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Hadith 10 · 9 fragments

Allah accepts only what is good

The Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi, hadith No.10

The fragments are a technical division for precise citation, not a canonical numbering of parts of the hadith. The wording inside each fragment is unchanged.

Arabic edition text

1

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ:

Narrator

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (ra): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Allah the Almighty is Good and accepts only that which is good.

Word by word
عَنْ
ʿan
from
أَبِي
abī
Abu (father of)
هُرَيْرَةَ
hurayrata
Hurayrah
رَضِيَ
raḍiya
may be pleased
اللهُ
l-lahu
Allah
عَنْهُ
ʿanhu
with him
قَالَ:
qāla
he said
2

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم "إنَّ اللَّهَ طَيِّبٌ لَا يَقْبَلُ إلَّا طَيِّبًا، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِمَا أَمَرَ بِهِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ فَقَالَ تَعَالَى: "يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنْ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا"، وَقَالَ تَعَالَى: "يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ" ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الرَّجُلَ يُطِيلُ السَّفَرَ أَشْعَثَ أَغْبَرَ يَمُدُّ يَدَيْهِ إلَى السَّمَاءِ: يَا رَبِّ!

Matn

And verily Allah has commanded the believers to do that which He has commanded the Messengers.

Word by word
قَالَ
qāla
said
رَسُولُ
rasūlu
the Messenger of
اللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
صلى
ṣallā
may bless
الله
l-lahu
Allah
عليه
ʿalayhi
him
و
wa
and
سلم
sallama
grant peace
"إنَّ
inna
indeed
اللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
طَيِّبٌ
ṭayyibun
is Good (Pure)
لَا
lā
not
يَقْبَلُ
yaqbalu
accepts
إلَّا
illā
except
طَيِّبًا،
ṭayyiban
the good
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
and indeed
اللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
أَمَرَ
amara
commanded
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
بِمَا
bimā
with what
أَمَرَ
amara
He commanded
بِهِ
bihi
with it
الْمُرْسَلِينَ
l-mur'salīna
the messengers
فَقَالَ
fa-qāla
so He said
تَعَالَى:
taʿālā
the Exalted
"يَا
yā
O
أَيُّهَا
ayyuhā
you (vocative)
الرُّسُلُ
l-rusulu
messengers
كُلُوا
kulū
eat
مِنْ
min
from
الطَّيِّبَاتِ
l-ṭayyibāti
the good things
وَاعْمَلُوا
wa-iʿ'malū
and do
صَالِحًا"،
ṣāliḥan
righteousness
وَقَالَ
wa-qāla
and He said
تَعَالَى:
taʿālā
the Exalted
"يَا
yā
O
أَيُّهَا
ayyuhā
you (vocative)
الَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
آمَنُوا
āmanū
believe
كُلُوا
kulū
eat
مِنْ
min
from
طَيِّبَاتِ
ṭayyibāti
the good things of
مَا
mā
what
رَزَقْنَاكُمْ"
razaqnākum
We provided you
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
ذَكَرَ
dhakara
he mentioned
الرَّجُلَ
l-rajula
the man
يُطِيلُ
yuṭīlu
who prolongs
السَّفَرَ
l-safara
the journey
أَشْعَثَ
ashʿatha
disheveled
أَغْبَرَ
aghbara
dusty
يَمُدُّ
yamuddu
stretching
يَدَيْهِ
yadayhi
his hands
إلَى
ilā
to
السَّمَاءِ:
l-samāi
the sky
يَا
yā
O
رَبِّ!
rabbi
my Lord
3

يَا رَبِّ!

Matn

So the Almighty has said: “O (you) Messengers!

Word by word
يَا
yā
O
رَبِّ!
rabbi
my Lord
4

وَمَطْعَمُهُ حَرَامٌ، وَمَشْرَبُهُ حَرَامٌ، وَمَلْبَسُهُ حَرَامٌ، وَغُذِّيَ بِالْحَرَامِ، فَأَنَّى يُسْتَجَابُ لَهُ؟".

Matn

Eat of the tayyibat [all kinds of halal (legal) foods], and perform righteous deeds.

Word by word
وَمَطْعَمُهُ
wa-maṭʿamuhu
while his food
حَرَامٌ،
ḥarāmun
is unlawful
وَمَشْرَبُهُ
wa-mashrabuhu
and his drink
حَرَامٌ،
ḥarāmun
is unlawful
وَمَلْبَسُهُ
wa-malbasuhu
and his clothing
حَرَامٌ،
ḥarāmun
is unlawful
وَغُذِّيَ
wa-ghudhdhiya
and he was nourished
بِالْحَرَامِ،
bil-ḥarāmi
on the unlawful
فَأَنَّى
fa-annā
so how
يُسْتَجَابُ
yus'tajābu
will be answered
لَهُ؟".
lahu
to him
5

[رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ]

Matn

” [23:51] and the Almighty has said: “O you who believe!

Word by word
[رَوَاهُ
rawāhu
[narrated it
مُسْلِمٌ]
mus'limun
Muslim]
6

Matn

Eat of the lawful things that We have provided you.

7

Matn

” [2:172]” Then he (ﷺ) mentioned [the case] of a man who, having journeyed far, is disheveled and dusty, and who spreads out his hands to the sky saying “O Lord!

8

Matn

O Lord!,” while his food is haram (unlawful), his drink is haram, his clothing is haram, and he has been nourished with haram, so how can [his supplication] be answered?

9

Matn

[Muslim]

Lesson

Pure, lawful earnings are a condition for prayer and deeds to be accepted; the forbidden spoils even good deeds.

Read in the Qur'an:2:172

Text within an-Nawawi's collection: the Arabic source edition and the Ukrainian translation by the “Nur” project (by meaning).