Tajjalliyaat-e-Nabuwwat

42 - Seeking Allah's Forgiveness By Imam Nawawi   From Anas, radiyallahu 'anhu , who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam , say: "Allah the Almighty has said: 'O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me, and hope in Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds in the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I shall forgive you. O son of Adam, were ...

41 - Desires to be subservient to Revelation By Imam Nawawi   Abu Muhammad 'Abdullah bin Amr bin al-'As, radiyallahu 'anhu , reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam , said: "None of you (truly) believes until his desire or inclination is in accordance with what I have brought or subservient to what I came with." [A fine and genuine hadith which was related by al-Maqdidsi in his Book of Hujjah] background Imam Nawawi ...

40 - The Muslim's attitude towards the worldly life By Imam Nawawi   On the authority of Ibn 'Umar, radiyallahu 'anhuma , who said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam , took me by the shoulder and said: "Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a traveler/wayfarer." Ibn 'Umar used to say: "When evening comes, do not expect (to live till) morning, and when morning comes, do not expect (to live till) evening. Take from...

39 - What is pardoned for this ummah By Imam Nawawi   Ibn Abbas, radiyallahu 'anhu , reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam , said: "Truly Allah has for my sake pardoned the mistakes and forgetfulness of my community, and for what they have done under force or duress." [A fine hadith related by Ibn Majah, Al-Baihaqi and others] background What has been stated in this hadith has also been stressed and emphasised in the Qur...

38 - The concept of Wilayah (the closer servants of Allah) By Imam Nawawi   Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu , reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam , said: "Allah the Almighty has said: 'Whosoever acts with enmity towards a closer servant of Mine (wali) , I will indeed declare war against him. Nothing endears My servant to Me than doing of what I have made obligatory upon him to do. And My servant continues to draw nearer to Me with s...

37 - How deeds are recorded By Imam Nawawi   Ibn Abbas, radiyallahu 'anhu , reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam , related from his Lord (glorified and exalted be He): "Verily Allah has recorded the good deeds and the evil deeds." Then he clarified that: "Whosoever intends to do a good deed but does not do it, Allah records it with Himself as a complete good deed; but if he intends it and does it, Allah records it with Him...