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Hadith 31 · 3 fragments

Asceticism (zuhd)

The Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi, hadith No.31

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 الْعَبَّاسِ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ:

Narrator

On the authority of Abu al-’Abbas Sahl bin Sa’ad as-Sa’idee (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allah, direct me to an act which, if I do it, [will cause] Allah to love me and the people to love me.

Word by word
عَنْ
'an
from
أَبِي
abī
Abu (father of)
الْعَبَّاسِ
l-'abbāsi
al-Abbas
سَهْلِ
sahli
Sahl
بْنِ
b'ni
son of
سَعْدٍ
sa'din
Sa'd
السَّاعِدِيّ
l-sā'idiyy
al-Sa'idi
رَضِيَ
radiya
may be pleased
اللهُ
l-lahu
Allah
عَنْهُ
'anhu
with him
قَالَ:
qāla
he said
2

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه و سلم فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ!

Matn

” So he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Renounce the world and Allah will love you, and renounce what the people possess and the people will love you.

Word by word
جَاءَ
jā'a
came
رَجُلٌ
rajulun
a man
إلَى
ilā
to
النَّبِيِّ
l-nabiyyi
the Prophet
صلى
sallā
may bless
الله
l-lahu
Allah
عليه
'alayhi
him
و
wa
and
سلم
sallama
grant peace
فَقَالَ:
fa-qāla
and said
يَا
yā
O
رَسُولَ
rasūla
Messenger
اللهِ!
l-lahi
of Allah
3

دُلَّنِي عَلَى عَمَلٍ إذَا عَمِلْتُهُ أَحَبَّنِي اللهُ وَأَحَبَّنِي النَّاسُ؛ فَقَالَ: ازْهَدْ فِي الدُّنْيَا يُحِبَّك اللهُ، وَازْهَدْ فِيمَا عِنْدَ النَّاسِ يُحِبَّك النَّاسُ .

Matn

” A hasan hadeeth related by Ibn Majah and others with good chains of authorities

Word by word
دُلَّنِي
dullanī
direct me
عَلَى
'alā
to
عَمَلٍ
'amalin
a deed
إذَا
idhā
when
عَمِلْتُهُ
'amil'tuhu
I do it
أَحَبَّنِي
ahabbanī
will love me
اللهُ
l-lahu
Allah
وَأَحَبَّنِي
wa-ahabbanī
and will love me
النَّاسُ؛
l-nāsu
the people
فَقَالَ:
fa-qāla
so he said
ازْهَدْ
iz'had
renounce
فِي
fī
in
الدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
the world
يُحِبَّك
yuhibbaka
will love you
اللهُ،
l-lahu
Allah
وَازْهَدْ
wa-iz'had
and renounce
فِيمَا
fīmā
of what is
عِنْدَ
'inda
with
النَّاسِ
l-nāsi
the people
يُحِبَّك
yuhibbaka
will love you
النَّاسُ
l-nāsu
the people
4

حديث حسن،

Word by word
حديث
hadīth
a hadith
حسن،
hasan
good (hasan)
5

رَوَاهُ ابْنُ مَاجَهْ [رقم:4102]، وَغَيْرُهُ بِأَسَانِيدَ حَسَنَةٍ

Word by word
رَوَاهُ
rawāhu
narrated it
ابْنُ
ib'nu
Ibn
مَاجَهْ
mājah
Majah
[رقم:4102]،
raqm: 4102
[no. 4102]
وَغَيْرُهُ
wa-ghayruhu
and others
بِأَسَانِيدَ
bi-asānīda
with chains (isnads)
حَسَنَةٍ
hasanatin
good

Lesson

Not to attach the heart to the world is a path to Allah's love; not to covet what belongs to others is a path to peace with people. Zuhd is not about poverty, but about the heart's priorities.

Read in the Qur'an:28:77

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