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الحديث الأول من الأربعين
The first of the Forty Hadith
Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi · 26 min
Imam al-Nawawi’s opening hadith: actions are by intentions.
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The Imam places the hadith of intention at the head of the Forty because it is a foundation of the religion. He notes that scholars began books with it so that the student would correct his aim before his reading.
الحديث الأول من الأربعين
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Imam al-Nawawi’s opening hadith: actions are by intentions.
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- The Imam places the hadith of intention at the head of the Forty because it is a foundation of the religion. He notes that scholars began books with it so that …
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