Day 1
Bukhari & Muslim
Actions are by intentions
Every deed is paid by its intention — migrate for Allah, and it is for Allah.
Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA)
طَلَبُ الْعِلْمِ فَرِيضَةٌ
The famous collection of Imam an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH) as a daily family plan — one hadith a day, forty days to the heart of the Sunnah.
Imam an-Nawawi gathered the hadith the whole deen turns on — intentions, sincerity, halal and haram, character, the heart. Scholars have memorised and taught them for 750 years. Start here; they never get old.
Add "Finish the 40 Hadith plan" to your Deen Goals, tick a day each evening, and watch the Family Board glow. Small deeds, done regularly — the way of the Prophet ﷺ.
Open My Deen Goals →Every deed is paid by its intention — migrate for Allah, and it is for Allah.
Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA)
Islam, Iman and Ihsan in one sitting — worship Allah as though you see Him.
Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA)
Shahadah, salah, zakat, Ramadan, Hajj — the frame the whole life hangs on.
Narrated by Ibn Umar (RA)
Written in the womb, sealed at the last breath — so ask Allah for a good ending.
Narrated by Ibn Mas'ud (RA)
Whoever invents in this deen what is not of it — it is rejected. Keep the original.
Narrated by Aisha (RA) (RA)
Between them are doubtful matters — guard your heart by leaving them.
Narrated by Nu'man ibn Bashir (RA)
Sincere counsel to Allah, His Book, His Messenger, the leaders and the common Muslims.
Narrated by Tamim ad-Dari (RA)
Life and property are sacred, held safe under the testimony of faith.
Narrated by Ibn Umar (RA)
Leave the haram entirely, and do the commanded as much as you are able.
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA)
Halal food, halal income — the engine of an answered du'a.
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA)
Truth settles the heart; falsehood makes it waver. Choose the settled.
Narrated by Hasan ibn Ali (RA)
Part of a person's Islam: leaving what does not concern him.
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA)
No one truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.
Narrated by Anas ibn Malik (RA)
A believer's life is inviolable — three grave exceptions only, under justice.
Narrated by Ibn Mas'ud (RA)
Believe in Allah and the Last Day: honour your neighbour, honour your guest.
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA)
A man asked for advice three times; three times: "Do not become angry."
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA)
Ihsan is written on all things — even the blade is sharpened gently, the slaughter done kindly.
Narrated by Shaddad ibn Aws (RA)
Fear Allah anywhere, erase the bad deed with a good one, meet people with good character.
Narrated by Abu Dharr (RA)
If you ask, ask Allah. The pens are lifted — what missed you was never going to hit you.
Narrated by Ibn Abbas (RA)
From the words of all the earlier prophets: if you feel no shame, do as you wish.
Narrated by Abu Mas'ud (RA)
"Say: I believe in Allah — then stand firm." Faith plus istiqamah is the whole road.
Narrated by Sufyan ibn Abdullah (RA)
Keep the five prayers, Ramadan, halal and haram — and Paradise is the promise.
Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah (RA)
And "Alhamdulillah" fills the scale — small words, enormous weight.
Narrated by Abu Malik al-Ash'ari (RA)
I have forbidden injustice for Myself — so do not oppress one another. All are lost but those I guide.
Narrated by Abu Dharr (RA)
Every bone owes a daily charity — a good word, two steps to prayer, harm removed.
Narrated by Abu Dharr (RA)
Judging fairly, lifting a man onto his mount, a kind word — all charity. And the morning suffices.
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA)
Sin is what wavers in your chest and you hate people to see. Your heart is a compass.
Narrated by Nawwas ibn Sam'an (RA)
Hold to my way and the way of the rightly-guided caliphs — with the molar teeth.
Narrated by Irbad ibn Sariyah (RA)
Islam the head, prayer the pillar, and the thing that controls it all: guard your tongue.
Narrated by Mu'adh ibn Jabal (RA)
Obligations — do not waste them. Limits — do not cross them. Silence — it is mercy.
Narrated by Abu Tha'labah (RA)
Do not covet what is in people's hands and Allah will enrich your heart.
Narrated by Sahl ibn Sa'd (RA)
The golden rule of Islamic law in five words.
Narrated by Ibn Abbas (RA)
And the oath to the one who denies — justice runs on evidence, not noise.
Narrated by Ibn Abbas (RA)
With your hand; else your tongue; else your heart — and that is the weakest of faith.
Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (RA)
No envy, no hatred, no turning away. A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim.
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA)
Allah helps the servant as long as the servant helps his brother. Make it easy — be made easy.
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA)
A good deed intended but not done is still written as one full good deed. Nothing is lost.
Narrated by Ibn Abbas (RA)
Nothing is more beloved to Me than My obligations; My servant keeps drawing near until I love him.
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA)
Error, forgetfulness and coercion — Allah has lifted them from this ummah.
Narrated by Ibn Abbas (RA)
Live in this world like a stranger — when evening comes, do not wait for the morning.
Narrated by Ibn Umar (RA)
Translations are concise family renderings — for study in depth, read the full hadith with a trusted scholar or the classic commentaries.