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Prophet Muhammad ordered that at least forty of his Hadiths should be memorized so that every Muslim could have ready food for his soul, and great rewards were given to those who did this. It is stated in a Hadith: Whoever memorizes forty hadiths about his religion for my ummah, Allah will gather him with scholars. In another hadith, it is stated: Whoever memorizes forty hadiths about his religion for my ummah, I will be both an intercessor and a witness in his favor on the Day of Judgment. For this reason, many scholars have compiled forty hadiths on various topics such as asceticism, jihad, and discipline. However, just as Fatiha contains the entire meaning of the Holy Quran and is like an index of it, Imam Nawavi has brought together these Forty Hadiths, which are like a general index and summary of all the hadiths of our Prophet.
