An-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths
Hadith 12, 40 Hadith an-Nawawi
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم "مِنْ حُسْنِ إسْلَامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ". حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ، رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ [رقم: 2318] ، ابن ماجه [رقم:3976].
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Among the excellence of a person’s Islam is leaving what does not concern him.” A hasan hadith, narrated by al-Tirmidhi [no. 2318] and Ibn Majah [no. 3976].
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ،
The witness says “and others,” whereas this Arabic text explicitly names al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah and gives their numbers.
Can the additional scope in the witness be verified against its edition? This translation follows the names and numbers in the assigned Arabic text.