An-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths
Hadith 39, 40 Hadith an-Nawawi
عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ: "إنَّ اللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ لِي عَنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَطَأَ وَالنِّسْيَانَ وَمَا اسْتُكْرِهُوا عَلَيْهِ" . حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ، رَوَاهُ ابْنُ مَاجَهْ [رقم:2045]، وَالْبَيْهَقِيّ ["السنن" 7 ].
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
On the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Allah has overlooked for me, on behalf of my community, mistakes, forgetfulness, and what they are compelled to do.’ A hasan hadith, narrated by Ibn Majah [no. 2045] and al-Bayhaqi [al-Sunan 7].
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم قَالَ: "إنَّ اللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ لِي عَنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَطَأَ وَالنِّسْيَانَ وَمَا اسْتُكْرِهُوا عَلَيْهِ" .
The Arabic phrase and its legal scope are concise; the English witness offers alternatives “pardoned” or “been lenient with.” No interpretive source or commentary is included.
Which contextual legal reading and English rendering are supported by the cited sources? Qualified review is needed.
وَالْبَيْهَقِيّ ["السنن" 7 ].
The Arabic citation gives only ‘al-Sunan 7’ without a page or fuller locator; none is supplied in the available source text.
Can the incomplete locator be verified? No further reference has been invented.