An-Nawawy’s Forty Hadiths: (28) Adhering to the Sunnah

On the authority of Abu Najeeh al-’Irbaad ibn Saariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave us a sermon by which our hearts were filled with fear and tears came to our eyes. So we said, 'O Messenger of Allah! It is as though this is a farewell sermon, so counsel us.' He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, 'I counsel you to have taqwa (fear) of Allah, and to listen and obey [your leader], even if a slave were to become your ameer. Verily he among you who lives long will see great controversy, so you must keep to my Sunnah and to the Sunnah of the rightly guided caliphs, those who guide to the right way. Cling to it stubbornly [literally: with your molar teeth]. Beware of newly invented matters [in the religion], for verily every bidah (heresy) is misguidance.'" (Abu Dawud) It was related by at-Tirmidhi, who said that it was a good and sound hadeeth.

• Belief in Allah << Imān (Faith) << Islamic Creed
• Good Manners << Merit of Morals << Virtues/Noble Characteristics
• Softening Hearts Reminders << Calling to Allah's Religion
• Source Texts of Prophetic Sunnah << Islamic Knowledge Source Texts << Academic lessons
• Introducing Islam to Muslims << Issues That Muslims Need to Know << Calling to Allah's Religion