An-Nawawi's Hadith # 06

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Hadeeth # 06
On the authority of Aboo `Abdullah an-Nu`maan the son of Basheer

, who said: I head the Messenger od Allah

say:

That which is lawful is plain and that which is unlawful is plain and between the two of them are doubtful matters about which not many people know. Thus he who avoids doubtful matters clears himself in trgard to his religion and his honour, but he who falls into doubtful matters falls into that which is unlawful, like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Truly every king has a sanctuary, and truly Allah's sanctuary is His prohibitions. truly in the body there is a morsel of flesh, which, if it be whole, all the body is whole, and which, if it is diseased, all of it is diseased. truly, it is the heart.

It was related by al-Bukhaari and Muslim.

Explanation of Hadeeth # 06

That those things which are Haraam are clear and need clear evidence.
That one should not involve himself with doubtful matters.
That one who does doubtful things may well be doing what is Haraam.
That one can be said to be justifiably leading a good religious life when one has stayed clear of doubtful matters.
That it is difficult to live honorably when doing the doubtful.
That Allah is the King; The King of kings.
That it is understandable that Allah should have things prohibited for us.
That the sanctuary of Allah which we must not enter is all those things which He has made Haraam for us. Thus we must know what is Haraam and definitely avoid them.
That doing the doubtful or what is forbidden adversely affects the heart.
That it is important to make and keep the heart pure, since it affects the rest of us. Thus we should look for ways to purify and preserve our hearts from being stained.