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Hadees 29 of 4040 Hadith of Imam NawawiHasan

Nawawi 29 — Gates of Goodness

کیا بھلائی کے دروازے بتاؤں؟ روزہ ڈھال ہے، صدقہ گناہ بجھاتا ہے، رات کی نماز — پھر معاملے کا سر (اسلام)، ستون (نماز) اور چوٹی (جہاد)۔

Shall I show the gates of goodness? Fasting is a shield, charity extinguishes sins, and night prayer — then the head (Islam), pillar (prayer) and peak (jihad) of the matter (abridged Muadh dialogue).

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Arabic

أَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْخَيْرِ


Transliteration

Ala adulluka ala abwabil-khayr.


Meaning

Shall I show the gates of goodness? Fasting is a shield, charity extinguishes sins, and night prayer — then the head (Islam), pillar (prayer) and peak (jihad) of the matter (abridged Muadh dialogue). | Urdu: کیا بھلائی کے دروازے بتاؤں؟ روزہ ڈھال ہے، صدقہ گناہ بجھاتا ہے، رات کی نماز — پھر معاملے کا سر (اسلام)، ستون (نماز) اور چوٹی (جہاد)۔


Reference

Sunan al-Tirmidhi


Lesson

Muadh asked for the map and got architecture: gates for entry, head-pillar-peak for structure. Memorise both.

Source & grade

Sunan al-Tirmidhi

Narrated by Muadh ibn Jabal

Hasan40 Hadith of Nawawi

From: Al-Arba’in al-Nawawiyyah (Imam Yahya al-Nawawi) • Hadees 29 of 40 • Verify wording with a teacher; rulings differ — consult scholars.

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What does "أَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْخَيْرِ" mean?

Shall I show the gates of goodness? Fasting is a shield, charity extinguishes sins, and night prayer — then the head (Islam), pillar (prayer) and peak (jihad) of the matter (abridged Muadh dialogue). Urdu: کیا بھلائی کے دروازے بتاؤں؟ روزہ ڈھال ہے، صدقہ گناہ بجھاتا ہے، رات کی نماز — پھر معاملے کا سر (اسلام)، ستون (نماز) اور چوٹی (جہاد)۔

What is the lesson of this hadees?

Muadh asked for the map and got architecture: gates for entry, head-pillar-peak for structure. Memorise both.

Where is this hadees from?

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi (narrated by Muadh ibn Jabal). Grade: Hasan. From: Al-Arba’in al-Nawawiyyah (Imam Yahya al-Nawawi). Learn wording from a teacher; consult scholars for rulings.

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