An-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths
Hadith 18, 40 Hadith an-Nawawi
عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ جُنْدَبِ بْنِ جُنَادَةَ، وَأَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ: "اتَّقِ اللَّهَ حَيْثُمَا كُنْت، وَأَتْبِعْ السَّيِّئَةَ الْحَسَنَةَ تَمْحُهَا، وَخَالِقْ النَّاسَ بِخُلُقٍ حَسَنٍ" . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ [رقم:1987] وَقَالَ: حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ، وَفِي بَعْضِ النُّسَخِ: حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
On the authority of Abu Dharr Jundub ibn Junadah and Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman Mu‘adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: “Be mindful of Allah wherever you are; follow a bad deed with a good deed, and it will erase it; and treat people with good character.” It was narrated by al-Tirmidhi [no. 1987], who said: “A hasan hadith”; and in some copies: “hasan sahih.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ: "اتَّقِ اللَّهَ حَيْثُمَا كُنْت،
The Arabic اتق الله is a concise religious imperative. The witness glosses taqwa as “fear,” which may narrow its meaning; no approved glossary was provided.
Which context-sensitive rendering of taqwa is preferred by the project?