Write Hadith 7 of an-Nawawi either in Arabic or in Arabic, translate into English and comment on it.

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Hadith No. 7 of an-Nawawi (Arabic)

عَنْ أَبِي رُقَيَّةَ تَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: الدِّينُ النَّصِيحَةُ. قُلْنَا: لِمَنْ؟ قَالَ: لِلَّهِ وَلِكِتَابِهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِأَئِمَّةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَعَامَّتِهِمْ.

Translation

On the authority of Abu Ruqayyah Tamim ad-Dari (R.A.), the Prophet (S.A.W.) said: "Religion is sincere advice (an-nasihah)." We asked, "To whom?" He said, "To Allah, to His Book, to His Messenger, to the leaders of the Muslims, and to their common folk." (Reported by Muslim)

Commentary

1. The Hadith shows that sincerity (nasihah) is the essence and pillar of the whole religion.
2. Sincerity to Allah means to believe in Him, worship Him alone, obey Him and love what He loves.
3. Sincerity to His Book means to believe the Qur’an is His word, to recite it, act upon it and defend it.
4. Sincerity to His Messenger means to believe in him, follow his Sunnah, love him and honour his teachings.
5. Sincerity to the leaders means to support them in truth, obey them in what is right, and advise them gently.
6. Sincerity to the common people means to guide them to good, wish them well, and help them in their religious and worldly affairs.
7. It teaches that Islam is a religion of goodwill, honesty and mutual concern among the whole community.