Leaving What Does Not Concern You: Hadith 12 of an-Nawawi
Part of the excellence of a person’s Islam is leaving what does not concern him. Hadith 12 of an-Nawawi: its meaning, its grading, and how to live by it.
Leave What Makes You Doubt: Hadith 11 of an-Nawawi
Leave what makes you doubt for what does not (Tirmidhi 2518). What this short hadith means, why truth brings peace of heart, and how to live by it today.
When People See Evil and Stay Silent: Abu Bakr on Quran 5:105
Abu Bakr corrected a common misreading of Quran 5:105 with a warning from the Prophet: “If the people see evil and do not change it.” What it means today.
Allah Is Good and Accepts Only What Is Good: Hadith 10
Allah is Good and accepts only what is good (Muslim 1015). Why halal food and earnings matter, and the story of the traveler whose dua was not answered.
Do As Much As You Can: Hadith 9 of an-Nawawi
Avoid what is forbidden, and do what is commanded as much as you can (Bukhari 7288). The story behind the hadith and why Islam asks within your ability.
Their Reckoning Is With Allah: Hadith 8 of an-Nawawi
A hadith often quoted out of context (Bukhari 25). What it says, who it was about, how scholars explain it, and why “their reckoning is with Allah”.
The Religion Is Sincerity (Nasihah): Hadith 7 of an-Nawawi
“The Religion is sincerity.” To whom? To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims and all Muslims. The hadith of nasihah explained.
Halal Is Clear and Haram Is Clear: Hadith 6 of an-Nawawi
The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters. The hadith (Bukhari 52), its meaning, and why it ends with the heart.
The Hadith on Bid’ah: Hadith 5 of an-Nawawi
“If somebody innovates something which is not in harmony with the principles of our religion, that thing is rejected.” The hadith on bid’ah, explained.
