Al-Nawawi's Forty
الأربعون النووية
A trail through the most famous hadith text.
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Al-Nawawi
شيخ الشافعية: الأربعون ورياض الصالحين.
Intention
إنما الأعمال بالنيات: افتتاحية الأمة.
Arba'un 1 — Actions are but by intentions · Prophetic adab (proper conduct)
Jibril
الإسلام والإيمان والإحسان في مجلس واحد.
Arba'un 2 — the hadith of Jibril · Muslim 8 — The Jibril hadith: Islam, iman, ihsan
Brotherhood
لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى يحب لأخيه.
Arba'un 13 — loving for one's brother · Prophetic adab (proper conduct)
The commentary
ابن رجب يفتح جامع العلوم والحكم.
Jami' al-Ulum wal-Hikam · al-Arba'un al-Nawawiyya (Nawawi's Forty)
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Overview
A path through the best-known hadith collection: forty-two hadiths gathered by al-Nawawi, and commented on by Ibn Rajab in Jami' al-Ulum wa al-Hikam.
Sources
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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Nawawi's Forty”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-arbaun/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.