What Breaks Wudu? The Authentic Hadith, and Where Scholars Differ
What breaks wudu according to authentic hadith: wind, madhi, deep sleep, camel meat and touching, plus why doubt does not and where scholars differ.
How to Make Wudu: The Prophet’s Ablution in Authentic Hadith
How to make wudu step by step, as the Prophet ﷺ did, from Bukhari, Muslim and the Sunan: the order, the head and ears, the heels and the dua after wudu.
Gratitude in Islam: 2 Hadith on Thanking Allah and People
Two authentic hadith about gratitude: thanking people is part of thanking Allah, and the believer is grateful in ease and patient in hardship.
O Son of Adam, I Will Forgive You: Hadith 42 of an-Nawawi
The O son of Adam hadith qudsi on forgiveness (Tirmidhi 3540, Hadith 42 of an-Nawawi): three doors to Allah’s forgiveness and the limits of the hadith.
When Desires Follow the Sunnah: Hadith 41 of an-Nawawi
Hadith 41 of an-Nawawi: faith is complete when desires follow the Sunnah. What the hadith means, the note on its grading, and the Quran verse behind it.
Be in This World Like a Stranger: Hadith 40 of an-Nawawi
The be in this world like a stranger hadith (Bukhari 6416, Hadith 40 of an-Nawawi): what it means, Ibn ‘Umar’s advice, and how to live lightly today.
Mistakes, Forgetting and Coercion: Hadith 39 of an-Nawawi
The Allah has pardoned my ummah hadith (Ibn Majah 2045, Hadith 39 of an-Nawawi): no sin for mistakes, forgetting or coercion, and what it does not lift.
Becoming a Friend of Allah (Wali): Hadith 38 of an-Nawawi
The whoever shows enmity to My wali hadith (Bukhari 6502, Hadith 38 of an-Nawawi): who is a friend of Allah, and how duties and nawafil bring His love.
Good Deeds Multiplied, Bad Deeds Counted Once: Hadith 37
Hadith 37 of an-Nawawi (Bukhari 6491): good deeds multiplied, bad deeds counted once, and a good deed only intended is written. How Allah writes deeds.
