of an-Nawawi · Sahih al-Bukhari 25
• 9. Do As Much As You Can: Hadith 9 of an-Nawawi · Sahih al-Bukhari 7288
• 10. Allah Is Good and Accepts Only What Is Good: Hadith 10 · Sahih Muslim 1015

Hadith 11–20

• 11. Leave What Makes You Doubt: Hadith 11 of an-Nawawi · Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2518
• 12. Leaving What Does Not Concern You: Hadith 12 of an-Nawawi · Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2317, Sunan Ibn Majah 3976
• 13. Love for Your Brother What You Love for Yourself: Hadith 13 · Sahih al-Bukhari 13 and Sahih Muslim 45
• 14. The Blood of a Muslim Is Sacred: Hadith 14 of an-Nawawi · Sahih Muslim 1676a and Sahih al-Bukhari 6878
• 15. Speak Good, Honor Your Neighbor and Guest: Hadith 15 · Sahih Muslim 47a and Sahih al-Bukhari 6475
• 16. Do Not Become Angry: Hadith 16 of an-Nawawi · Sahih al-Bukhari 6116
• 17. Allah Has Prescribed Ihsan in All Things: Hadith 17 · Sahih Muslim 1955a and Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1409
• 18. Fear Allah Wherever You Are: Hadith 18 of an-Nawawi · Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1987
• 19. Be Mindful of Allah and He Will Protect You: Hadith 19 · Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2516
• 20. If You Feel No Shame, Do As You Wish: Hadith 20 of an-Nawawi · Sahih al-Bukhari 3484 and 6120

Hadith 21–30

• 21. Say I Believe in Allah, Then Be Steadfast: Hadith 21 of an-Nawawi · Sahih Muslim 38
• 22. The Simple Path to Jannah: Hadith 22 of an-Nawawi · Sahih Muslim 15
• 23. Purity Is Half of Faith: Hadith 23 of an-Nawawi · Sahih Muslim 223
• 24. O My Servants, I Have Forbidden Oppression: Hadith 24 · Sahih Muslim 2577
• 25. Every Tasbih Is Charity: Hadith 25 of an-Nawawi · Sahih Muslim 1006
• 26. Charity for Every Joint, Every Day: Hadith 26 of an-Nawawi · Sahih al-Bukhari 2989, Sahih Muslim 1009
• 27. Righteousness Is Good Character: Hadith 27 of an-Nawawi · Sahih Muslim 2553
• 28. Hold Fast to My Sunnah: Hadith 28 of an-Nawawi · Sunan Abi Dawud 4607, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2676
• 29. Doors of Good and Guarding the Tongue: Hadith 29 of an-Nawawi · Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2616
• 30. Do Not Overstep Allah’s Limits: Hadith 30 of an-Nawawi · ad-Daraqutni

Hadith 31–42

• 31. Renounce the World and Allah Will Love You: Hadith 31 · Sunan Ibn Majah 4102
• 32. No Harm and No Harming: Hadith 32 of an-Nawawi · Sunan Ibn Majah 2341 and 2340
• 33. The Burden of Proof Is on the Claimant: Hadith 33 of an-Nawawi · Sahih Muslim 1711, al-Bayhaqi
• 34. Whoever Sees an Evil, Let Him Change It: Hadith 34 of an-Nawawi · Sahih Muslim 49a
• 35. Do Not Envy One Another: Hadith 35 of an-Nawawi · Sahih Muslim 2564a
• 36. Relieve a Believer’s Hardship: Hadith 36 of an-Nawawi · Sahih Muslim 2699a
• 37. Good Deeds Multiplied, Bad Deeds Counted Once: Hadith 37 · Sahih al-Bukhari 6491
• 38. Becoming a Friend of Allah (Wali): Hadith 38 of an-Nawawi · Sahih al-Bukhari 6502
• 39. Mistakes, Forgetting and Coercion: Hadith 39 of an-Nawawi · Sunan Ibn Majah 2045
• 40. Be in This World Like a Stranger: Hadith 40 of an-Nawawi · Sahih al-Bukhari 6416
• 41. When Desires Follow the Sunnah: Hadith 41 of an-Nawawi · Kitab al-Hujjah
• 42. O Son of Adam, I Will Forgive You: Hadith 42 of an-Nawawi · Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3540

How each hadith is checked

Every hadith on alHadiths.com is checked against Sunnah.com, with a link to its exact source and its grade named with the grader. Where scholars differ on a grading, the article says so openly.

Last updated: October 13, 2026